:p, I can understand how that freaked you!  You're much closer to that volcano too than the rest of us……

I didn't feel the environmental bits to this book fitted in well with the hell and brimstone elements but that may be a personal preference.  Bethany in the beginning reminded me of the black haired girl that crawls out of the well in Ring series. (that's another book i have on my shelves to read……).  I would have preferred more of a crazy religious stance/story.  The environmenta…