Review: Fighting Darkness
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
The first thing I would say about this book is that it reads like a fairytale told to children. There is a narrator who occasionally makes comments and is also good at giving definitions and explanations where needed. The second thing is that while this is written somewhat like a fairytale, it is most definitely not for children. The evil is concrete whether it is being perpetrated by humans or extraterrestrial beings. In places it is downright gruesome.The story is about Gavin who, through no true fault of his own and along with his much beloved young wife, is brutally assaulted and then murdered by a group of thugs who he was unfortunate enough to have to work with.At the same time we have Saul, a very powerful demon. Saul was so powerful he took on Lucifer in a bid to be number one. Didn't work out well for him and he ended up trapped in a warehouse located on hallowed ground. So he's looking for a surrogate. Which leads him to Gavin. We now have a demon who wants out of his prison and one very unhappy soul who wants vengeance. It's a match made in...well certainly not heaven.To fight this darkness is Clara and a tapestry which her family has kept for generations. There have been stories about the importance of it but nothing has ever come of them. Until now. As Saul and Gavin begin their deadly games Clara is informed that the time has come for the fulfillment of the tapestry's purpose. The purpose? To save the world from darkness and utter destruction. Clara is understandably a bit overwhelmed. With her friend, Seb, she will travel her preordained path in terror, awe, anger, and a determination to set things right.This was a good story. It was a bit slow in places but it's made up for through the originality of the tale and a few surprising twists I never saw coming- which is fairly rare for me anymore. The ending made me think that there may be a sequel. If it happens there is no doubt that I will be ready and waiting to see what comes next.