Review: Frater can do no wrong!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2013
Rhiannon Frater is back again with a great new horror read. This time we are getting a serial. We follow the Socoli family; Roman, Alisha and Verona. They are siblings who live together and pretty much help raise each other. Roman has made a decision to move dead members of the Socoli family from Romania to their home in Texas. The Socoli Family belong in Texas. But things are a bit strange when of the coffins is actually wrapped in silver chains. Roman brushes it off as silly Romanian paranoia. But Alisha, Roman's sister, feels there is a reason for the chains. Alisha knows something is wrong and so does Varona, the youngest sister. Varona is fascinated with monsters, but it doesn't seem that this is one she wants to know. Roman has brought something to their home that they have no idea how to face and may very well destroy them all.I loved this short story a lot. Frater has once again given us something worth diving into. I love the dynamic between this family. Varona is albino and can't stay in the sun for too long. She gets made fun of and called weird due to her appearance. But she doesn't let that faze. She was a lot of fun and energetic. She was my favorite. Alisha was the first to understand that something was wrong. She is independent and stands on her own. Roman and her butt heads a lot because you can tell they are quite stubborn. But they love each other.The story was quick, but I liked it. Such a simple and nice gesture that turns into something awful. It is nice that Roman wants their ancestors to be in their hometown. But I know would have been suspicious of those chains. He doesn't heed any of Alisha's warnings especially after her and Varona have an encounter with the thing. Not to mention, it seems that Alisha and Varona have a special ability that let them know something was really wrong.I am such a big Rhiannon Frater fan. She may write a lot of paranormal books, but you can relate to them because everyone feels human.Well besides the main villain anyway. Even when we have a villain, they are really scary. I love that her vampires are old school vamps, they are absolutely terrifying, very Anne Rice-like. I can't wait to read the next serial. Frater killed me with that cliffhanger. This is a whole lot of awesome packed in a small package. Pick it up.