• Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
• List Price: $7.99 US/$10.99 CDN
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (January 26, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345511670
• ISBN-13: 978-0345511676

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Haunted by chilling memories of demonic possession and murder, Moira O’Donnell has spent seven years hunting down her mother, Fiona, whose command of black magic has granted her unprecedented control of the underworld. Now Moira’s global search has led her to a small California town that’s about to become hell on earth.

Tormented by his own terrifying past and driven by powers he can’t explain, ex-seminarian Rafe Cooper joins Moira’s dangerous quest. But Fiona is one devilish step ahead. Hungry for greater power, eternal youth, and stunning beauty, the sorceress is unleashing upon the mortal world the living incarnations of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Together with a demonologist, a tough female sheriff, and a pair of star-crossed teenagers, Moira and Rafe are humanity’s last chance to snatch salvation from the howling jaws of damnation.

This is my first ever DNF (Did Not Finish). From page one, I was so confused that I had to re-read the chapter twice to kinda get a feel for what was happening. I swore a chapter was missing, it was that confusing. I found out later from Abigail at All Things Urban Fantasy that there was a short story in an Anthology before this book came out, back in 2007. That would have helped, but not that much.

After struggling with this book for 4 days, I gave up. I couldn’t get into it, it just didn’t do “it” for me. I wasn’t involved with what was happening and to be honest I couldn’t have cared less, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I honestly can’t tell you what I read, it just didn’t stick. There was no draw and not a single love scene, funny this book is classed as a Paranormal Romance. I don’t think so.

A lot of my fellow reviewers loved this book and after speaking with them, they agreed that it took to about page 90 for the book to gain any momentum. I’m sorry, if at page 20 I am not involved, I will put the book down. I am linking to two reviewers (Abigail and Fiction Vixen) if you’d like to read their reviews of Original Sin for a better idea.

Abigail gave the book 2/5

Fiction Vixen gave the book 4/5