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’ blog.
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.
FYI:
Added for Reprise Review:
Spellbound
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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