Rave or Rant - Daughters unto Devils

Daughters unto Devils – Amy Lukavics 

“The first time I lay with the post boy was on a Sunday, and I broke three commandments to do it.”

Amanda Verner is the sixteen-year-old narrator of this grisly and terrifying story of a family who move from their small mountain cabin onto the hot isolated prairie in search of a new life.

Secrets and guilt govern Amanda’s every thought. Fearful of the memory of the last winter and of the birth of her tormented and stricken baby sister, Amanda is hopeful the journey will provide her with an opportunity to redeem herself.

Every step of the way the Verner family strive to overcome adversity in their new and hostile environment where rattlesnakes lurk amongst the long grass, and their cabin is drenched in blood.

Did the first paragraph deliver? Oh yes, and then some.

From the start I was able to relate to the naïve and gritty Amanda, overcome with the kind of guilt trip that stems from the pious religion of the era, but with a heart full of love for her tormented family.

I loved the frontier style setting. I could feel the heat coming off the parched land and hear the snakes as they moved through the grass. Best of all is the way the horror sneaks up on you, subtle little hints and then boom, full on terror that sticks around until the bitter end.

Amy Lukavics, I hope you can write as fast as I can read. . . 

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