Sephera Giron

(also posted on website The Paperback Stash)

Sephora Giron brings us the unique story involving a witch who has discovered the secret to eternal life, and the only way to obtain these powers is through death. The death of others that is.

There is one thing that should be said outright concerning the story: The back of the cover blurb makes it seem like something it is not. The murdering of the young girls is not the focal point. Vanessa is definitely the main star, although it’s more about show more her life and a separate mystery going on that doesn’t involve the deceased for the majority of the story.

I hate to admit this, but despite the intriguing plot and exciting beginning, this book just wasn’t my cup of tea. The plot also held it's own level of mild predictability. There wasn't much to really uncover and when the two "baddies" came face to face, the fight didn't hold that much pizazz.

The atmosphere of the book was light and not really full of anything deep. The scene in the cemetery worked, but what in the world happened to the girl, Marie? There’s not much that bothers me more than when a character is shown in distress and then we never know what happened.

The characters didn’t seem all that real to me. They were fleshed out to a degree, but never came across as anyone I really cared about. I didn’t sense any strong emotions when they went through their ordeals, or really see them as three-dimensional.

The end behavior of the character Ashley was also unrealistic. With all the mistrust and her newly acquired knowledge towards Vanessa, why did she suddenly turn so naïve and trusting when confronted? Didn’t make much sense and seemed to be more of something placed in to propel the plot where it needed to go.

One interesting thing that was going on was the conflicting emotions through Vanessa. Either she has a conscience or is undeniably selfish; Sephera Giron did a good job of leaving the reader in doubt, therefore making complimentary sides in this aspect.

The pace of the book is tight and swift, but there was a minimum build up of tension.

The writing style is direct and to the point, although I felt some of the emphasis was overdone. For example, when Vanessa is always haunted by being alone, the point can be gotten and felt without it repeated every chapter. I give brownie points to the author for granting her characters with emotion, but it just didn’t seem leveled out to me.

In the end, a book that keeps you reading if only to keep glancing at a train wreck with nothing that grabs you. The writing style is smooth and easy to read but the plot didn't dig that deep, and the characters weren't anything worth mentioning. show less

This is a mind f*** of a book. It's told in the first person and is somewhat of a diary format. It takes you inside the head of a woman from "Buttf*** Nowhere" who goes crazy and murderous after moving to the city. If anyone knows of more books like this one, please let me know!

Not a bad horror story. Based on the horror premise that when horrible things happen somewhere, there is left a trace. In this book, the site was a house where unspeakable acts were performed by the family living there. They were discovered and the town rose up and demolished the house.
Back in present day, a boy who watched the house's destruction with his friends, now owns the land and has built a new house. But he has failed to tell his wife the history of the place or that their house has show more some of the original basement.

Well, evil things begin to happen and the wife begins to get scared. What is going on in her house? Evidence begins to build and we get some interesting plot twists.

The plot is quite good, but it suffers from being to vague at the start. It is herd to pinpoint when things begin to build, but the do get started and the book becomes pretty interesting.

A good book for horror fans who like stories where evil is a force unto itself and that it can infect people show less

This book is about a witch who has cast a immortal spell on herself. To keep her skin from falling off, and to keep her looking young she has to kill people and bath in their blood. She has to pretend to be friends with people so they woud trust her and she could get them to her house so she could kill them. The main character works as a phsycic and