Jerel Law

There was a part of me that felt like this was a watered down version of the Mortal Instruments series. The Nephilim must hunt for the missing mother. Haven't we been here before?

But this story is geared toward middle grade readers, and is geared more toward the Christian Fiction genre, so I tried to keep an open mind.

Keep in mind. if you aren't a fan of having bible verse thrust at you fairly frequently, this may be a bit offputting in this book. There is a lot of scripture quoting.

But on the other hand, there wa a lot of ignorance on the part of the characters considering their age and the fact that they grew up with a pastor for a father. Shouldn't they have had a firmer grasp on the scripture associated with what was going on here?

I did enjoy the book, and read through it fairly quickly, but I am really just torn about it. I am going to read on through the series to see if it redeems itself any.… (meer)

WARNING: May contain spolers for book 1.

Fire Prophet picks up where Spirit Fighter leaves off, bringing us back in touch with our heroes, Jonah and Eliza who are trying to return to their normal lives after they had rescued their mother and the other Nephilim from the throes of evil.

I liked the fact that Jonah is not perfect. He has faults and failings and is full of self-doubt. Too many times in stories similar to this, the hero or heroine is so full of themselves and they lack any true flaws. It can make the story seem flat and impossible to relate to.

There is a lot of Bible in these stories and for those that did not grow up in the church, that can be a bit ....daunting. Some may even find it a bit preachy to those who are not used to having the biblical references shoved in their faces.

To me, this series so far reminds me of a cross between the Percy Jackson series and the Mortal Instruments series, albeit with the latter being a bit watered down for younger readers, since it is aimed at middle grade readers.

This book took a little bit longer for the "action" to pick up and may be a bit slower going for some readers, as opposed to the first book which jumped right into it.

I am going to keep reading because I love reading books about angels and things like that, so I am curious where the author is going to go with it and whether or not he redeems the "Mortal Instruments Light" image I have in my head of this series so far.… (meer)

First, I want to admit, I finished reading this book months ago, & never wrote the review for it. Mainly because I received the book for free to review through booksneeze, & I wasn't sure just how much I liked it, or if I even liked it enough to review it, so I sat on it to think about it - and then forgot about it ;/.

Part of the reason why I struggled how to review the book was because I would have absolutely LOVED & ADORED this book as a kid/young adult - I was a regular Sunday School & church goer, & there really wasn't any Christian fiction out there besides the Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe, & that wasn't really Christian fiction, just written by a Christian author. I would have adored reading a book like this, & I could see myself really getting into it.

But as an adult, I was bored throughout most of the story, & just felt like so much of the plot was way too awfully convenient, and boy oh boy, guess what, there's a happy ending! Wow, I'm so surprised (insert sarcasm here). The book, however, was very well written & I did like some of the characters, though ironically not so much the main characters as the secondary characters. I also think that this is a very unique storyline, & for these reasons I am giving the book 3 stars.… (meer)