This Present Darkness

Piercing the Darkness, This Present Darkness, and The Prophet by Frank E. Peretti. I finished reading all those and I'm left with wanting more. His novels are the kind that give me a sweet aftertaste. Um you know the thing about a great novel, a literature-prize-worthy type of novels, they left you with a disturbed, somewhat gloomy feeling. Most of them. Ones, such as my favourites, Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Those are great novels no doubt, me a great fan of the author and I very much enjoyed the story and actually out hunting for them if I'm tired of those chicklits.

But, it is different with Frank E. Peretti's novels. I felt *oh, this will sound funny and cheesy* warm and peaceful, albeit you get almost the same story weight as from those other more serious novels. So it's somewhere in the middle. I like it.

I was first introduced to one of his works by our cell group friend, back in 2010. This Present Darkness. At first I was a bit sceptical, especially when I knew it was a Christian fiction novel. I mean, in my mind it was expected to be a lousy, corny novel. But in the end I decided to give it a try, maybe even read a few chapters. So I borrowed the book. And, I was glad I did. This Present Darkness (as well as its sequel, Piercing the Darkness) are definitely a page turner, about a spiritual warfare that in physical life is actually the hidden agenda or often the wrongdoings of social issues that people molds and covers to make it look good and even acceptable. A deception. So in his novels, he presented this and trying to get the reader to think and go back to the truth, what is wrong and what is right.

Definitely a soul stirring book. Frank E. Peretti is a Christian fiction writer and some of his books have been adapted to big screen as well. Now is one of my fave author based on the three novels I read. I'll be on the next book soon (The Oath).