Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Description:
“Twenty years ago, Faith ‘Dani’ Daniels was subjected to the most
terrifying ordeal a child can ever know. The painful memories of cruelty and
abuse haunted her, tormented her...until finally, as a schoolteacher in a quiet
Texas town, Dani rebuilt her life--and escaped her malevolent past.
Now the forgotten terrors of her youth have returned. In a deserted
park Dani discovers a woman's body, scarred in a way that only Dani herself can
comprehend...marked by the same assailants who shattered her youth. For twenty
years, Dani has been on the run from her destiny. But she can stop running
now...
They've found her.”
Author:
Author Deanie Mills has ten suspense thrillers, plus one true crime
book, that were published traditionally in the early 90s. With the help of her
daughter, GeekyJessica, Mills is giving those that have fallen out of print a
second life via your ereader.
For more, visit Mills’ website.
Appraisal:
This is a well done psychological thriller. Putting together the
pieces of what was happening along with Dani, figuring out what it meant, and
hoping she’d come out of the experience unscathed, was quite a thrill ride for
me. Another thing Spellbound has that
I like to see in a book is a strong sense of place. If a story is happening in
a real place that I’m familiar with, in this case East Texas, getting the look
and feel of the surroundings right and correctly reflecting the culture and
attitudes of the people, makes a big difference in how much I enjoy the read.
Mills nailed this aspect.
The only negative I saw wasn’t a big deal for me. The book, first
published in 1991, has some pop culture references that would be meaningless
for the younger crowd. But I’m sure when I read Twain and Hemingway in high
school, references that were contemporary at publication time meant nothing to
me a few years later.
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FYI:
Added for
Reprise Review: Spellbound
by Deanie Mills was a nominee in the Thriller category for B&P 2014
Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran November 7, 2013.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 90-95,000 words
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