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- The Sorority Trilogy: Samantha (Book 3) -
- 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.
Tough, tenacious 'Samantha Penrose' knows there's something going on inside the 
secluded, creepy "Gamma Eta Pi" mansion -- something that may be connected to the 
mysteries surrounding 'Eve,' 'Camlan' and 'Merilynn Morris.' The ambitious journalism
major is going to get the story, even if she has to make herself over as the ultimate 
sorority girl to do it. 
As a new pledge, 'Samantha' takes every opportunity to explore the hidden, off-limits 
rooms of the old house, searchiing for links between mysterious deaths on campus and 
the "Fata Morgana." But the secrets she uncovers are more than scandalous... they're 
downright sinister. There's the disturbing way 'Malory' seems to watch 'Samantha's'
every move... the strange chanting coming from the forbidden east wing... and the 
chilling, ghostly messages she can't ignore... desperate warnings to run -- while 
she still can.

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. 
In this second segment, the primary focus is 'Samantha.'
The third novel reunites all three friends, everyone shows their cards, things come 
to a head, speeding toward the series finale.
'Samantha' is a loner with a high intelligence level and strong journalist instinct. 
Her personality is strong and with a mind-of-her-own, she emits a type of power as 
well.
She, 'Merilynn' and 'Eve' all compliment each other well with their strengths and 
weaknesses. 
'Brittany' may end up taking the ribbon for rapid character change, however – in 
this novel she takes a huge turn in the opposite direction. Before I didn’t care 
for her, but by the end of the novel we had bonded.
As before with the other two novels, the series is not dark and terrifying; it’s 
more like comedic and fun fear-fare. Think of a roller coaster ride. The pace was
even, but the ending felt slightly rushed. Not enough to lose brownie points, but 
a little noticeable. 
The last chapter held a strange sort of irony.
This final book, 'Samantha,' is the most exciting installment of the series. The 
conflict has kept rising, we’re inside the stronger climax peaks and thrust into 
the real heart of the story. The characters seem a bit more real than they did 
before; more personal time between 'Merilynn' and 'Brittany' is demonstrated. 
Characters are changing as the story progresses and discovering more about 
themselves; these discoveries enable the plot to carry on its merry way. 
If series are your cup of tea, or witchcraft, or sorority stories, give Tamara 
Thorne’s trilogy a try – it’s a fun, cozy little adventure that will leave you 
chuckling and cringing at the same time.

Reviewed By Erin Williams.

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