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Fourteen angels are cited in the Book of Revelation. The final angel brings forth the end of days, but only after humanity has gone through a series of trials to ready it for this event. However, what happens if the earlier omens that would trigger each of the angels are skipped, and the final angel is brought forth too soon, far before mankind is ready and ahead of God's plan? A secret faction of the Catholic Church, the Hetairia Melchizedek, studies omens and signs, hoping to protect the world from this ever happening. When a prophetic dream and change in a statue of Remiel, the final angel, occur, the society, including young priest Chris Mognahan, seek to find the incarnation of the angel on earth so they may work with her to prevent the premature end, and protect her from the evil Other that seeks to destroy her.

The Sounding was a far more thoughtful and exciting novel than I had anticipated. Following several introductory pages of the Book of Revelation describing the angels and end of days, the opening of the novel hits with a bang-a supernatural murder on a college campus. Alerted by the strangeness of the killing, Father Mognahan alerts the Hetairia Melchizedek, and, together with a mute monk, searches the campus for Remiel. They find her in the form of Elise Moore, a beautiful young student who has lived a quiet life hiding her supernatural powers from those around her.

Although Elise was initially a hard character for me to come to like, over time her character is expanded to the point that you can't help but root for her. Like Christ, she has a sacrifice to make to save the world, and as much as she'd like to give it up, she also knows that she plays a critical role in the survival of mankind. The other characters were well-rounded as well, and Father Chris is sure to be a favorite of many reading the book. It begins as largely his story, but transitions to focus on Elise and her struggles.

There is also plenty of danger and action in the novel. A being they refer to as the Other, the opposite of Remiel, seeks to destroy Elise. Somehow, it always knows where to find her, and it shows no mercy, tearing down whomever it needs to in order to get to her.

What I enjoyed most about this book is how entrenched it is in Catholicism and how much I learned about religion without it ever feeling preachy. As a non-Catholic, I love getting glimpses into the workings of the Church and its theology. We also get a great literary tour of the Vatican City, making me long to visit it in real life. Fans of books like The Da Vinci Code, and Angelology will most likely also enjoy the theology mixed with adventure and action at play here. And it's written much better than The Da Vinci Code.

My only real issue with the book has nothing to do with the story, but more with the publisher. I reviewed a finished copy, and counted at least seven or eight grammatical errors and typos (periods missing from the ends of sentences, using "they" instead of "thy" in two separate instances). Granted, that's not much considering the book is nearly 500 pages long, but it was enough that I noticed and wished that it would have been picked over more carefully by an editor.

I'm very happy that I was approached to review this title, because I probably would have never picked it up on my own. It's the kind of book that will stay with me long after I finish it, and I even ended up having dreams based on the story and characters, it got under my skin so much. I'm excited to see what Carrie Salo creates in her future books.


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The Sounding Carrie Salo 9780982477762 Books Reviews

I was on facebook one night, having just finished Stephen Kings 11/22/63 novel and was thinking about what to read next when I saw an ad on the right side of the page for The Sounding. I can't remember exactly what it said, but it sounded intriguing and I thought why not try it. I'm very glad I did. Its that rare book that grabs you from the start and doesn't let go until the end. It was fascinating to watch the main character, Elise, grow from an average person with everyday fears to a powerful being with a mission when she finally accepts her destiny. The interplay between the characters is really first class, and I quickly began to care about them, even ones I didn't like at first. Once I got into the book I started reading it really fast, and had to actually slow down because I didn't want it to end. I really can't say enough about it. I learned a lot about Catholicism too, as the book is steeped in accurate history. It even lead me to the Vatican website to learn a bit more about a few scenes. Rarely have I been "sucked in' as much as I was with The Sounding. If you are a fan of supernatural ... angels/demons/prophecy... then you will absolutely love this book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a great adventure.
My review

The Sounding by Carrie Salo was a fascinating book. It was quite difficult read in that sense that it had a lot of biblical referrals and referrals to Catholic Church. It was a book which took me almost a week to read, because I had to really concentrate to understand all the details of the story. And details were very important in the book. It was well written, interesting book.

Regarding the plot

The story is based on Book of Revelation from Bible, it's about prophecy of seven angels which will bring the world as we know it to the end. The Seventh angel is the last to blow her trumpet. The story is brought into contemporary world, where Catholic Church's secret society is checking up on the omens. Father Chris who is a member of the society is sent to a university campus to check a murder of a young student who is killed in a mysterious way. The story brings him to a young student Elise Moore, who is believed to be the seventh angel - Remiel, an angel who can save the world from ending. Elise has some scary skills and she is haunted by an evil demon, so she decides to seek protection from the church - from Father Chris.

Chris and another society member, monk Francis bring Elise to Adam, who is also a priest from the society. Adam starts to train Elise to use her abilities for the full range.

Elise's way to religion is hard; she has not been brought up as religious girl, but Adam is pushing her to keep trying to reach her limits - both when it comes to her beliefs and also her skills.

When the story develops, Elise finds herself in Vatican and meets the higher officials of the Catholic Church, amongst others also the Pope who will together with Chris and Francis reveal Elise her ultimate task - to assassin the person who is from David's blood and who will be coroneted as the King of Israel.

I liked to story. I loved the fact that The Book of Revelations was brought into contemporary settings. The book had many interesting facts about the Vatican and Catholic Church and the story about Elise and Remiel was fitted into the Book of Revelation quite nicely. I also enjoyed reading Elise's dreams - they were a thrilling read.

There were also things what I disliked. When the Other was in its demon form, it seemed unbelievable to me. It was too close to the demons in movies. The Other was very scary and spooky when it was not described exactly, and I liked that much more than claws and sharp teeth. The second thing which I had difficulties with was how quickly Elise turned to believer. I would have wanted to see more internal conflicts in the middle of the book - just like at the end of the book.

The ending of The Sounding was brilliant!

Regarding the characters

The main characters were well-written. I enjoyed both Elise and Chris. I liked the tension, friendship and forbidden love what grew between them. It was interestingly written how they learned to trust and rely upon each other. The supporting characters like Alan, Francis, Lorenzo were captivating.

I think religion as such was also one of the characters and so was Vatican as an institution. I enjoyed reading about both and it was made very interesting by the author.

Generally

The Sounding by Carrie Salo was a thrilling read! It's a must read for people who enjoy good thrillers with religious aspect and good characters. I loved it!
Fourteen angels are cited in the Book of Revelation. The final angel brings forth the end of days, but only after humanity has gone through a series of trials to ready it for this event. However, what happens if the earlier omens that would trigger each of the angels are skipped, and the final angel is brought forth too soon, far before mankind is ready and ahead of God's plan? A secret faction of the Catholic Church, the Hetairia Melchizedek, studies omens and signs, hoping to protect the world from this ever happening. When a prophetic dream and change in a statue of Remiel, the final angel, occur, the society, including young priest Chris Mognahan, seek to find the incarnation of the angel on earth so they may work with her to prevent the premature end, and protect her from the evil Other that seeks to destroy her.

The Sounding was a far more thoughtful and exciting novel than I had anticipated. Following several introductory pages of the Book of Revelation describing the angels and end of days, the opening of the novel hits with a bang-a supernatural murder on a college campus. Alerted by the strangeness of the killing, Father Mognahan alerts the Hetairia Melchizedek, and, together with a mute monk, searches the campus for Remiel. They find her in the form of Elise Moore, a beautiful young student who has lived a quiet life hiding her supernatural powers from those around her.

Although Elise was initially a hard character for me to come to like, over time her character is expanded to the point that you can't help but root for her. Like Christ, she has a sacrifice to make to save the world, and as much as she'd like to give it up, she also knows that she plays a critical role in the survival of mankind. The other characters were well-rounded as well, and Father Chris is sure to be a favorite of many reading the book. It begins as largely his story, but transitions to focus on Elise and her struggles.

There is also plenty of danger and action in the novel. A being they refer to as the Other, the opposite of Remiel, seeks to destroy Elise. Somehow, it always knows where to find her, and it shows no mercy, tearing down whomever it needs to in order to get to her.

What I enjoyed most about this book is how entrenched it is in Catholicism and how much I learned about religion without it ever feeling preachy. As a non-Catholic, I love getting glimpses into the workings of the Church and its theology. We also get a great literary tour of the Vatican City, making me long to visit it in real life. Fans of books like The Da Vinci Code, and Angelology will most likely also enjoy the theology mixed with adventure and action at play here. And it's written much better than The Da Vinci Code.

My only real issue with the book has nothing to do with the story, but more with the publisher. I reviewed a finished copy, and counted at least seven or eight grammatical errors and typos (periods missing from the ends of sentences, using "they" instead of "thy" in two separate instances). Granted, that's not much considering the book is nearly 500 pages long, but it was enough that I noticed and wished that it would have been picked over more carefully by an editor.

I'm very happy that I was approached to review this title, because I probably would have never picked it up on my own. It's the kind of book that will stay with me long after I finish it, and I even ended up having dreams based on the story and characters, it got under my skin so much. I'm excited to see what Carrie Salo creates in her future books.