Book Review & Giveaway – Venom and Song By Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper

I had the opportunity to review Venom and Song by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. This is the second book in the Berinfell Prophecies series.

{From the publisher:

Now in the strange realm of Allyra, the Seven young lords confront a traitor in their midst, a creature-infested forest, teenage fears and doubts, inexplicable mysteries . . . and the Spider King himself.

In a rigorous training program that makes boot camp look like Disneyland, the Seven must quickly learn to harness their own powers, work as one, and elude the Spider King's spies. But as the ancient Berinfell Prophecies are revealed, the Seven soon discover their training might not be enough. To stop the Spider King they must also unravel the secrets of the Rainsong, travel to a creepy, trap-infested fortress to find the legendary keystone, and lead the Berinfell Elves in an attack on the Spider King's own turf. An epic adventure with powerful messages about true strength, forgiveness, and working together as one body that will grab the attention of intermediate readers.

Learn more about The Berinfell Prophecies at www.heedtheprophecies.com.}

When I got this book in the mail, I simply couldn’t start in the middle, so I actually got the first book in the series, Curse of the Spider King, from the library and read that first.

The series is young adult fiction, and reads like it. The story is engaging and fun. It was a little challenging to keep up with all the characters at first, but as the story went along and each character developed more, it became easier. I have read a ton of fiction similar to this that was not “Christian”, so I thoroughly enjoyed that aspect of this series. It is still fantasy, but God and his Word are central to the beliefs of the elven race in the books. The writing is not as tight as I have read with some other books, but still very enjoyable, especially for the target audience of young adults. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, this series, and am looking forward to another book in the series.

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