1. Cloak of the Light, War of the Realms Series #1
    Chuck Black
    Multnomah / 2014 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Kara
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Book Review, "Cloak of the Light"
    August 25, 2014
    Kara
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Cloak of the Light, by Chuck Black, is a spectacular book. It is filled with both tragedy and triumph at every turn and opens the readers eyes to the possibilities of the spiritual realm.

    When Drew Carter loses his father at age twelve, his life changes forever. While his mother struggles to support them, even with the help of his fathers friend, Jake, Drew attempts to rebuild his life. Then a move across country makes it more difficult. When Drew begins anew in college, he is relieved. But an accident in the physics lab with his friend, Ben, leaves him blind and his friend missing. He believes life is essentially over for him, but his sight returns, bringing the ability to see spiritual beings that no one else can see. Drew and his friend, Sydneya Christian trying to encourage Drew, search for Ben in an attempt to solve the mystery of the spiritual invaders.

    I enjoyed this book very much. In fact, it was hard to put it down! It is action-packed and full of suspense. I loved Sydney and found myself applauding her for her choices, difficult though they might be, and Reverend Ray and his family were also much of an inspiration.

    I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Christian suspense novels.

    Kara

    I received this book free from the publisher and was not required to write a positive review.

  2. CTF Devourer
    CTF Devourer
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    He Can See Them But Doesn't Know What They Are
    June 11, 2014
    CTF Devourer
    CTF Devourer
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    "But his mind wouldn't stop buzzing.... Was he going crazy? He'd seen movies of people, some of them very famous and intelligent, who experienced hallucinations. How real were they to those people? Drew had never been so unnerved or scared in his life. If he wasn't crazy, then these invaders were real. And if they were invisible to humans, how extensive was their power? Could they read his thoughts...or perhaps even control them? He closed his eyes... If only he could close out the fear as well."

    Book: Cloak of the Light by Chuck Black, Multomah Publishers, 2014

    Genre: Supernatural/Speculative Fiction

    Target Audience: Boys 16+

    Subjects: Angels and Demons, Death of a loved one, Friendship, Faith, Love

    Summary: Life just falls apart after his dad's death, completely falls apart. The only thing left keeping Drew sane is the times he escapes into the wilderness with his dad's friend. With this help he manages to survive the rest of high school. In college things seem to go well — for a time. Then an experiment goes wrong, Ben vanishes and Drew... well, something strange happened to him. He's not sure what, but starting with the moment right before everything exploded he has been seeing things — some kind of invaders. He doesn't know who they are or how they got here but one thing is for sure: they want nothing but death and destruction for all mankind.

    Notes: The first in the Wars Of The Realm series, Cloak Of The Light speculates "What if an unbeliever could see the spiritual forces in the world around us? How would they interpret what they saw? And how would they respond to it?". Drew is not a believer and does not appear to know much about Christianity but a girl he is very attracted to is a Christian and gives just a hint of truth to Drew. By the end of the story he still has not realized that what he is seeing are angels and demons. The story is clearly building up throughout the series rather than giving answers in the first book. He does learn quite a bit about Christian principles of love and service from a church he gets connected with. The biggest spiritual content benefit to this book is the end. After the story is finished there is a very thorough discussion guide with verses explaining where each of the elements come from and pointing readers straight to the truth of Scripture. With that guide, my rating is a 5, without it a 3. I suspect the series overall will be a 5, just not book 1 by itself.

    Spiritual Content Recommendation Scale: 5/5

    Reviewer: J:-)mi

    Ephesians 6:12 — For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

    Thank you to Blogging For Books for providing me with a free review copy of this book.
  3. S Scales
    Texas
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Excellent start to a series!
    September 19, 2014
    S Scales
    Texas
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    As I was reading Cloak of the Light, at first I thought When is the action going to start?. Then I looked closer at the cover and realized that it wasnt a stand alone book (silly me!!) but the first book of the Wars of the Realm series!

    And what an awesome start is waswith well developed characters, an interesting story that opened up a mysterious unseen world of invaders, and YES even battles I was hooked (and I got this book for my husband). I am definitely looking forward to the rest of the series! We are also planning to check out more from the author Chuck Black, because, Yes, I was that impressed with my first book of his!!

    I really appreciate the authors note and the readers guide at the end of the book. The Readers Guide explains the biblical framework from which much of the speculation for the novel is derived. I hope you find it informative and helpful in your own investigation of understanding spiritual warfare.

    As a wife and mom deep in the seemingly mundane, repetitive tasks of parenting and education, I appreciated this book not only as a great read but also as a needed reminder and encouragement of what is important in this life! Thank you, Chuck Black. :)

    **I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for an honest review.
  4. Sheriff
    MA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Another great books for my boys
    June 2, 2014
    Sheriff
    MA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    It so hard for me to keep them interested(13, 16) but black seams to capture them every time! Thanks
  5. Iaci Flanders
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Where's the next book???
    October 3, 2014
    Iaci Flanders
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Chuck Black is the type of author that keeps one reading and wanting more at the end of his books. He knows how to tell a tale, how to put in enough action to keep the story line moving, and how to help the reader connect to his characters. Loved this first novel in his new series....so need the second book to come out....want to know what happens next!
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