The Seventh Devil

The Seventh Devil by Suzanne Craig-Whytock

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


*** Possible Spoilers ***

I wasn't too impressed with the way this book started. It reminded me of Ghostbusters without the humour; however, as I got into it, I found it very exciting and a good thriller of sorts. The author fleshes would her characters gradually so as to avoid long descriptive passages.

Initially it seemed like a series of isolated incidents, but as the book progressed, one main antagonist stood out and defeating it made for a good climax.

If you happen to be a writer, and in particular, if you write horror or fantasy stories I particularly recommend this book. Occasionally the author sent me to a dictionary and sometimes to Wikipedia. She seems to have done quite a bit of research in some of the less familiar mythologies and come up with a fine set of critters which might be of use in your own work.

Although this book is probably classed within the 'horror' genre, it's not scary. It's mostly an adventure with ghosts and demons. Whatever the genre it was enjoyable and well worth reading.



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