Review: A Good Christian Thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
If you enjoy Frank Peretti, you're going to love Carol Van Atta's SOUL DEFENDERS. Steeped in a biblical base, the suspense is edgy and tense, driving the story with a clear plot of good vs. evil and an impressive gathering of characters.I'll be honest, I sometimes find Christian based books to be plain vanilla. Authors seem to skim over the elements that make sinners, well . . . sinners.  Flawed characters battle internal demons and walk a fine line between salvation and condemnation on the road to redemption. I think that makes them interesting. Others might find them offensive.So when I began reading SOUL DEFENDERS, I prepared myself for plain vanilla. What I got was so much more. The story moves quickly and sets up the battlefield early on, surprising the reader with a few unexpected twists along the way. Let me be clear, this is a story of angels and demons, and the small town souls who are at risk. It's also a great thriller. Yes, the dialogue sometimes sounded juvenile or naive but I confess, the characters wormed their way into  my heart to the point I was flipping pages long after I should have paused for the night.