A Walk with Heavenly Spirits

by J.E.Grace

[phyllish]

The concept of this story and the overall plot is good. A woman who had turned her back on God is restored and though she suffers great loss, she gains a family she had not known. I liked the fact that the author clearly has a love for the Lord and that she wanted to convey that through this book. I also liked the explanation of the importance of putting on the spiritual armor of God described in Ephesians. I value a Christian message in the stories I read and appreciate the fact that this was the goal of the author. The overall message was one of forgiveness and hope.

I had expected this to be a little bit like a Frank Perretti novel, with the “heavenly spirits” having an invisible yet significant part. I did not expect them to appear like Scrooge’s ghosts to deliver a message from God and then disappear. That seemed a little strange to me. Additionally, I did not agree with the comment made near the beginning that the spirits help many people to not stray from the path. That is not a Biblical principle. The Holy Spirit has that role in our lives, not angels. Their role is as messengers, not to keep us from sin.

The story was very difficult to read. There were many errors. It went from being written in one tense to another, even in the same paragraph at times. It also went from third person narrative to first person and back. Sentences containing statements ended in question marks. A number of elements were not explained well, and some things just simply did not make sense.

The story did not grab my attention or my emotions. Irrelevant details were added that didn’t contribute to the story and ended up detracting from it instead. (An example of this was the number of places where it talks about Allison taking a shower.)

Others have read this book who do not hold my opinion. As of right now, there are 4 reviews on Amazon that average 4.7 stars, so I leave it to you to decide whether to read it or not.


This review was originally posted on Among the Reads


I would like to thank Celebrate Lit for giving me this item. My opinion and review were not influenced by this gift.