haldoor 's review for:

The Vines by Christopher Rice
4.0

I love Christopher Rice's ability to hook you in, and while this book is somewhat different to the previous titles of his that I've read - in that there are supernatural elements involved, and perhaps more horror, I suppose you'd say (although I didn't find it so) - he still had me intrigued.

It starts off as if it's about Caitlin, a rich but plain girl who's husband is a player and unfaithful to boot, but it soon becomes clear she's not the main focus. Her BFF Blake and Nova, the daughter of Caitlin's black groundsman Willie almost play bigger parts in the story, but the real stars are the Vines themselves.

If you like a story of revenge/justice for past wrongs tied in with a strange phenomenon almost at someone's beck and call, then this is probably a good book for you. I ran through it in a few days; it's not long, but it's my kind of page-turner.