I gave this 5 stars but didn't write a review. I read the summary on the back of the book and it doesn't ring any bells. Perhaps I will have to read the book again since I've called it a favorite. ( )

Ah, man. I hate to write anything negative, and I rarely do, since this is a Published Author (aka, God) and I am a humble piece of fuzz on the peach of life. But, wow. Predictable political screed, weird (and not in a good way), and seriously tedious. And I wanted to like anything by this author so much. Sorry. ( )

Not the best book I've read, but engaging. I reacted to this the same way I did to DAVINCI CODE--not the most technically strong book with many flaws (1D and 2D characters, "coinky-dinks" up the wazoo, serious suspension of disbelief moments, etc.) but it kept me turning the pages through to the end. It'd be a good read for fans of DAVINCI CODE, though this one deals with a medieval grimoire linked to the Malleus Maleficarum and the witchhunts of the Inquisition. It's also got a lot more sex scenes than the cover text ever hinted at (I bought the book as a bibliomystery and read it to get me thinking on contemporary book-collector-driven fiction.). Still, a fun book and an alleged "feminist thriller" from 1994 (as noted on Amazon) that deserves a 2.5 star out of 5 ranking. If I were blurbing this, it'd be "DaVinci Code for the View." ( )

For right-wing, misogynistic, Protestant religious nuts

Someone on the Religious Right claimed that Feminism taught women to practice withcraft, become lesbians, and neglect (or was that murder?) their families. This is a book he'll love to hate, although he'll probably be torn as to whether or not to hiss the villainous Catholics. It's also for women who believe that Feminism consists chiefly of getting laid outside of traditional norms of chastity, as opposed to picky details like legal and financial equality. We are told that a series of women are killed for being sexually active, and Hancock IS the author, but it seems a lot more likely that they are being selected because they are energetic social activists. No only is activism much more public, and more likely to have come to the killers' notice, but wouldn't someone attempting to wipe out sexual sin start with the far more obvious prostitutes? I began this book with great excitement, especially since I'm a neo-pagan, and I'll admit its a page-turner, but I don't think I'll read anything else by the author. It simultaneously reminds me why I don't call myself a Feminist and offends all my feminist sensibilities. ( )