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Kirkus Reviews: “the Penitent – Part II”

June 21, 2021A. Keith Carreiro

 

“Engaging characters star in this measured tale of spirituality.”

                                                                                                     — Kirkus Reviews

 

 

THE PENITENT

From the The Immortality Wars series , Vol. 2

BY A. KEITH CARREIRO ‧ RELEASE DATE: AUG. 18, 2019

“A teenager confronts adversaries with her newfound divine power in this second installment of a fantasy trilogy.

“Matthew Greatworth, a hermit living in the Western Isles, comes across an abandoned infant on a rural road. Seeing the child’s brutally murdered parents lying in a lane, he informally adopts her, names her Evangel, and brings her back to his forest home, The Refuge. When Evangel is still young, the hermit learns that God shows her things in her dreams. Apparent proof of this is her response when bandits abduct Matthew for the riches they believe he has. In saving her guardian, Evangel displays a “divine power,” which everyone, including the outlaws, sees as a miracle. Further miraculous events ensue after a friend at The Refuge disappears, and a search party can only hope to find him alive. Later, Matthew, Evangel, and some comrades visit a nearby priory, where they don’t exactly receive a warm welcome. Much more affable is a group of traveling knights who also stop by. Sadly, one of the priory’s sisters, evidently vexed by the knights’ kindness toward Matthew and Evangel, reacts in an unexpectedly ruthless manner. Carreiro’s sequel is deliberately paced. The author’s descriptive passages often linger on the environment, as with Evangel in a garden: “Birds flitted among the trees. A wide variety of hummingbirds zipped by her head and chased after one another in competition for nectar and dominance over the other.” There are instances of violence in the story, which has more than one scene of torture. But a sweeping theme of forgiveness shines brightly while the seemingly indestructible bond between Matthew and Evangel remains endearing. An extended dream/vision sequence at the end deftly ties this book to the preceding series installment and sets the stage for the trilogy’s conclusion.”

(maps, acknowledgments, character list, author bio)
Pub Date: Aug. 18, 2019

ISBN: 978-1-950339-27-3

Page Count: 323

Publisher: Stillwater River Publications

Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2021

Review Program: KIRKUS INDIE

Categories: GENERAL FANTASY | RELIGIOUS FICTION | FANTASY

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. As the sole author of the first trilogy, the Penitent, in my series The Immortality Wars, and as the sole proprietor of Copper Beech Press, I have a material connection to these books, as well as to the publishing press, I have just listed. Other than my previously stated novels and publishing press, I have no material connection to the brands, products or services that I have mentioned here. I am disclosing this information in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

© 21 June 2021 by A. Keith Carreiro

 

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