Author: C. S. Lakin
Published By: AMG Publishers
Age Recommend: YA
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Raven Rating: 4
Blog Review For: Great Minds Think Aloud

Review:

"The Land of Darkness" (The Gates of Heaven # 3) by C. S. Lakin was a very good read and happens to be Ms Lakin third in a series "following the quest of a twelve year old girl named Jadiel and her unlikely companion, a woodworking apprentice who is obsessed with finding a legendary bridge."

In this novel you will find it a very enjoyable read seeing suspense, drama, morality and even emotion. This good vs evil that steals men's souls...was just greatly delivered to the reader along with the Scriptures in this novel was simply wonderful. As a matter of fact I see that this novel was a 'fairy-tale, fantasy quest and a Biblical allegory.'

One can clearly see the authors has a wonderful imagination and really does a great job at putting this all to paper for us readers to simply enjoy.

I would definitely recommend "The Land Of Darkness" to anyone because I feel like it will offer you family, friendship, love and faith. So, I would recommend "The Land of Darkness" as a good read. ( )

Not just a fairy tale but also lessons of moral principles that ring true.

Another great page turner in the C.S. Lakin series; The Land of Darkness is a remarkable fairy tale. I opened this book and was immediately carried away to an unknown land rich in color, dimension and detail, so realistic I soon forgot I was reading. I am new to the fairy tale genre and this is the second book in the C. S. Lakin series I have read. I never thought I would enjoy this type of story however C. S. Lakin has made that possible with her writing style. The characters in Lakin's books are always interesting yet never boring. Lakin weaves together tales which hold significance in real life and yet are very easy to understand. The Land of Darkness carries the reader through riddles along the way, these riddles which have been scattered throughout the story grab the reader and pulls them in. I found myself as I read fully engaged in these riddles and trying to figure out what they might mean. Some of the riddles I connected to bible scripture and that is clear at the end of the story. This being another reason why I love the writing of Lakin. I am not one for tales of sorcery, witchcraft and evil depicted in fairy tales which is the reason for my avoidance of them. Don't get me wrong as the Land of Darkness does contain it's share of evil characters, but they don't give you nightmares. They are certainly G-rated and this is a book I would even recommend to the young teen. The Land of Darkness is about love, family, friendship and most importantly faith. This tale carries with it transcending morals and life lessons that would benefit any reader whatever their life experiences may be. ( )