“Angel Eyes” is the first novel in a new series Shannon Dittermore. The second installment is due in early 2013.
We are thrown into Brielle’s world, one of sadness, fear and despair as she returns to her childhood home after a tragedy. She returns to her old high school, surrounded by kids she grew up, having only been gone two years. However, the familiarities around her do not ease her feelings of sadness, grief, guilt and loneliness.
Brielle is instantly attracted to the new guy, Jake, who is not only physically attractive to her, but also seems to be able to relieve her despair. Jake seems to show up everywhere and eventually comes to Brielle’s rescue. As Brielle begins to learn more about Jake and his guardian Canaan, she is forced to open her eyes to the supernatural. Brielle and Jake find themselves caught in the middle of a Fallen One’s evil plain. Can the Angels save them? Will their faith be strengthened or broken?
While it is a work of fiction, the book has a strong Christian core and addresses some thought provoking questions about God and faith. While Jake and Canaan have absolute faith in God and his will for their lives, Brielle has no such faith and is not sure she can have faith in God when she keeps losing those she loves. Brielle’s spiritual journey in this book finds her asking questions so many have asked, through Jake, Canaan the other angels, and within herself, she finds answers to some of those questions.
The book was a nice debut novel for Shannon Dittermore, it held my interest and kept me turning the pages. The story hooked me from the beginning and I wanted to know how it would end for Brielle and Jake. There were scenes that were wonderfully written, you could just see it completely in your mind. There were some sections that were not as complete, I had to go back and try and figure out where they were or how they got there. That said, Ms. Dittermore has a wonderful flow and writing style that I think will get stronger with each novel. I look forward to her future works.
This book would be a good read for adults and teens. There’s no profane language, no sexuality, there are a couple of instances of non-graphic brief kissing, it does contain violence and **slight spoiler alert** the book also addresses the all too real horror of human trafficking. The author provides a resource link at the end to learn more about the tragedy that is human trafficking ways to fight it.
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