The Hidden Deep (Threshold Series) by Christa J. Kinde

Threshold #2

by Christa Kinde

Homework, football, apple pies, and ... angels? Harvest time is in full swing when Prissie Pomeroy learns that something terrible happened in her family's orchard. With school back in session, Prissie's best friends are distant, while Ransom and his friends won't leave her alone. As Koji and Milo introduce Prissie to the angels of Jedrick's Flight, she's drawn increasingly deeper into their world and closer to its dangers. A kidnapped apprentice suffers. A chained door bodes ill. A tiny angel makes a big difference. A battle line is drawn. Everything Prissie thought she knew is about to change ... again! 'He was trembling, which frightened Prissie even more than the pitch black. Crouching down, she made herself as small as possible against the tunnel wall. From somewhere in the darkness ahead came a sour note, off-key and unpleasant. She held her breath, listening with all her might. A dull clink was followed by a crunching sound that reminded Prissie uneasily of a barn cat eating a mouse. She cupped her hand around her little passenger and curled more tightly, hiding her face on her knees as her heart sent up a silent plea for help.' -from The Hidden Deep Praise for The Blue Door A fantasy with a wholesome message and down-on-the-farm twist. -Kirkus

Genres: Fantasy, Christian Fiction, Young Adult, Christian, Teen, Angels

Hardcover

First published April 23, 2013

About the author

Threshold Series - complete in 4 volumes
Pomeroy Family Legacy Collection - ongoing
Forsaken Sons Trilogy - ongoing

Reviews

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️

[C.J. Milbrandt]

Authorial reread. With voices. Because I can.

[Soleil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Continuing the story of Prissie Pomeroy and the angels around her, The Hidden Deep is the second book in the Threshold Series. Insecure in old friendships, Prissie leans on her new friendship with Koji and other new friends. Though when times get tough, will Prissie have the faith to stand through it?

...But everything is not as it seems, and evil is closer than anyone could imagine.

The Hidden Deep is a great continuation of the Threshold Series. I couldn't wait to start reading the second book in this series, and was thankful to have it close by. :) I really enjoyed this book, and again, I couldn't put it down! It was a great read and I really enjoyed learning more about Prissie, Koji, and Tameas, Prissie's guardian angel.
Exciting and you-don't-want-to-stop-reading book, what could be better?!


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[Ronia Larson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has just the right amount of thrill and adventure to get your heart beating a little faster than usual. I would recommend reading The Blue Door first, because that is the first one in the series and it makes it easier to understand this book.

[Victoria Pior · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Levi so much

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am enjoying this series more as it progresses. Well written andvery engaging. Get this for the preteen/teens in your life and you read it too!

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 STARS

The Hidden Deep is book 2 in The Threshold series.

This is a series that leaves you wanting to read the next book now. Which was okay yesterday when I read The Blue Door because I could start the Hidden Deep. Now I want to read The First Snow and I don't know when it will come out.

I like the angels in the book. The different kind and different personalities. It would bring me smiles if I had a angel playing with my pony tale. Prissie is in a bad mood when she gets to hangout with the tiny angel. No one else can see the angels at least most of them.

No one knows why Prissie is able to see and hangout with the angels. She is surprised when she finds out who is another angel is disguise as a teenager. The ending mystery was revealed and it was something I figured out real early in the story.

Prissie still is bothered by Ransome working with her father. She does not trust him or like him. She keeps treating him wrongly and it causes more problems. Her best friends are still choosing to hangout with the new girl over hangingout with her.

Koji and Prissie have all the same classes and are always together or most of the time. Still no one else in her family know Koji is really a angel. They do notice that he is different than other teenagers.

Prissie meets more angels and they come out to the farm to hangout. The angels are still looking for the missing angel. They are still fighting demons.

This has lots of action,drama,teenager problems,angels and life lessons. I liked it and plan to read more of Christa J. Kinde in the future.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review of it when I finsh by Netgalley.


Description below taken off of Netgalley.

Homework, football, apple pies, and ... angels? Harvest time is in full swing when Prissie Pomeroy learns that something terrible happened in her family's orchard---making it hard to focus on school, especially when her best friends are distant and Ransom won't leave her alone. As she meets other angels. Prissie is drawn increasingly deeper into their world and closer to its dangers. A kidnapped apprentice suffers. A chained door bodes ill. A tiny angel makes a big difference. A battle line is drawn. Everything Prissie thought she knew is about to change ... again! 'He was trembling, which frightened Prissie even more than the pitch black. Crouching down, she made herself as small as possible against the tunnel wall. From somewhere in the darkness ahead came a sour note, off-key and unpleasant. She held her breath, listening with all her might. A dull clink was followed by a crunching sound that reminded Prissie uneasily of a barn cat eating a mouse. She cupped her hand around her little passenger and curled more tightly, hiding her face on her knees as her heart sent up a silent plea for help.' -from The Hidden Deep Praise for The Blue Door A fantasy with a wholesome message and down-on-the-farm twist. -Kirkus

[RJP · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Hidden Deep:
Koji wasn’t sure why it had happened, but Ephron, an angel taken by demons, had managed to find him in a dream, and make contact with him.

“Koji, I need you to tell me more about your dream.”
“He was somewhere close. Somewhere dark,” the boy replied.
This was nothing new, but his captain nodded encouragingly. “Go on.”
“He was hurt. Frightened.” Koji’s voice trembled. “And he said he would keep your trust no matter what else was taken.”

After a few days, Prissie goes with her class and Koji on a field trip to Sunderland state park to explore the caves. But while the class waits in front of the caves to be let in, Prissie is alerted to the presence of a yahavim (the lowest rank of angels) flitting around. Knowing that yahavim need light to survive, she wonders why the little angel is flying into the dark caves. Curious and concerned, she follows the yahavim into the cave, with a tiny flashlight given to her by a classmate as her only light.

She flicked on Ransom’s flashlight and hurried as fast as she dared after the tiny sprite. Luckily, yahavim didn’t seem to be made for speed, and she was able to catch up. “Hey, little one,” she called gently. “What are you doing in here?”
He turned back to face her, and Prissie crooked her fingers just as Harken had taught her. When he hesitated, she asked, “Are you one of Abner’s flock, or do you belong to another flight? Either way, you’re awfully far from home. Well, probably.”

The yahavim leads Prissie deeper and deeper into the cave, and Prissie bravely follows. But soon enough, the yahavim seems to get scared, and him and Prissie huddle into a corner, and the yahavim leaves, gesturing for Prissie to stay put. Prissie gives him the flashlight, and the yahavim nearly bursts with thankfulness, before flying off.
Prissie is scared to be alone, in a place that even makes yahavim scared. But little does she know, something is hiding deep within the cave is the reason for a lot of the angel’s problems …..

The Hidden Deep is the second book in the Threshold series, and I loved it, just as much as I loved the first book! I especially love the fact that all the Pomeroys are Christians. I think this book is good for all ages.

[Gayle Pace · Rating 4 out of 5]

REVIEW

THE HIDDEN DEEP is the second book of the four book Threshold Series. After reading THE BLUE DOOR I was ready to start THE HIDDEN DEEP right away. In this book there are new angels which the 13 year old heroine begins a new exciting journey. Prissy Pomeroy was introduced to the spiritual realm in THE BLUE DOOR. THE HIDDEN DEEP brings out the sinister side which she comes very close to. I just loved the angels. They each had their own personalities. Prissie knew Koji and Milo, both angels. She meets others who are like them and she enters further into their world. They keep searching for the Observer angel who had been kidnapped.For some reason, Prissie is the only one who can see and be around the angels. Back at school, Ransom, her classmate is causing problems with Prissie and her friends.Prissie doesn''t like him and treats him bad.This is important to Prissie but much more is going on in the world of the angels. The author would put in little things that would make you smile, such as the angel pulling the pony tail. You can't help but smile thinking of a tiny angel tugging on your pony tail.The author brings out the reader's imagination. She brilliantly takes boys and girls ages 11-14 on a journey where eternity is hanging by a string. Ms. Kinde writes a story that the reader can relate to. They can place themselves in Prissie's place. Imagination can let you go and do anything you want. Ms. Kinde lets the reader do just that. The story is a fantasy but it's about a young girl's faith that stays strong even though she is unsure of her place in the world. The author incorporated a lot of real life problems and situations into the book, such as the problems teenagers go through and the things you learn in life. I would recommend this book to the young and the young at heart. I totally enjoyed it and I'm far from being a tween.

This was a good, clean, fun and imaginative read for anyone.

I would give this book 4 STARS.

I was given a complimentary copy of THE HIDDEN DEEP from the author, Christa Kinde for my unbiased review.

[JeanBookNerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Hidden Deep is Christa Kinde’s second book for her thrilling supernatural series, Threshold. When Prissie discovered her gifted ability to see angels, her world was immediately turned upside-down. Now she’s formed friendships with angels and is getting more familiarized with a world she never thought she’d be a part of. Despite the warnings from the other angels, she is eager to help when one of them goes missing. She will find herself in the way of danger and steps right into enemy lines. Even her human world has its share of troubles as friends are becoming more like strangers each day and her father is spending a lot of time with her rival, Ransom.

Prissie has gone through a lot of growing up since her introduction in the first book. Christa is able to transport this part of her life into descriptive texts and readers are given a full serving of her journey to self-discovery. Many questions still remain from her new reality. In a position of trying to discover her own place, she has to fully appreciate this gift she possesses and decide how she will use it and how she will contribute.

The style and feel that made the first book such a wonderful read is sustained in the sequel. The discovery of her ability was an intricate and focal point of the first. Christa brilliantly shifts that direction into a whole new light and delivers another angel story that is absolutely unique and amazing. Now that Prissie has accepted her new reality, the world that she once knew is now completely different. Diving deeper into the world of angels, she’s immersing herself into a world of discovery as well as new dangers. The Hidden Deep is heavily packed with action, drama, angels, and pivotal life lessons. Just like the ending of the first one, it provides you with a healthy serving of satisfaction while leaving crumbs to get a teaser taste of what is to come.

[Aelvana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prissie Pomeroy is still getting used to the fact that she knows several angels. But her life has been changing in other, not-so-welcome ways. Her best friend has found a new best friend, and that person hates Prissie. Ransom, the boy she can't stand, is also someone she increasingly can't avoid. Ephron, the missing angel, still hasn't been found. And the enemy is certainly up to SOMETHING . . .

Most of what I said about the first book is also true for this one. It's more of a quiet story of everyday life with angels. This book continues to progress through the year: the start of school, the apple harvest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and so on. It's fun to see the Pomeroy traditions for each of those, and a few extra events like dinner with all her angelic friends. That's not to say it's entirely without action, but the battles clearly aren't the heart of the story.

I like how the story also isn't shy about presenting Prissie in all her flaws. Ransom continues to be the most compelling human, someone who would dearly like to know why Prissie is dead set against him, yet not all that interested in being either her friend or her enemy. He just wants to have at least a tolerable relationship so that his employment with her father won't cause them to butt heads.

And I was very happy the guess I made about a certain character from the first book turned out to be right. Angels aren't the only ones interacting with Prissie on more than one level . . .

All in all, if you liked the first book, this feels like the next couple of chapters for that story. I rate this book Recommended.

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[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Prissy lives in a large, multi-generational family. They have an orchard, and also run a bakery. They are strongly connected to their community, and her story communicates old-fashioned family values. Her story is told through many family activities like big dinner gatherings, singing and working together, as well as they way they embrace their neighbors and the community around them.

Prissy is trying to discover her own place as she is coming of age. What talents does she have? What can she contribute? How will she decide which way to behave when she doesn't like someone or something that is happening right now? It is easy to see her young, teenaged struggle with these timely situations.

I chose to read this book because the description intrigued me as a story about angels living among us. I wanted to love this book, but the writing style was in the way. The book is just poorly written. The voice changes too often, and that makes the storyline difficult to follow. Whose story is this? I also found that many of the descriptive passages and even some of the plot development was contrived and showed inexperience.

The ideas presented in this book of Christian fiction were not well-served because of the poor writing overall. The story would have been better if the editing was more effective. I did read it as an ARC, so maybe there will be additional editing. It needs that attention.

[Sara I · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm happy that I gave this book a chance seeing to as how I didn't like the first one as much and thought it might be a little bit to young for me. Although the characters are younger I enjoyed this book a whole lot more. I'm not entirely sure why but I did. I think that the writing and plot was a lot better and even though I couldn't quite remember everything from the first book I remembered enough and quickly fell into what was going on. When I finished I didn't want it to be over, I can definitely be expected to pick up the next book. It's not the most exciting book ever but I really did like this one. It's also a nice peek at what angels might be doing even now...is your mailman an angel? You may never know. It's also a really cool vibe coming from the angels' parts int the story, I think everyone sort of believes in angels maybe even if they don't believe in God and somehow they're a little easier to comprehend because they aren't so...BIG. Anyway, the author did a good job writing them. It's as if they're almost human. All of the characters seem so lifelike and real. I think that the author really did a nice job on this book :)

[Lumin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second book in the Threshold series continues the story of 14-year-old Prissie Pomeroy, her family, her friends (angels and otherwise), and her enemies (demons and otherwise).

What has happened to the angel Ephron? Who is the attractive young man named Adin? And what is Prissie to do about the fact that her least-favourite classmate has become her father's assistant?

As with the other books in the series, 'The Hidden Deep' will be most thoroughly enjoyed by Christian tween- and teenaged readers. But an imaginative setting, engaging characterisation, and excellent writing make it worth reading for anyone who appreciates fantasy.

[Elayna Glover · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Hidden Deep by Christa Kinde brings us back to Prissie Pomeroy's world. As a girl who can see angels, Prissie still struggles to reconcile her world with this knowledge. She at least has her angel friend posing as an exchange student, Koji, to rely on. Prissie goes through many of the same things that we do in our lives. Seeing these struggles from a heavenly perspective brings a refreshing new look at them. Christa kinde weaves so much detail into her stories that you will have to read it at least twice to understand it all. This is another great addition to the Threshold Series.

[Megan Falconer · Rating 5 out of 5]

What if that strange guy at school is really an angel? I loved discovering new angels and other important things along with Prissie. The lines between the spiritual and physical realms became even more blurred and it was a good thing.

[Micailah · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Hidden Deep is the second book in a four book series. In this book we find that people (and places) are not always what they seem. Prissie learns many biblical lessons as she faces life's many problems. You'll fall in love with this book, and will not be able to put it down.

[Bookworm23 · Rating 4 out of 5]

im not goona lie but this book needs some improvement.like why prissie doesnt like ramsom. she only uses the word 'annoying'. but other than that i like this book. i look forward to getting the other books in this series(not much tho,btw)

[Nanette · Rating 4 out of 5]

the Threshold series was not what I had expected when I picked up the Blue Door...but I am so glad that I did!

[Nanette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 2 with this "idyllic family" and their angels. Not much action but who doesn't like having angel buddies.

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good story!!

[Awjtf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as good the 2nd time!