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Written on Jul 5, 2019
My rating is 3.5 stars
Beloved characters from She Walks in Power return in She Walks in Love to continue the adventures of the Spear. This story focuses on Cristiana and Jarin.
Spiritual warfare was again a prominent subject. The attacks of the malevolent warlock and his apprentice came in the form of very convincing illusions and poisonous spells which could only be defeated through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The adventure was interesting with twists and surprises. Not only were the events unexpected, the history revealed was as well.
I found the spiritual warfare aspect darker than in the first book. With a new apprentice to the warlock and the steward getting more desperate to regain the spear and the control over the estate, the attacks grew in intensity.
It was emphasized in She Walks in Power that the spear had no inherent power of its own, yet everything pointed to the contrary. This is again mentioned here, and yet Lady Cristiana spent significant time and effort healing the sick using its power. Although she didn’t have even the faith of a mustard seed. So that made it appear that it was the spear itself with the power, not God working through it. And, yes, that bothered me.
Overall, it was an interesting second book for the Protectors of the Spear series and it was very clear the author wanted to bring glory to God through her words. If you can look past the improbabilities (you are reading fiction, so I imagine you can!), I recommend this to readers of Christian historical fiction.
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I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.