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- The Sorority Trilogy: Merilyn (Book 2) -
- 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
An old soul - that's what everyone calls dreamy, mystical 'Merilynn,' since childhood, 
she's had a sixth sense she can't explain, an ability to see things before they happen. 
Her psychic gifts tell her there's a tremendous darkness at work inside the shadowy 
walls of her sorority house - a feeling that intensifies when 'Malory Thomas' invites 
her to become one with the "Fata Morgana." Now, drawn into the ever-tightening, 
unnatural circle of its sisterhood, 'Merilynn's' dreams grow more alarming night by 
night, showing maddening glimpses of an evil, timeless bond stretching back through 
centuries of blood, sacrifice and sexual magic. Soon 'Merilynn' wonders whether this 
is a vision of the past ~ or a warning of very bad things to come.....

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.
Each of the novels uses several POV's, but the main focus of this one is obviously 
'Merilynn.' 'Eve' is also there as before, but from an altered role; 'Kendra' the
roommate has now buddied up more with 'Merilynn' and aides in uncovering some of 
"Greenbriar's" deep dark secrets. 'Holly,' 'Malory,' 'Brittany,' 'Sam' (not mentioned
as much yet) and 'Professor Picollo' are still present as well.
The plot has kicked off some more, revealing some juicy tidbits, turning out more 
exciting than the first simply because more is happening. The reader is in the middle 
of several climax's, and all stakes have been upped.
'Merilynn' is a lot different than 'Eve' in personality. She doesn't worry as much
about blending in; she's a "Wiccan" with a checkered background who's curious in
nature and won't stop without finding the truth. She's less naïve than 'Eve' was, 
with a more intelligent outlook in handling conflicting situations. I enjoyed 
reading through 'Merilynn's' eyes more than I did with her blonde, cheerleading 
friend. Something about her was easier to latch onto. 
As before, Tamara Thorne continues to whip up a light offering of a story; much 
humor is present, the vocabulary and sentence structure remain simple, and again 
this story is good as a young adult series.
The second novel in the series is preferred over the original; more sides of the 
characters are shown, more things are revealed plot-wise, and more complications
pop up. 'Merilynn' is a great sequel to the original, heightening the anticipation 
for the third.

Reviewed By Erin Williams.

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