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Spirit Fighter (2012)

by Jerel Law(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1400318432 (ISBN13: 9781400318438)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Thomas Nelson Publishers

series

Son of Angels

review 1: Review:Protagonists: This book focuses on Jonah and Eliza Stone who find out that they are descended from a fallen angel and that they have inherited angelic powers, which they need to use to rescue their recently captured mother. Their family has always been a God fearing one and when the children are tasked with this mission they go into with knowledge that with God on their side they cannot lose. The character development of these characters mainly comes from the doubt the children get in God and His plan, and they need to learn that whatever God does or lets happen he uses that for the greater good.This is exclusively Middle-Grade: Unlike other Middle Grade series I've reviewed and featured on this blog, such as the Ascendance trilogy or a Rick Riordan series, this ser... moreies is not something that I would consider "all-ages." While overall I found the story enjoyable, the writing is most definitely geared towards children between the ages of seven and thirteen. This really sucked as I was hoping for something a bit more universal.World-Building: Like I said above this book is based largely in Christianity with some angel lore thrown in to create this fantastical adventure. In this world, when a Fallen One has a child with a human that child is a nephilim, and if that nephilim has a child with a human their children become one quarter angel, and so on. This is the first series I've read where the nephilim trait can dilute and become less powerful with each generation.Predictability: With this being a Middle Grade book, the surprises planned for the reader were fairly easy to guess ahead of time. This didn't necessarily ruin the book in any way, but it would have been great if there were a few more complicated twists, or more cleverly disguised ones. There were a few moments that I was surprised by some more spontaneous moments.Ending: The ending was fairly predictable as it fits with most Middle Grade formulas, where the initial threat is gone, but there are storm clouds on the horizon that can threaten the Stone family and the world as a whole. The lesson learned in the series is that there's nothing to fear with God by your side, so the ending has a pretty triumphant ring to it.Rating:This was a great example of Christian literature mixed with fantastical themes, but it was hard for me to be fully engaged in the story I'm not sure if this is because it was too exclusively marketed to a younger audience, or if the writing wasn't great, either way if Middle Grade books aren't your thing I'm sure you could find a child in your life who would thoroughly enjoy this book and the subsequent novels in its series.
review 2: Spirit Fighter is about Nephilim Angels. The Nephilim are the offspring of Fallen Angels and humans. Eleanor, a Nephilim, is married to Benjamin, a minister. Eleanor is captured by fallen angels. It is up to her two oldest children, Jonah and Eliza (quarterling) to come to her rescue. They are assisted by Henry, the family Guardian Angel, and Archangels.Jerel Law is a minister and is obviously well versed in Scripture. Scripture is found throughout the story. It seems a little odd to me that the family referred to God as Elohim, an Old Testament name for God but got used to that usage. less

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