Angels and Demons

by Jessica Cohen

February 21, 2012

@jessaco

Lately I've been more open to reading books from the Christian fiction genre. This particular book had an interesting name and an artsy book cover. While I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, sometimes I do! And it was a decently good choice this time around.

The book is about a young girl with a special ability to sense evil, specifically demons in those around her. While running from someone who wishes to do her harm, she inadvertantly drags her unsuspecting school teacher into a conspiracy of epic proportions. The teacher's life spirals out of control as he does his best to not only clear his name but save his student from trouble.

Brouwer tells a compelling story that held my interest almost to the end. In general, I find a lot of suspence novels wrapping the story up too quickly without as much detail as I'd like to read. I found this to be true of The Canary List. I did find the exploration into the spiritual realm and the world of demons and angels to be fascinating even if not completely believable. All in all, I enjoyed this read and would probably categorize it into a good "summer beach read".