Acolyte

Winter #3

by Keven Newsome

The FBI have never been this close to trapping Xaphan and they need Winter’s help to set their dangerous plan in motion. But Xaphan is weaving a trap of his own.

The Acolyte is unleashed…a demon, slaughtering its way to Sandy and haunting Winter with memories she would rather forget.

As her past threatens to tear apart the present, driving those she loves to turn against her, she must now face a far worse enemy alone…

Herself.

385 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 30, 2016

About the author

Keven Newsome is an author, musician, and theologian who writes fiction under the pen name Oliver D. King. With a music degree from William Carey University and a theology degree from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Keven has actively served in ministry as both pastor and worship leader. He is the author of the Winter series: Winter, Prophetess, Acolyte, and Mantle. This supernatural thriller series has been an award finalist for multiple awards. His short stories can be found in the Aquasynthesis anthology and Avenir Eclectia Vol. 1. He is also the author of We Are One, a non-fictional study on generational ministry (published as KW Newsome). Though originally from south Mississippi, Keven now lives in Camden, South Carolina with his wife and children.

Connect with Keven online:

oliverdking.com
www.facebook.com/oliverdkingauthor
coffeecupadventures.wordpress.com

Reviews

[Ralene Burke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been waiting years for this book, and it was worth the wait. Keven Newsome hits us with another action-packed, awe-inspiring, and emotional part of Winter's journey as a prophetess. Throughout the story, many of the characters aren't acting like the people we know, which confuses both Winter and the reader (in a good way as we want to find out why). He drags you all the way to the end! And then you find out this isn't a trilogy, but a longer series. Aaaah! :)

[Kristen Stieffel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riveting. Chilling. Once again, Keven Newsome has delivered an amazing story that stretches the bounds of the imagination. Absolutely incredible.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

The immediately noticable thing is that this story wasn't written in a prose style, which makes sense since Keven used a different writing system for this book. Maybe that's why it took three years to write?
Also, I'd noticed indecisions being redundant to the point of feeling more like a Hollywood horror flick than Keven's previous thought-provoking entries. Worse was that I'd started noticing some editing errors in the story, primarily in the flashbacks, forcing me to go back and re-read to see what I was missing and where.
Still, this was a good story and what I hope is the perfect set up for the final entry.
4.5/5

[Tracy Krauss · Rating 5 out of 5]

The novel was engaging and followed up nicely on the previous storylines. The flashbacks were integrated well and there is also enough foreshadowing for Book 4 to pique readers’ interest. The spiritual warfare theme and the paranormal elements fit well in this genre. The main protagonist, Winter, continues to grow and is an atypical heroine in that she doesn’t fit into a nice neat mould. It was also appreciated that the spiritual gifts are clearly presented as being from God, not something to be conjured.