Black Creek Crossing: A Novel
by John Saul
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Author: John SaulEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-31
ISBN: 0449006549
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Reviews of Black Creek Crossing: A Novel
Book Review: First impression.......alluring!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is mostly compelling due to the shocking opening. It starts with an explosive climax followed by the plot which speeds along with unstoppable force. This story is about the Sullivans but mostly revolves around Angel who is the thirteen year old daughter who constantly gets bullied by her peers in school. Their whole family has problems: the father, Marty, is an alcoholic parent. Myra is the clueless wife who is very religious. The house where they moved into, located at Black Creek Crossing, has some history to it. It seems that the last family who lived there, a husband, wife and teenage daughter experienced a bit of a tragedy when the husband went crazy and murdered his wife and daughter. This does not deter the Sullivans. During the book Saul did a fabulous job by covering most of the crescents opened upon the revealing of most of the scenes. Those worked out great because whenever he would introduce something new going wrong at their house he would close it by finishing what he had to say about it, but there were a couple that he forgot to finish, what he had previously started talking about. Those include a tree that always got struck by lightning; I didn't really decipher the purpose that served. He started talking about it for a while but then just transitioned into a new topic.
I enjoyed reading about the black cat with the white streak down its chest because he seems to be the protector of Seth and Angel; he only seemed to like them and would snarl at whoever tried picking on them, and also the guardian of the house. Every time a new family would move in they would always discover him going into and out of the house at his will. People who would be interested in this book would have to patient at first because in some parts it's hard to understand what is going on. I also recommend it to people who like fast-paced reading because once you get reading to an exciting part it's difficult to put the book down. Also, those who are interested in witch craft, legends, will like it because that does have a huge part of the book.
Summary of Black Creek Crossing: A Novel
The dark history and dire secrets of a peaceful small town are summoned from the shadows of the past. Unholy forces are stirred from long slumber to monstrous new life. And two young misfits discover the chilling art of turning persecution into retribution. With these eerie ingredients, bestselling master John Saul once again works his unique brand of sinister magic to conjure an unforgettable tale of unspeakable terror.For most of her young life, thirteen-year-old Angel Sullivan has been on the outside looking in, enduring the taunts of cruel schoolmates and the angry abuse of a bitter father. Then Angel?s family moves to the quaint town of Roundtree, Massachusetts?where a charming home is available, a promising job awaits Angel?s unemployed father, and most of all, the chance to make a new start beckons to the shy, hopeful teenager. But when she is shunned by her new classmates, Angel falls deeper into despair. Until she meets Seth Baker, a fellow outcast?and a fateful kinship is forged.
It?s Seth who tells Angel the unspoken truth about the legacy of murder that hangs over her family?s home?and the whispered rumors that something supernatural still dwells there. Uncertain whether the stories are true, and desperate to escape the torment of their daily lives, Angel and Seth devote themselves to contacting whatever restless soul haunts the dark recesses of Black Creek Crossing. But once they have begun, there is no turning back.
Guided by an anguished and vengeful spirit, they uncover the shocking events and centuries-old horrors that lay buried beneath the placid veneer of Roundtree. And along with the ghastly revelations comes a terrifying power?one that feeds upon the rage of the victimized, turning the basest impulses and most dangerous desires into devastating weapons. Now, the closer Angel and Seth are pushed toward the edge by their tormentors, the deeper they descend into the maelstrom of dark forces they?ve unleashed . . . and the more unspeakable the hour of reckoning will be.
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