Seven Days in Benevolence Steven E. Wedel Double Dragon Publishing, Inc ISBN: 1-55404-165-1 Fiction, Horror, Paranormal Thriller Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Dena Harris is ready to start her life anew. Recently divorced, the mother of two daughters takes a secretarial job in the town of Benevolence. When she manages to rent a fabulous house in Benevolence within her price range, Dena is sure that her life is definitely changing for the better. Then Dena starts to hear the rumors about unexplained occurrences and mysterious deaths that had occurred at the Astor House, the house Dena and her daughters have just rented.

Seven Days in Benevolence is an exciting paranormal thriller. The story is action filled and progresses at a nice speed. The characters are very well developed. The children react to the rumors and the ongoing events as real children would likely do, scared of the dark, the closet, and the potential bogeyman. Furthermore, the main character Dena reacts to her children's fears as normal childhood fears comforting without overreacting and at times getting downright frustrated. She also looks for rational reasons for the events occurring in her house without jumping to the conclusion immediately that something weird is going on. These reactions make the characters more realistic with a great deal of depth.

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