Review: Shadow Chaser by Jerel Law

Shadow Chaser Book Description:

Many months have passed since part angel siblings Jonah, Eliza, and Jeremiah Stone began their angelic training. As part angels, or quarterlings, the siblings joined other children of nephilim to begin honing their special powers.

In this third installment in the Son of Angels series, Jonah’s story comes to resemble a modern-day Job as he’s faced with trials that affect his health, strength, relationships, and most-prized possessions. As he and the other quarterlings prepare for mid-term exams, their powers are tested once again in the most fierce battle against Abaddon’s forces yet. Will Jonah’s faith in Elohim continue to persevere as he fights Abaddon in his hardest battle yet?

About the Author:

Ever wonder if the invisible things you hear about all the time – God, angels, the spiritual world, the power of prayer – are really…you know…real? And not only real, but huge, in a life-changing kind of way. So huge and real, in fact, that our very lives depend on seeing the unseen. Jerel Law wondered the same thing, and wondered what would happen if a couple of (seemingly) normal kids could see into this invisible world. That’s how the Jonah Stone: Son of Angels series was born.

Jerel is captivated by stories about redemption. He is a gifted communicator and pastor with seventeen years of full-time ministry experience. He holds his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (go Tarheels!), and a master of divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Jerel began writing fiction as a way to encourage his children’s faith to come alive. Spirit Fighter is his first novel, and part one of the Jonah Stone: Son of Angels series, published by Thomas Nelson. He lives in North Carolina with his family.

Age Range: 8 – 11 years
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 7, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1400321999
ISBN-13: 978-1400321995
Retail Price: $8.99

My Thoughts:

Jonah, his family, and the other quarterlings have already been through a number of great trials and battles, but the battle that Jonah faces now will be his hardest trial to date. He is now being personally targeted by Abbadon and many lives are on the line because of this. Jonah struggles with the burden that has been place upon him, but he’s even more concerned about how his friends and family are suffering because of it. His faith and his friends’ loyalty will be tested time and again as the story unfolds.

Readers familiar with the Bible will quickly see the parallels between Jonah’s trials and the ones that Job faced in the Bible. Because of this, you know that there will be grief and suffering involved in the story. The question is whether or not Jonah will be able to overcome the trials before him and allow his faith to become stronger because of it.

Shadow Chaser is the best book in the Sons of Angels series to date. It’s hard hitting and really makes you think. The story is also one of the hardest to read when you’re invested in the characters because seeing them suffer so much is not easy, but that is what makes this particular book feel true to life. It doesn’t neatly wrap up with a happy ending. Instead, it makes you wonder how the quarterlings will handle the latest developments in their lives.

Jerel Law’s Son of Angels series is getting better with each book. I can’t wait to read the next one.