"In The Eyes Of Madness" Review

Growing up as a young man, I spent countless hours reading many different action novels, especially Christian supernatural action thrillers. On my bookshelf sits a few different Frank Peretti novels, and many more novels written by Ted Dekker have filled my imagination for years; those two authors have been the standard for what a Christian supernatural action thriller should be.

Recently, In The Eyes Of Madness by Michael Pang came across my radar, and after initially being turned off in the very beginning of the story, the action took off in a manner resembling a bull in a china shop. What started out as a chore turned into an all-nighter as I was unable to put down the book, and read it through in one sitting.

The story starts out innocently enough as Declan Peters is enjoying another day at the Central Florida Behavior Center, where his mom has been held for years after trying to drown him when he was seven years old. Before he knows it, he's attacked by a demon-possessed patient, and Declan starts to exhibit supernatural abilities.

On the other side of the story, Tristian and Zoe Sullivan, a brother and sister pair of half-angel, half-human demon hunters, find out that their parents were found dead in Florida, and they travel to find out what happened. After confirming that their parents were indeed dead, Zoe ends up going to a club and getting attacked by a demon-possessed club owner. Declan and his friends happen to be there, and an all-out brawl ensues, which ends up leading to an adventure whose details I want to leave to the reader to explore for themselves.

While the characters in the story feel like stereotypes of the genre, and while the story is somewhat predictable, the faster-than-the-human-eye-can-detect pace and violent nature of the action reminded me of some of the fights from Dragonball Z. Ultimately, the action was so crazy that I kept turning the page to see what would happen next; before I knew it, I had finished reading the book.

In conclusion, whatever In The Eyes Of Madness lacks in character originality, it more than makes up for in sheer, psychotic action. If you're looking for an exciting Christian action thriller to fill up your night, then take a peek In The Eyes Of Madness.

FINAL GRADE:  B+

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