Samantha

The Sorority Trilogy focuses on three girls, (Eve, Merilyn, and Samantha) who were friends as children, but have now grown, lost contact, and are about to be reunited at Greenbriar University.

In this second segment, the primary focus is Samantha. The third novel reunites all three friends, everyone shows their cards, all things come to a head, speeding toward the series finale. Thorne’s series is not dark and terrifying, more like comedic and fun fear-fare.

Samantha is a loner with a high intelligence level and strong journalist instinct. Her personality, complimented by valley girl eves and mysterious Merilynn’s, is an interesting twist to the plots development. Brittany’s personality takes a nose dive as more is revealed about show more her, and her reactions instigate internal change as certain things “pop up”. Mallory is shown as sketched out even further. Marilynn and Eve are still around, still going strong, although they all evolve and aren’t quite the same at the end.

As with the others, pacing is strong. The ending felt slightly rushed, but not enough to lose brownie points.

Thorne writes with a style heavy on the humor. Her vocabulary is simple, with the sentences easy to comprehend. As a result, the series would be well suited for people of all ages.

This final book, Samantha, is the most exciting installment of the series. The conflict has been rising, we’re inside the stronger climax peaks, and thrust into the real heart of the story. Characters are changing as the story progresses and discovering more about themselves; these discoveries enable the plot to continue progressing. The ending was an ironic turnout for the villain(s), and the way the main heroines turned out, particularly Merilynn, left me pleased.

If series are your cup of tea, or witchcraft, or sorority stories, give Tamara Thorne’s trilogy a try ­ it’s a fun, cozy little adventure that will leave you chuckling and cringing at the same time. show less

This last book in the trilogy was the best of the bunch! It picks up right where book 2 left off and answers a lot of unanswered questions from the previous books. Because of the way this picks right up from book 2, the trilogy is best read all at once, or at least within a reasonable time frame of one another.

In this novel, we discover a lot more about Samantha and what makes her tick, but also find out some very interesting information about Merilynn and her background as well. As the girls are drawn deeper into the mystery surrounding Gamma House and the Fata Morgana, Merilynn mysteriously disappears, and Sam and Kendra are putting together the pieces to try to find her, and discover the secrets hidden in the old sorority house. show more Malory and Brittany, the Greenbriar Ghost... how does it all tie in together? And what can be done to stop the evil that is causing these sorority girls to simply disappear without a trace? show less

This isn't my favorite Tamara Thorne book, but it's still entertaining.