The Soulkeepers is a decent length especially for an e-book. It can be really hard to make this work without using a heading too obscure or one that gives the game away. I’ve not read a lot of novels with chapter sub-headings. The sub titles became a little problematic much later in the novel when they started to give hints at the storyline. Ching gives each chapter a sub heating (Chapter 1 The Boy Who Died). This made a pleasant change because much of what I’ve read recently has involved a non-linear narrative. The chapters are written in chronological order. I like the way Ching structures The Soulkeepers. I now need to read the other books in the series. I love the battle at the end between the fallen angels (watchers) and Jacob and his fellow warriors of God. There are religious overtones to the mythology offered in The Soulkeepers but Ching never gets preachy. I liked the strange world Ching created populated by fallen angels and warriors of God. Ching is a good writer and The Soulkeepers is very well written. I thought it was much better than the last YA fiction I read, Promise (Soul Savers 1). But soon Jacob finds himself trapped in a web of half-truths, and questions her motives for helping him. He agrees to her demands, desperate for any clue to the mystery of his mother’s disappearance. But in exchange she requires Jacob to train as a Soulkeeper, a protector of human souls. A beautiful and mysterious neighbour offers to use her unique abilities to help him find his mom. When fifteen-year-old Jacob Lau is pulled from the crumpled remains of his mother’s car, no one can explain why he was driving or why the police can’t find his mother’s body. This was a free e-book from BLURB FROM THE COVER TITLE: THE SOULKEEPERS (THE SOULKEEPERS 1)
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