Greg Mitchell weaves a tale full of suspense that grabs hold and doesn’t let go until the very last page. Overall, I really enjoyed it. The bogeyman was creepy, just as he should be. The characters were convincing, though some may have been a bit stereotypical. And Mr. Mitchell is a fine writer. However, I did come away from the book feeling a bit unsatisfied. Part of that may be the cliffhanger ending, which left me unsure of what exactly just happened – and wanting to know what comes next! But I think it was a little more than just that.
I found myself slightly disturbed throughout the book at the ease with which the demon was able to affect the physical world – namely, in committing murders. I’ve heard this book compared to Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, but unless my memory deceives me – which it might, it’s been a while – the mechanism from that book involved demons working through people, without crossing the physical barrier. I guess that’s more how I imagine spiritual warfare to work (not that I’m an expert or anything). So a demon who is able to cross the physical barrier into our world and murder people bothers me a bit.
But, like I said, I did enjoy the book and would recommend it to anyone looking for some good suspense without all the baggage that normally goes along with the mainstream horror genre.
Check out the rest of the tour: Noah Arsenault - Red Bissell - Kathy Brasby - Grace Bridges - Beckie Burnham - CSFF Blog Tour - Amber French - Tori Greene - Katie Hart - Bruce Hennigan Timothy Hicks - Jason Joyner - Carol Keen - Inae Kyo - Emily LaVigne - Shannon McDermott - Matt Mikalatos - Rebecca LuElla Miller - Gavin Patchett - Andrea Schultz - Kathleen Smith - Donna Swanson - Jessica Thomas - Steve Trower - Fred Warren - Dona Watson - Phyllis Wheeler
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.