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Last Believer Chronicles: Chosen Child
Anilyn Shaw
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Why can't I ever catch a break?! It wasn't enough that I was born into the lowest Caste in Chanro, and my family is one of the highest Castes. It wasn't enough that my life is over at 21 years old unless I can somehow get out of it, it wasn't enough that I am considered worse than the dirt that the other Magics walk on. Now, my teacher has decided that rather than live under the rule of the Master and Magic; which has been the rule for 6 centuries, she wants to follow a being called God, who has not been heard of for years! She's willing to go against everything that Chanro stands for, to stand up for God. She's speaking of crazy things, like forgiveness, mercy, and a person called Jesus Christ who supposedly saved all of us! It's crazy...isn't it? There's no way that it's true...is it? She wants to rope me into this and says that God's calling me for something more, but that can't be true...can it?
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Review
Demona is the exact opposite of happy. Her life
sucks! She was born into the lowest magical caste though her family is in the
highest. Because of that, she is destined for ridicule, she can never marry or
have children, and she is required to commit suicide at the age of twenty-one. Then,
her friend discovers a Bible hidden in the walls of their ancient home that
gives her hope and changes her attitude. Demona isn’t sure what to think about
her friend’s mysterious book, but when she is offered the chance to spy on her
friends in exchange for caste re-evaluation, she takes it.
The Last
Believer Chronicles: Chosen Child by Anilyn Shaw was quite different than I
imagined. It is set in a post-apocalyptic future where nature is nonexistent
and nearly everyone has magic. Christianity has been forgotten in lieu of the “No-God
Act,” and the people are united under The Master, otherwise known as Satan, who
fuels the magic, and his underling, Runua Judas. I would describe this storyworld
as “the epitome of evil” and I didn’t particularly like it. But I have to give
the author credit because she did a spectacular job creating it!
The plot was pretty good, though. It follows
Demona from her birth to the third most-powerful people on the globe to her
transformation and calling as a Christian with a new name. Chosen Child is largely the story of a young woman struggling
against God, evil, the society, and her own conscience. Because of all the
mistakes she makes, Demona is not the most likeable character, but she is
forgiven and changed.
Some of the other main characters were utterly
inspiring. Demonica/Ruth and Julia/Gabrielle were beautiful in their faith,
though not without fault. I found them the most relatable, me being a Christian
from a Christian background. I fell in love with these characters and long for
the following novel.
Also, there are a number of name changes. The
characters’ name changes represented their internal renewal as Christians. It was
a little confusing at first but I easily caught on because the characters’
personalities were so distinct.
Overall, I enjoyed this novel and would recommend it
to lovers of Christian speculative fiction and allegory.
I borrowed a copy of this book from the author in
exchange for an honest review.
As a side note, I voiced several characters in the
audiobook version of this book. Keep your eyes out for it!
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