1652 ( )

I want to flail my hands at this series.

As the reveals keep coming, blowing bigger and bigger, I keep having to wonder how this will all end. How dark wil it get. Who will win and how. What are the end games and goals of everyone involved, who's strong enough to be the power players. Still engrossed and still reading my way along in this game, like there's no where else I could be.

Terry Moore has me hook, line and sinker until the end of this series and every single other one he'll write. ( )

Second verse, same as the first.

I won't waste your time. Go and get this series if you have not yet done so. Read it once for the story, then go back and review it again for the wonderful art. Then go get the rest of the books. ( )

The art from Moore is fantastic as usual. I do feel a couple of the characters are a bit "same face-y", but I was never confused as to who was who.

The story is pretty great as well - the plot moved along at a good pace, and there's plenty of surprises to keep the suspense, making it a very quick read. I think probably the only criticism I have is that it seems like all the mysteries have already been solved, which suggests to me the following volumes are going to be different in tone. ( )

Maybe I needed something a bit less serious? Of course, this is also about evil and suffering, but more fantastically metaphorical.

This second volume reveals what we should have been suspecting: whatever supernatural spookiness that is going on is someone wanting revenge for that massive witch hunt 300 years ago. Of course, it's a little bit more complicated that that.It turns out there are two main players at work: one who wants to destroy the town of Manson, and one who wants to use Manson to destroy the entire world.

And now Rachel is on the case. I need to order the next installation! ( )