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A review by typotenuse
Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
5.0
It really is exceptional.
TL; DR: The battles between heaven and hell continue, both within the courtroom and without. Peretti has mastered the craft that is spiritual warfare in literature and proves it with this gripping thriller.
Again, Christian fiction is hard, especially when you have a variety of things that can go wrong. Granted, there are a lot of people who write mediocre books in the genre and you’re basically guaranteed an audience because some homeschooling mom will say “it’s good because the author is a Christian.” No…just no. There’s a pile of garbage out there, but Peretti proves time and time again to be the master. Piercing The Darkness is an improvement on everything from This Present Darkness and I cannot overstate how excellent it is, both as a thriller and as a mystery, plus the incorporation of the spiritual sense is exceptional.
Characters: Some old faces, but most new means that we have a whole new set of names and faces to learn and I was eager to see each and every one develop. I had my guesses and my theories on everyone and it was fun. Without too many spoilers, Tom and Sally are great focal points for the series and I really enjoyed Carrigan too. These characters made it for me, though we of course can’t discount the effect of the heavenly hosts and the crawlers in the dust. They brought the whole story together so well.
Setting: Bacon’s Corner is a great starter setting and the other locations offered enough variety that I was never bored. It’s well done, what else is there too say.
Story: I personally liked this way more than the first book. There was more cleverness involved in order to get people and plot moving. It wasn’t anything painful either. The pacing was great and I wasn’t getting unmotivated partway through. One gripe I think some people had is that ultimately,*SPOILERS* (but not really) evil was defeated, but not destroyed. That’s not the point; in Christian religion, the only true defeat of Evil is in the end times. Until then, we hold evil at bay.
Writing: Always exceptional; I’d say this book is even cleaner than the last. I have no complaints.
As I stated before, I liked this more than the previous book. I’m thrilled to have gotten through it again and this remains one of the best thrillers I’ve ever read.
5.0 🌟
TL; DR: The battles between heaven and hell continue, both within the courtroom and without. Peretti has mastered the craft that is spiritual warfare in literature and proves it with this gripping thriller.
Again, Christian fiction is hard, especially when you have a variety of things that can go wrong. Granted, there are a lot of people who write mediocre books in the genre and you’re basically guaranteed an audience because some homeschooling mom will say “it’s good because the author is a Christian.” No…just no. There’s a pile of garbage out there, but Peretti proves time and time again to be the master. Piercing The Darkness is an improvement on everything from This Present Darkness and I cannot overstate how excellent it is, both as a thriller and as a mystery, plus the incorporation of the spiritual sense is exceptional.
Characters: Some old faces, but most new means that we have a whole new set of names and faces to learn and I was eager to see each and every one develop. I had my guesses and my theories on everyone and it was fun. Without too many spoilers, Tom and Sally are great focal points for the series and I really enjoyed Carrigan too. These characters made it for me, though we of course can’t discount the effect of the heavenly hosts and the crawlers in the dust. They brought the whole story together so well.
Setting: Bacon’s Corner is a great starter setting and the other locations offered enough variety that I was never bored. It’s well done, what else is there too say.
Story: I personally liked this way more than the first book. There was more cleverness involved in order to get people and plot moving. It wasn’t anything painful either. The pacing was great and I wasn’t getting unmotivated partway through. One gripe I think some people had is that ultimately,*SPOILERS* (but not really) evil was defeated, but not destroyed. That’s not the point; in Christian religion, the only true defeat of Evil is in the end times. Until then, we hold evil at bay.
Writing: Always exceptional; I’d say this book is even cleaner than the last. I have no complaints.
As I stated before, I liked this more than the previous book. I’m thrilled to have gotten through it again and this remains one of the best thrillers I’ve ever read.
5.0 🌟