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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
So damn COOL!!!
This sequel gave me exactly what I was looking for that I felt This Present Darkness didn’t have enough of and that is more spiritual involvement with the physical world. The balance between the human stories and the conflicts between angels and demons was perfect!
There were so many more elements in the plot that really made it more interesting. I had a hard time getting through the investigation portion of the first book. Not so with Piercing the Darkness. There’s a lawsuit battle involving a possessed little girl and a Christian school, a pastor gets his children removed from his care because of it, and a young woman on the run is the key to it all. In the spiritual world, Captain Tal, who spent most of the first book keeping a low profile, is thoroughly involved in the fight--plus, Tal’s soldiers are seen guiding, comforting, and protecting Sally Roe, the girl on the run, almost every time she shows up in a chapter.
AND THE FEELS!! Whenever you bring children into the mix--and unrightfully take them away from their parents--the heart starts to cry. Also including the death of a child and the struggle for self-forgiveness really got me. Had to pause while brushing my teeth at that reveal. One element I thought was so epic was how one of the characters gets a glimpse into the spiritual world and comes face to face with a demon they have a personal history with. I was not expecting that at all and was left thirsting for more epic battles and spiritual involvement between human characters.
The only thing I can think of that I didn’t like about this sequel was how limited Peretti was with the descriptions of the demons. In the first book he would give a full picture of how each demon looked based on their purpose. I think he did that twice in this book.
Other than that very small nag, I loved the spiritual battles, court battle, characters, themes, elements--pretty much all of it.
Definitely one of my favorite books of all time.
This sequel gave me exactly what I was looking for that I felt This Present Darkness didn’t have enough of and that is more spiritual involvement with the physical world. The balance between the human stories and the conflicts between angels and demons was perfect!
There were so many more elements in the plot that really made it more interesting. I had a hard time getting through the investigation portion of the first book. Not so with Piercing the Darkness. There’s a lawsuit battle involving a possessed little girl and a Christian school, a pastor gets his children removed from his care because of it, and a young woman on the run is the key to it all. In the spiritual world, Captain Tal, who spent most of the first book keeping a low profile, is thoroughly involved in the fight--plus, Tal’s soldiers are seen guiding, comforting, and protecting Sally Roe, the girl on the run, almost every time she shows up in a chapter.
AND THE FEELS!! Whenever you bring children into the mix--and unrightfully take them away from their parents--the heart starts to cry. Also including the death of a child and the struggle for self-forgiveness really got me. Had to pause while brushing my teeth at that reveal. One element I thought was so epic was how one of the characters gets a glimpse into the spiritual world and comes face to face with a demon they have a personal history with. I was not expecting that at all and was left thirsting for more epic battles and spiritual involvement between human characters.
The only thing I can think of that I didn’t like about this sequel was how limited Peretti was with the descriptions of the demons. In the first book he would give a full picture of how each demon looked based on their purpose. I think he did that twice in this book.
Other than that very small nag, I loved the spiritual battles, court battle, characters, themes, elements--pretty much all of it.
Definitely one of my favorite books of all time.
It makes for a very mediocre horror story. It sickens me that people still take this book as face value nowadays (yep, people actually believe that the world is like this).
3. 5 stars
“These humans are only of flesh, of mud, and I suggest there is one force stronger than their zeal for God: their own self-righteousness! We will make them proud, pure in their own eyes, vindictive, unjust judges over each other, and stir up such a noise among them that the simplest prayer will not be uttered!”
I read this book 7+ years ago and really enjoyed it so I decided to pick it up as part of my rereading project. Rereading this book brought back so many fond memories. Peretti definitely took a page out of his first book and used some of the same plot points. But I did like this book much more than the first one. The plot was much more enjoyable, as the characters and plots were more developed.
I once again love the glimpses into the spiritual world. It was an unique view and I have yet to see another book like these.
“These humans are only of flesh, of mud, and I suggest there is one force stronger than their zeal for God: their own self-righteousness! We will make them proud, pure in their own eyes, vindictive, unjust judges over each other, and stir up such a noise among them that the simplest prayer will not be uttered!”
I read this book 7+ years ago and really enjoyed it so I decided to pick it up as part of my rereading project. Rereading this book brought back so many fond memories. Peretti definitely took a page out of his first book and used some of the same plot points. But I did like this book much more than the first one. The plot was much more enjoyable, as the characters and plots were more developed.
I once again love the glimpses into the spiritual world. It was an unique view and I have yet to see another book like these.
I love this one. I felt that the plot and things were lot more intense, but the message still just as strong. Also, Tal and Guilo are back. Big bonus. B3 The villains seemed much more twisted and evil (Amethyst was creepy) too, which made the story more thrilling and intense.
I did think though that the writing didn't seem as good as the first book, but I still greatly enjoyed it.
I did think though that the writing didn't seem as good as the first book, but I still greatly enjoyed it.