Library Journal09/15/2013
Son of famed horror novelist Anne Rice, this New York Times best-selling author (A Density of Souls; The Moonlit Earth) is also widely known for featuring gay characters in his works. However, this release, set in the Louisiana swamp, is not about any of his characters' sexuality but rather is Rice's first attempt at horror. As a teenager, Niquette Delongpre was exposed to a parasite when her family uncovered a well on their property. For ten years she has struggled to deal with her newfound power and, along with childhood best friends Ben and Anthem, to remember the fateful events of that evening when her parents disappeared. Nikki soon learns that the well water that infected her has a menacing otherworldly secret that could destroy the world.
