Book Review: Horizon -Soul Guardian Series By Kim Richardson

Book Title:  Horizon - Soul Guardian Series
Author:  Kim Richardson
Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Horizon is the third installment of the Soul Guardian Series by Kim Richardson.

We find Kara where "Elemental" left off in the Soul Guardian Jail of Tartarus in Horizon.  She is depressed and hears moans and groans all day.  The Counsel put her there and told her to wait... but for how long?

In comes a voice - someone she does not know, through a crack in the wall.  He tells her things that she needs to do and that her friends are coming to save her.  In come her companions, David, Jenny and Peter.

She's again put through the story of good versus evil but this time the lesson is much bigger and finds more importance, at least for me.  In the previous books, it was all about Kara and her "special elemental power" and how it always saved  the day.  This message said to me, "being yourself or having something others don't makes you an individual, with thoughts and actions only you can control".  In other words, SELF CONFIDENCE!  We also learn to trust our friends and there was a little "follow your gut" thrown in just for good measure.

The message in this book is timed wonderfully and compliments the previous books about "selflessness" or putting the needs of the many over the needs of the few or the one. 

This book actually moved me emotionally and in the worlds of reading, you really have to be feeling like part of the story for the emotionality to arise at the proper time.  I think this book will really keep it's target audience interested and above all, teach them the message the author is trying to teach.

Traitors are found in Horizon, shockingly, and a morale bubble is burst.  But there is always a good guy and a pep talk that gets everyone motivated.  The story continues to be a little darker through the whole book as well.

Asmodeus has made his "big move" but Kara finds her powers to now be her downfall.

Being a "Soul Guardian", or a "Guardian Angel", Horizon is what Christian's refer to as Heaven and the Netherworld would be considered Hell, where Asmodeus and his demons live.  We have yet to find or meet the ultimate "big guy" of "chief" as the books refer to the Christian God.  Whereas, the fallen archangel Asmodeus is so obviously cast as the Devil.  So you can just image the names the child of Asmodeus would be called.  This is also addressed -- Bullying.  As I said the bad guys have infiltrated and when they reveal themselves, they aren't nice about it.  Thus, another young adult problem is addressed but I think the message could have been better put or explained so that the target audience  figure out the "lessons" to use in their own lives, especially in these days of bullying.

 There are a few "PG" phrases spat out, a couple curse words here and there, but nothing the target audience hasn't already heard.  To read two books to get to this one worries me though.  The first two weren't as fast paced as this one, and so far, I think this is the best book by far.  So if you can hang on through the first two, your reward in is...HORIZON.

3.8 out of 5 Bookmarks

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