Unfortunately the book sags because Dana’s not a very good character. The sight of even wagon wheel would’ve whipped her into a frenzy. She’s kind of like Briar Rose, if she’d been clued in on her curse. Though this seems a tad flip, considering your daughter’s babbling that she’s going to be killed before her 17th birthday just like ole’ Princess Bonnyhat – err – Hatabon, he should’ve went with her. She manages to shake him loose and heads to her fathers office who sends her back home in a taxi. But his dual past is showing when he complains – “Don’t speak to me like that, I never liked that.” Hmmm, sounds like an uppity prince to me.

Naturally, she’s super-paranoid and makes a fool of herself. But before she reaches the coast ( any coast ) she stops and Stephen arrives ( having chased after her to see what’s wrong ).

She goes the usual hysterical route – faints, sees a vision in the restaurant fountain and runs like the blazes down the street like a spooked horse. She has some eerie visions caused from light reflecting off a gold necklace that quickly morphs into the crystal ball eyes of a spooky phantom giving her glimpses into her past life which needless to say didn’t end too well ,and she begins to worry history is about to repeat itself. The book quickly delves into it’s spook factor by hinting that Dana and the mummy Princess Hatabon seen on the museum tour are one and the same. When the teacher, angry at spotting Stephen standing before they’ve exited the bus, demands where is your seat? One helpful clown calls out he just flushed it! I love how the writer invokes some laughs early on – Wait till hunky, newcomer Stephen offers her his seat that’s what and like the Prince Charming every girl hopes to meet he shows his true valor – he’s willing to sit on the john in back for the two hour trip. However it’s the bus that’s packed, what to do? Her parents left her a note and taxi fare but Dana whizzes off on her bike just in time to flag down one of the buses. This one features heroine Dana frantic to get to school so she doesn’t miss the museum trip that she organized. miniseries )ĭark Forces are slim spooky reads, junior editions of Zebra Horror. Note the similarities in the covers alone ( scroll down for Smoke ) – both offer up images harkening to dark versions of Aladdin’s genie – only DF looks like his genie is straight out of the V! ( old 80’s t.v. I’ve knocked off my Dark Forces purchases one-two-three and decided to do a ya vs adult review on a similar theme – since they’re both 80’s I thought it would be fun and different. I’ve been working on my personal writing and slacking off a bit.Īnd though I’m still working on the new A-Z editions they can be overwhelming so, I decided to take a break.

The Witching of Dracula by Robert Lory