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Review Summary
Becca finds something unbelievable hiding in a storm. It ends up killing her ex-boyfriends while she watches.

A police officer, Vance, takes on a case domestic violence case, but the boy involved is dead, mutilated, and the only suspect is Becca. It becomes a missing persons case when she is abducted from a mental hospital.

Vance finds he has to face a monster in order to solve the crime. His quest takes him to the creature's world. He hopes to save the girl and prove she isn't a murderer.


Jennifer Cloud, Resident Scholar


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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the monster chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can fly - is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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