Winds of Change and Skipping Your Bible Study: A Book Review

*Full disclosure: an e-book of this novella was provided by Permuted Press.

**Some spoilers be here.

Author: Jason Brannon.

You have seen them on early morning television shows preaching the word of God and now, you can read about Biblical prophecies in Jason Brannon's Winds of Change. This novella was released in a Kindle format by Permuted Press March 4th and this short novella of fourty-six pages is much like a Christian parable. Can this reviewer get a hallelujah? An amen? If you are not religious, you may enjoy the thoughtful characterizations and concise writing, but Winds of Change was a little too heavy on the Christian philosophies for this book reviewer.

The novella begins with what seems like a biological attack, in a small town within the United States. Bodies turn to ash, when exposed to a blustery wind and soon, you are reminded of the stories of Sodom and Gomorrah. In this earlier Biblical tale, characters were turned into pillars of salt, just for looking at a flaming city full of sinners. In Brannon's book, the character's instead turn into dust. The end is similar to watching Scott Charles Stewart's Legion, with two angels battling it out, for mankind's future. The result is a too preachy and a little disappointing.

Brannon has a knack for writing interesting characters and for creating an intriguing group dynamic. Descriptions are not overly wordy and the story develops at a quick pace. However, the ending and the reason for an apocalypse occurring in the middle of the US is a little off.

Before ending, certain characters reveal themselves to be slightly more divine, while the more sinful find themselves the subject of God's wrath. You see, mankind has been very bad and they require punishment. If you have sinned (and who has not), then your chances of making it out of this story alive are slim. Redemption comes through divine intervention. But, what fun is it waiting around for God's, usually harsh, judgment, anyways?

Fourty pages in and soon you, the reader, will begin to feel like you are at a Sunday Prayer meeting. If you do not feel this way, then you need to convert! Now, turn to Psalm 22. But seriously, the Christian messages are overdone and the conclusion of the novella is too spiritual and not supernatural enough. Although, spirituality and the supernatural are in the same hemisphere, this novella simply needed more believable horror. Skip this cleverly disguised parable for other more noteworthy Permuted Press releases (listed below).

Overall: 5.75 out of 10 (good writing, good characters, the use of Christian themes is overdone and the ending is ridiculous, skip).

Not all of Jason Brannon's novels are this religiously themed:

Jason Brannon's Official Website w/Bibliography

Winds of Change at the Permuted Press:

Winds of Change at Permuted

More memorable stories from publishers Permuted Press:



Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA

 |  |  |  |  |  | 

Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis by Email

Posted in: apocalyptic,biblical,book review,christian,jason brannon,motifs,parable,permuted press,preaching,spriritual book review,winds of change