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- The Sorority Trilogy: Eve (Book 1) -
- Tamara Thorne -

FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK:
At exclusive, isolated Greenbriar University, within the elite 'Gamma Eta Pi' sorority,
is a secret society known as the "Fata Morgana." Its members are the most powerful 
women on campus—and the deadliest. For this is a sisterhood of evil, a centuries-old 
coven, and every girl who pledges herself to their wicked decadence does so for life 
or death... 
An Initiation Into Terror.
'Eve' has no idea why she's drawn to the rambling, run-down sorority house at Greenbriar 
University. There's something compelling about the sultry president, 'Malory Thomas,'
and when 'Malory' invites 'Eve' to join the exclusive "Fata Morgana," the blond, All
American beauty jumps at the chance to be part of this powerful circle. But behind 
the façade of female bonding lies something far more sinister. A dangerously secret 
world of dark magic, unimaginable sin, sexual depravity, and murder. A place where 
evil not only exists, it thrives and the cost of membership may be 'Eve's' very soul...

THE REVIEW:
Tamara Thorne's "Sorority Trilogy" focuses on three girls – 'Eve,' Samantha,' and 
'Merilynn' – all with different personalities and different purposes. To make it 
easier, I will include this paragraph with each review in the series, as it applies 
to all. 
All three books begin by placing the girls in "Applehead Lake" together, when they 
were younger, then continues from there with their individual stories. They are now
older, meeting up again for the first time since they lost touch.
The first book concerns 'Eve,' a valley girl type of girl too naïve for her own good, 
eager to fit in with the popular crowd. 'Merilynn' and 'Samantha' are in the story 
but take the back seat. 'Eve' doesn’t speak much to them, save 'Merilynn,' although 
her roommate 'Kendra' takes an active role in the short novel. 'Eve's' ticket for 
acceptance into popularity is cheerleading, and soon she is accepted into the sorority’s 
squad. Unfortunately for her, the squad’s intentions weren’t good from the get-go, 
but she ends up finding this out a little too late in the game.
The plot is pretty basic and paint-by-numbers; this series is not known for its 
complexity, or its sophistication. Don’t go in expecting something full of intense 
mysteries/twists, or with a puzzle to solve – you won’t find one. However, if you 
go in expecting to sit there and have a good time, laugh at a few scenes, and follow 
a light story, you’ll be glad you picked this one up.
On the character side of things, 'Eve' is about as sappy as they get, she’s as sweet
as over-sugared apple pie, with a gosh-darn vocabulary, all-american type morals,
and too eager to belong. She’s not annoying, but she’s just not as interesting as 
some of the other girls. Because of how the story progresses, there is not much 
build up in her character – she comes across slightly less dimensional than 'Sam' 
and 'Merilynn' later do. 
The other main players are 'Malory Thomas,' the bitchy president with power and 
cleverness, her companion 'Brittany' (a short chirpy blonde), various other members 
of the "organization," and 'Professor Timothy Piccolo' – a man who’s scenes kept me 
laughing. The main reason Thorne threw him there had to be for humor.
The "Sorority Trilogy" is like a large book broken into three pieces. Thankfully, 
'Eve' managed to provide a nice opening to the series. The pace is even enough to
stay interesting, although this book is dedicated more to build up than actual crisis, 
discovery, and combat. Thorne’s style is heavy on humor. She enjoys what she does, 
that much is obvious, and delights in telling jokes and penning out amusing situations. 
The words she uses are simple and straight forward, her sentences aren’t complex – 
as a result of this, the series is recommended for all ages, including young adult.
To wrap it up, I recommend Eve as a great start to a fun time. The opening grabbed my
attention, the plot continued on an enjoyable path, ending with a cliffhanger of sorts. 
After finishing "Eve" I wanted to read the second, which is any self-respecting trilogy’s
goal. There are flaws in almost everything, though; as I mentioned before, it’s pretty 
light stuff. You won’t find much adult material here, and this includes heavy internal 
psychology, motive, or many adult issues other than sex, sex, and more sex. But as a 
good thing, the novel can be read quickly and digested easily, with the flavor ending 
up leaving your palette wanting more.

Reviewed By Erin Williams.

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