Devil in Ohio

"This was written in a manner that was very easy to read and loosely based on real events, making me wonder which parts were true and which were fictionalized. As the story began closing, I felt the author really just dropped off. There were some huge events at the end that weren’t properly described, and all of a sudden the book was just over. The ending led me to Google to see what something even meant because the author seemed to have closed off the story with an assumption you knew a specific"

"This book had potential. The idea of a girl from a cult being found and the character discovering weird things about the cult girl is interesting. In the beginning i was interested in who is Mae? Where she came from? What is going on with the cult? There was a little bit of mystery around Mae. Then after we learn more about her i lost interest. Mae and Jules because friends then all of a sudden Jules hated her because the boy she liked, liked Mae and not her. By hated i mean HATED. There are pages of Jules saying how fake Mae is and how Mae ruined her life. She would complain about how the girl group only wants to hangout with Mae and not her. I just want to scream at her to stop pouting and talk to the group. The group showed no sign of not liking her anymore. Jules was so self centered. She was willing to send Mae back to the people that could kill her. Through out most of the story she ditches her best friend to hangout with a stranger and a group of girls that didn’t even notice her until Mae came along. <br/><br/>I wouldn’t count this book as horror. It wasn’t scary. Most of the book is teen drama. The beginning had some mystery of discovering the girl. Then it becomes a contemporary with a side a few times a branch broke there window and it being believed that it was the cult family trying to get it back. Then suddenly all the horror elements are gone and the book is focused on Jules hatred of Mae. Then there was a rush ending. The epilogue ended with the character getting the feeling that something else is going to happen but it’s so swept under the rug and treated like it’s no big deal and probably nothing. There was a part that Jules’s sister got attacked and the page said blood. I got exited because i thought that someone died and the book would pick up. Nope it was just a dog attack with just a scratch. <br/><br/>I would of at least gave this book three stars because i had fun. It was a fast and decent read. What made me nock it down to two stars is that there are a few things that is a problem that the book treats like it’s no big deal. Mae trys to seduce the dad. Some how the dad is the only one that has a problem with that. The dad tells the mom about what happen and she just saids that she was just trying to be nice and that he read her intentions wrong. It is never treated like a big deal by anyone exept for the dad and is forgotten about. <br/><br/>Another thing that i have to say about that is out of all things why did we need that scene. I think that it was supposed to make us believe that something else is going on with Mae but out of all things why that. It would of been better if they showed Mae doing something weird or have different mortals because she grew up in a cult but the whole book knows what’s right and wrong and she knows how to act like any other person. On top of that she is gorgeous so he immediently gets friends and a boyfriend. <br/><br/>Another thing that got swept under Suzanne’s character. Suzanne is Jule’s mom and she is one of the worst moms. She neglects her children, husband and work to hangout with Mae (which to her was a complete stranger). She takes Mae home even though there are people after Mae. The whole book all she can think about is Mae. It is revealed in the book that Suzanne was abused so she is trying to save Mae like she wished someone did for her, but that doesn’t excuse her actions. After a week or two Mae is fine. She has friends and a boyfriend. She has calmed down and became friends with the family. She isn’t even bullied because the whole school knows that she’s from a cult. After being interviewed by Jules she is pretty much a celebrity. Everyone knows her and finds it inspiring. The only time when Mae is freaking out is something happens that is belied to be the cult. She is still messed up but not so messed up that she needs someone 24/7. Jules has made it obvious that she feels left out. Suzanne hasn’t even gone to any Jules volleyball games since Mae got there. If all of that isn’t bad enough Suzanne sends her child in the heart of the cult just to save Mae. Them two going alone was stupid. Mae is a fifteen year old girl and Suzanne is on crutches. I don’t get why she couldn’t call the police. The police came really quick at the end of the book. While Jules is out trying to find Mae, Suzanne is waiting in the car, in an area that doesn’t believe in technology. She decides to get out of the car just so she can take a picture to get proof that children are being abused. She can’t get a good picture so she decides to get out of the car. She’s on crutches why does she think that would be a good idea? The worst thing is that she learns nothing. She never realizes how bad her actions are. The books treat it like it’s ok because she had good intentions. <br/><br/>I think this book needs a new tittle, summery and maybe cover. I thought that Mae was going to be possessed or something. The summery isn’t good for summing up the whole book. It makes it look like Mae is trying to replace Mae but even while reading the book it’s obvious that she’s not doing that.<br/><br/>The cult is treated like one demential bad guys. The cult is bad and everything they do is bad. It would of been interesting if Mae had at least some attachment to the cult. When i read the Lier’s Daughter i liked that they showed how easy it is to get caught up in a cult and that they aren’t all bad. If you were one of the people that wished the book showed the cult more i would recommend to read The Lier’s Daughter."