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Kiss of Death
When a mysterious young woman named Rebecca moves to town, Jeffrey learns that she is a witch who was hanged in Salem in 1692 and has returned from the grave to seek revenge on the descendants of the judge who condemned her
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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June 19, 2015
Actual page number- 216 pages
This is book is actually written by Dona Smith a.k.a Sinclair Smith.
I'm going to discuss this book and the other book, Dreams of Revenge, to give my overall thoughts on them. They're terrible.
Kiss of Death was too dull. It mostly consists of behavior changes, environment changes, glorification and praises of Rebecca, and people supposedly attacked by supernatural creatures/animals. That's what the book consists of and it doesn't attempt to be scary. The only good parts are people being attacked by supernatural creatures which were slightly creepy.
It could have been improved if more characters are being threatened by supernatural events which may improve the book.
The second book is shorter and it does seem better than the first since it's plot is more focused but still has problems. The first hundred pages consist of Jeffrey being swayed in by Rebecca and pushed away by Rebecca. This keeps happening so much that it almost makes me want to put down the book, just how tedious it gets. The last couple of pages is where the action rises and I'll admit, it did get me reading the book but it doesn't salvage the book.
Most characters are really flat. Jeffrey is the typical nice and seemingly perfect guy and not much is known aside from that since he spends most of the time being infatuated by Rebecca.
Rebecca was sympathetic and isn't completely evil and could have been interesting character if the book fleshed her out more.
After finishing the series, I realized Rebecca's power isn't explained or how she came to present time despite being linked to Salem Trials period. This pretty much adds in my justification for the rating of this series.
The series provide little entertainment and I recommened for anyone who wants to read about witches to avoid this series.
This is book is actually written by Dona Smith a.k.a Sinclair Smith.
I'm going to discuss this book and the other book, Dreams of Revenge, to give my overall thoughts on them. They're terrible.
Kiss of Death was too dull. It mostly consists of behavior changes, environment changes, glorification and praises of Rebecca, and people supposedly attacked by supernatural creatures/animals. That's what the book consists of and it doesn't attempt to be scary. The only good parts are people being attacked by supernatural creatures which were slightly creepy.
It could have been improved if more characters are being threatened by supernatural events which may improve the book.
The second book is shorter and it does seem better than the first since it's plot is more focused but still has problems. The first hundred pages consist of Jeffrey being swayed in by Rebecca and pushed away by Rebecca. This keeps happening so much that it almost makes me want to put down the book, just how tedious it gets. The last couple of pages is where the action rises and I'll admit, it did get me reading the book but it doesn't salvage the book.
Most characters are really flat. Jeffrey is the typical nice and seemingly perfect guy and not much is known aside from that since he spends most of the time being infatuated by Rebecca.
Rebecca was sympathetic and isn't completely evil and could have been interesting character if the book fleshed her out more.
After finishing the series, I realized Rebecca's power isn't explained or how she came to present time despite being linked to Salem Trials period. This pretty much adds in my justification for the rating of this series.
The series provide little entertainment and I recommened for anyone who wants to read about witches to avoid this series.
March 27, 2010
The writing in this book was truly terrible. There wasbasically 200 pointless pages in which the cast of one-dimensionalcharacters went on and on about how wonderful Rebecca was (and I didn't particuarly think she was all that great). Then there were ten pages that were somewhat interesting (and earned the second star, since they sparked a bit of interest). This was one of the worst books I have read in a long time. It wasn't even suspensful, or scary, and it's supposed to be a horror book!
September 5, 2023
This one was a little silly. I only liked poor Barbara.
August 24, 2025
2.5⭐️ for the writing
3⭐️ for the nostalgia
3⭐️ for the nostalgia
April 9, 2014
Good! Spooky!
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