Danielle DeVor

Danielle Devor���s novel, Constructing Marcus, is a sad, but certainly accurate, statement about today���s affluent society. Emma Hoffman, an endearing, lonely teenager, is trying to make sense of her life within the confines of her dysfunctional family: an anorexic mother and a workaholic father. The mother is so focused on her self-image that she is unable to offer her daughter the affection she so needs. When Emma hugs her and tells her how proud she is of her efforts to fight show more her disease, the mother���s reaction is to simply ���detach herself��� and simply say ���she was glad.��� Contact with her father is limited to his cameo-appearances when they share a quick sandwich or take-out food between his shifts at the hospital.
Emma feels powerless in her constant efforts to save her mother from falling prey to her fatal disease and or to stop her father from the eventuality of a nervous breakdown. The likelihood of losing the people she loves is a constant worry as she watches them deteriorate bit by bit. She turns towards something less painful���ghost hunting���ghosts are already dead, so they can���t hurt her. Whatever friend she had was left behind when her father moved the family to an older house near to his work. Emma is left to take care of her mother but has a lot of time on her hands to explore the old house. She puts her ghost-hunting skills to work in her new home and discovers Marcus, a construct created by a witch who was murdered by a wizard. Emma���s life takes on a new meaning. Besides trying to save her own parents, she must now try to protect her new friend from the evil wizard.
Will Emma���s life gain a bit of normalcy with Marcus, who, by the way has awakened sharp emotional and physical needs within her? This is a wonderful young adult story with well-fleshed characters any reader can relate to. show less

My favorite kind of novel is horror; in particular themes that have to do with possession. 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. None have come close until now. 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. It is not all one sided. Everyone has their strengths but also weak show more areas that make them all too human which helps them to be easier to relate to. It is definitely a multi-faceted novel which is definitely a bonus.
Jimmy Holiday who is a defrocked ex-priest is asked for help by an old friend whose young daughter appears to be possessed but no one will help including the Catholic Church. What he finds will challenge his notion of good and evil but he will also find out some truths about himself as well.
I literally could not put the book down. The suspense was drawn out very artfully. The conclusion was well done considering that this is (yay!) the first in a prospective series. I don't want to give any spoilers but the ending which is bitter sweet leaves it open to more adventures and self discovery for Jimmy Holiday. I received a copy of this novel from the publishers via Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review. show less

Very Intriguing Danielle Devor has done an amazing job with this book. It is very a very well written story. The author weaves a clever plot and brings the reader a huge mixture of emotions such as fear, anxiety, wonderment and complete shock.An ex-priest, Jimmy Holiday has agreed to help a friend with his daughter who seems to be sick but they are not sure what the illness is really all about.I was glued to the pages from the moment the Jimmy realized that this was much deeper than a simple show more illness. The house was haunted and July seemed to be completely under evil control.This is a great book about exorcism and demons and everything that I like to read about. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested about forces beyond our understanding, and ways that might help the horrible control of those forces. It is a book that will keep you utterly intrigued. A MUST read!!! show less

Great book!!! Here is where a wonderful story begins about Mathias Drvar who is an orphan and his life has been reduced to the gutters of this world where he has to fight his way out of every horrible situation that comes his way.The interesting part of this book is that Mathias becomes a vampire. He is thought to be reincarnation of a king and there are people out there trying to kill him.The story is very well weaved by Danielle DeVor who has done an amazing job with this book. It is not show more your typical vampire story and that is a good thing because it is quite intriguing.I enjoyed the read and would recommend it to anyone who would love to spend some great time with a great book. Well done Danielle DeVor. show less