Sheep Review: The Gospel of the Font by Faith Naff

The Gospel of the Font

by Faith Naff 

June 19, 2016

240 pages

Archaeologist Faith Meade has always held belief in science, not God. However, when her team journeys to a mysterious cavern in the Egyptian desert, she'll make a discovery that changes her entire life, and the fate of the world. The unearthing of a mysterious book, seemingly written by Lucifer, becomes the catalyst for Armageddon, as heaven and hell wage war to control its power. Faith also learns that Lucifer has chosen her for a very important task. She is to tempt mankind once again with the fruit of Eden as the Antichrist, a role that turns out to be far different from anything anyone has ever believed.

What an interesting read this was. When most people think of the Antichrist, they envision someone evil trying to tempt people into evil doings. But what if the Antichrist wasn’t an evil minion of Lucifer, but an intelligent young woman who has a strong sense of right and wrong? The author cleverly wove together a modern telling of the temptation of Eve with the apple of knowledge and the rise and fall of Jesus in the eyes of masses. While the story touches on the role of all religions in the history of man, it is ultimately about free will and making your own choice vs. letting someone else make them for you. I should definitely point out that this is not Christian literature and there is no romance. It is a supernatural thriller!

It is written in the first person POV of Faith Meade. She is a young archaeologist with an insatiable appetite for knowledge. She may be foul-mouthed and rough around the edges, but I liked her attitude. The author did a good job of showing her transformation from self-centered to self-sacrificing. I really liked the loyal and solid relationship between her and her best friend Tim. Unfortunately some of the secondary characters weren’t given enough depth for me to care about them too much. They were kind of there to perform a job in the story but didn't add much else.

There was tons of action and suspense (hello, Armageddon! And you won’t believe who is responsible!) that had me turning the pages as well as parts that made me think ‘what if…’ and smile at the insightful points being made. I don’t feel the writer has come into his full potential yet, but he is definitely on his way. There were some plot issues, but not enough to take away the enjoyment of the story. I think if the author had the editing resources available through a traditional publisher this book would have been a 5 sheep read.

All that being said, I was entertained and surprised by the subject and moral of the story.

3.5 “now you see it, now you don’t!” Sheep

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“People always ask me how I come up with my stories. I just tell them that it’s a matter of having A.D.D and putting it to good use.” — Faith Naff

Sheep Book Review: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione

Immortal Rider, by author Larissa Ione, is the second novel in her Lords of Deliverance series. Most folks might run and hide from the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse but I'd run straight into their fearsome arms. These men are Hot with a capital H, and when you combine Larissa's uncanny ability to write top quality literature, you have yourself one heck of a party!

Plot:

The signs are everywhere...disastrous world events. Evil rising up, unleashed upon the innocent. The prophecies were there...but no one listened. Until now. The time has come for those who can either usher in Doomsday...or prevent it. They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Arik Wagner, a soldier with the U.S. Army's paranormal unit, the R-XR, kissed a girl and liked it. And then he went to hell as punishment. Where he's spent weeks being tortured...and plotting revenge.

Limos, Horsewoman of the Apocalypse, isn't your average girl. She's immortal, dangerous, and her fiancé is Satan himself. In a moment of weakness, she gave in to her desire and kissed Arik, triggering her fiancé's wrath - and his claim on her. In order to save Arik, and the world, Limos must make a dangerous pact with her recently turned evil brother, Pestilence. A deal that might just cost her her soul...and her heart.

For those of you that don't know, I fell in love with Larissa's Demonica series a long time ago. So when she started this spin-off series to Demonica, I knew that I had to jump on board. Book one in the LOD series, Eternal Rider, sold me lock stock and smokin' barrel all because of uber man muffin Ares. *dreamy sigh* That man is one of my fav alpha males from the vast number of books I read. That being said, I was a little concerned going into this story with Limos being the focal character. The sister to the three kickass Horseman brothers has big shoes to fill, but Limos brings the girl power with a vengeance! She's one tuff chick who enjoys a lot of pain with her pleasure. I can dig it. *winks*

Forced to wear a chastity belt for the last three thousand years, Limos is well past due for some romps in the stables. But when your betrothed is Satan himself, getting some action isn't going to be that easy. Limos wants to get her freak on with Mr. beef candy land in the form of military heart-throb Arik. (Sir! Yes, Sir!) BUT with a history of lies and deceit this means Limos has some serious patching up to do with her family. Will she be able to stop all the lying when it's become a habit of survival over the centuries? I'm not telling! As the reader you really are pulling for Limos but things get heated in the book and the path ahead looks bleak and unsure. I gotta hand it to Arik for being the type of man who can understand the "crazy" yet still he's ready to die for his woman.

Larissa puts together some of the most incredible stories with a ton of interesting dialog between characters. Ultimately it gives her books a stamp of believability. Immortal Rider also has tons of action-packed fighting with blood and guts for those that love some gore in there adventure stories. These are not the boring type of books I can't really stomach reading, these are a nonstop journey in the world of the Lords.

I'm going to recommend to newbies that you start with either book one of this series or even go back to the Demonica series and work through those first. There's a bunch of cross-over characters from those books, which for folks that are up to date with Larissa's works is a great thing. Not that you CAN'T enjoy this book but a few things are mentioned with little or no explanation in THIS story. Those details have been talked about throughly in previous books. I think readers would understand the series as a whole better if you read them in order. So it's good for the fans, but a little tuff for new guys in certain areas.

I did get a nice hunk of Ares, so hats off to Larissa for keeping the previous characters still VERY involved in the continuing series.

Getting 4 and 1/2 Ares humping Sheep

KD