| An illuminated letter, long buried by the Church-fortelling a fellowship of men and women possessing powerful spiritual gifts-is the catalyst for a profound war that will bring either a new age of enlightenment or a darkness the world has never before seen. As the Gifted gather, gain strength, and follow God's lead, their enemies grow more determined to control them. Paperback: 400 pages Published: July 26th 2021 Publisher: Stonewater Books ISBN-13: 9780988547681 |  |
My Review
Their path is about to take a dangerous turn...
Well, I'm not sure where to begin with this one. For one thing, Betrayed was one of the longest books that I've read this year, clocking in at a little over 400 pages. And this second The Gifted book is dark, really dark. I think Lisa T. Begren was channeling a little Tolkein with this one in that the middle book just seems to spiral down into darkness and towards hopelessness. But yet it's not, there has never been more hope for The Gifted than when they are Betrayed from without and within. Trust me, Lisa T. Bergren takes her 15th century mismatched group of characters, not to mention readers, to the brink of despair. But....
That but is an important word, it really is. The story may seem dark and full of doom and despair but it also has one of the strongest messages of clinging to hope and faith that I've ever read in a fiction book. There were times I had to set the book aside for awhile to simply digest the powerful truths of God still being there even in our most terrifying and painful times. We may falter but He never leaves us. I also strongly applaud any fiction author who takes on spiritual warfare and through storytelling gives readers some basic tools for their own battles.
Lisa T. Bergren packed a lot into the 400 pages of Betrayed. Some of it I'm still pondering. The historical aspects of the story were done very well and I could easily visualize 15th century Italy. The only thing that jarred me out of it a little bit was the overuse of the word 'mayhap'. I was also very impressed yet again with how the author included so much of the people's very real beliefs of that time to shine through without coloring them with modern rationalism. People were closer to the spiritual realm back then and I appreciated how that was accurately portrayed.
You definitely need to read The Gifted series in order and now that I've finished the first two books I'm a bit anxious to find out how it all finally turns out in book three. Will they all survive? Will a certain villain be truly vanquished? What about Gianni and Daria? But, I have to wait to find that all out, hopefully not too long...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Betrayed by Lisa T. Bergren a 4 Bark rating.
Well, I'm not sure where to begin with this one. For one thing, Betrayed was one of the longest books that I've read this year, clocking in at a little over 400 pages. And this second The Gifted book is dark, really dark. I think Lisa T. Begren was channeling a little Tolkein with this one in that the middle book just seems to spiral down into darkness and towards hopelessness. But yet it's not, there has never been more hope for The Gifted than when they are Betrayed from without and within. Trust me, Lisa T. Bergren takes her 15th century mismatched group of characters, not to mention readers, to the brink of despair. But....
That but is an important word, it really is. The story may seem dark and full of doom and despair but it also has one of the strongest messages of clinging to hope and faith that I've ever read in a fiction book. There were times I had to set the book aside for awhile to simply digest the powerful truths of God still being there even in our most terrifying and painful times. We may falter but He never leaves us. I also strongly applaud any fiction author who takes on spiritual warfare and through storytelling gives readers some basic tools for their own battles.
Lisa T. Bergren packed a lot into the 400 pages of Betrayed. Some of it I'm still pondering. The historical aspects of the story were done very well and I could easily visualize 15th century Italy. The only thing that jarred me out of it a little bit was the overuse of the word 'mayhap'. I was also very impressed yet again with how the author included so much of the people's very real beliefs of that time to shine through without coloring them with modern rationalism. People were closer to the spiritual realm back then and I appreciated how that was accurately portrayed.
You definitely need to read The Gifted series in order and now that I've finished the first two books I'm a bit anxious to find out how it all finally turns out in book three. Will they all survive? Will a certain villain be truly vanquished? What about Gianni and Daria? But, I have to wait to find that all out, hopefully not too long...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Betrayed by Lisa T. Bergren a 4 Bark rating.
(I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
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