Cloak of the Light

By Chuck Black

Drew is caught in a world of light – just inches away from the dark

What if…there was a world beyond our vision, a world just fingertips beyond our reach? What if…our world wasn’t beyond their influence?

Tragedy and heartache seem to be waiting for Drew Carter at every turn, but college offers Drew a chance to start over—until an accident during a physics experiment leaves him blind and his genius friend, Benjamin Berg, missing.

As his sight miraculously returns, Drew discovers that the accident has heightened his neuron activity, giving him skills and sight beyond the normal man. When he begins to observe fierce invaders that no one else can see, he questions his own sanity, and so do others. But is he insane or do the invaders truly exist?

With help from Sydney Carlyle, a mysterious and elusive girl who offers encouragement through her faith, Drew searches for his missing friend, Ben, who seems to hold the key to unlocking this mystery.

As the dark invaders close in, will he find the truth in time?

My Thoughts: I’ve heard a lot about Chuck Black over the past few years, so when I finally saw Cloak of the Light at the library a few months ago, I instantly picked it up. While I was hooked pretty quickly, I kept waiting for something to happen to get the action going, which took a little bit. Finally, I got to the part where Drew’s friend messed up on the experiment, and after that there was no way I was putting the book down. 

The plot was so unique and so suspenseful! It was a mystery to find out who the strange warriors were. I also loved the realism of the beginning. I felt like, while I haven’t gone through what Drew did, he lived a normal life in a normal world. He could have been one of my friends.

Cloak of the Light brings to light that spiritual warfare is real. I highly recommend these books! My only suggestion is, get the second and third books before you finish the first one—you’ll need them!

★ ★ ★ ★(Story: 4/5)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★(Worldview: 5/5)