Review: Fear over gore...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2012
Positives: Dail creates some really compelling characters here. David and Jeannie, the primary protagonists, draw us in. We care about their fate and mourn their losses. Their emotional landscape is real and compelling. Dail weaves an interesting tale of demonic possession (not usually one of my favorite subjects as it too often strays into the cliché) that does tread new ground!Negatives: The narrative loses cohesion in places as he overreaches. Overtones of the living Christ bloodline, The Exorcist, ancient demonic pacts, and birthrights took the story in too many directions. A tighter focus would have helped.Summary: I enjoyed this one. Add this to your reading list.