It is definitely a multi-faceted novel which is definitely a bonus. Everyone has their strengths but also weak areas that make them all too human which helps them to be easier to relate to. Not only does "Sorrow's Point" have that sense of underlying dread but it also manages to make you care about the main characters in the novel. I remember reading (and seeing) "The Exorcist" a long time ago and since then have read many novels that tried to attain the same degree of horror and fear. My favorite kind of novel is horror in particular themes that have to do with possession. This review will also be posted on on the expected publication date of the novel. This is definitely a woman in horror that you need to read. As for the comparisons to King? She's as good, if not better in some ways.
I am definitely adding this author to my list of "Read-More-From". Overall, I completely enjoyed reading this book, laughing at myself at times as I was reading it because I was so spooked. So, in choosing a little girl to base her tale around, the author perhaps unwittingly set herself up for this issue, as it makes the whole thing ring (very) faintly of an updated version of William Peter Blatty's horrific tale. Yes, I know Lucy is much younger and blonde, but the mind works in mysterious ways, and the young female from that classic movie is. The only reason I did not give this book a full five-star rating was because the author's choice of a female minor for the child undergoing possession made it inevitable that I would be 'seeing' Regan's face/body from The Exorcist in a few of the more dramatic scenes instead of Lucy. Her talent for the basic of a good horror tale, combined with her forthright addressing of problems faced in today's society (investigation of molestation, pedophilia in the priesthood, etc), and unique twists to traditional elements, combines perfectly into a goose-bump raising tale. DeVor does an excellent job of balancing the interactions and personalities of a handful of characters that, when combined with her flair for writing the spookiness, I couldn't help but 'see' this book in my head as I read it. No excess time or words were wasted on unnecessary details. Right from the get-go the author set a line of tension that was steadily ratcheted up. and a worried father begging for help to save his daughter's life, and its not until the very last pages that they're thrown a preserver to keep them from never coming back up. The reader is unceremoniously thrown into the deep end of this tale of terror that starts with a phone call at 3 a.m. In Sorrow's Point, Danielle DeVor delivers a terrifying story of demonic possession and the valiant fight to save the child that will have you turning on all the lights in your house and jumping at the slightest sound.
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