Last of the Nephilim (Oracles of Fire, #3) by Bryan Davis

Last of the Nephilim (Oracles of Fire, #3) Reviews

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  Sarah

  2022 Series Review:
  When I first read the Dragons in Our Midst series not long after this book released, it quickly hit my favorites list. The Oracles of Fire series took me a little longer to win me over, but eventually, it joined its predecessor on my top ten (technically sharing a space, as you really can't have one without the other). But time went on, and my growing reading list meant I reread less, and before long, years had passed without my touching these books (except to occasionally take Bookstagram photos). And the question arose: were they as good as I remembered? Other favorites from that time had fallen in favor as I found other stories that I loved more and that rang more true and as I discovered other authors with lovelier writing. Would Dragons in Our Midst and Oracles of Fire hold up?
  
  In October 2021, I decided to find out. And as I delved into the familiar pages, I quickly found myself falling in love again with the story, characters, and themes, all of which were as excellent as I remembered — or, in some cases, better. Maturity on my part meant I could better appreciate certain characters and choices that had frustrated the younger me and that I could more clearly see the spiritual truths Davis weaves into every page of his writing. And books I originally didn't love — mostly Tears of a Dragon, Enoch's Ghost, and The Bones of Makaidos — I found I liked much better this time around because, again, I could better appreciate the themes, particularly the theme of sacrifice that runs so strongly through this series.
  
  It's bit interesting for me to think that in some ways, these books were published at the last possible moment that they could've been really successful, both in- and out-of-story. In-story, the increasing omnipresence of the internet and surveillance and just the increased number of people with cameras on their phones would've made it nearly impossible for the dragons and anthrozils to stay hidden (especially in the case of LITERAL dragons or Bonnie and her wings) — and that's not even starting on the events at the end of Circles of Seven or the merging of Earth and Hell in Oracles of Fire. Those were a Big Deal in the story; they'd be receiving hundreds of times more attention and panic today.
  
  And out-of-story, well, you can't get far into these books without recognizing that Davis isn't exactly subtle with his spiritual themes. Even compared to other books of the time, these books are saturated with Biblical truth, scripture, allegory, and messages — I would argue even more so than some books that were explicitly allegorical. It's even more evident compared to a lot of Christian fiction today, which tends to be much more subtle. But honestly? It's kind of refreshing to read a book that's so in-your-face about these things.
  
  So, do these books hold up? Absolutely. If you've never read them before, pick them up. And if you have read them before, well, don't you think it might be time for a reread?
  
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  2022 Reread Thoughts: I forgot so much of what happened in this book — or, rather, I didn't forget it, but I assigned it somehow to other books. It is very good, though, and I like it much better now than I did the first time I read it. (And, I mean, I still gave it five stars the first time, so . . . yeah. Very good.)
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  Tracey Dyck

  (Second or third read.)
  
  War is coming, and the heroes of the past seven books are gathering in Second Eden to fight it. Dragons, giants, prophets, oracles, warriors, healers, old and young...
  
  WHAT I LIKED:
  
  -Elam. <3
  -Sapphira facing the darkness yet again
  -All the action scenes with the airplane
  -Dikaios, because he ranks right up there with horses like Bree from C.S. Lewis’s “The Horse and His Boy”
  -Second Eden is a more detailed place than I remembered
  -Angel’s choice—I get shivers every time at that scene
  
  WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
  
  -The reveal of one character’s grandfather didn’t seem *quite* as important as everyone was making it out to be, but that could just be my take.
  
  Overall, another epic instalment setting the stage for one of my favorite books of all time, “The Bones of Makaidos”!
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  Joseph Leskey

  This was quite good. Somebody made a rather ignorant mistake, but it was still very readable.
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  Brooke

  Acacia is cool!
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  Njay.W

  I really hate to be so negative since so many people love this series but I just found this book incredibly dull and a slog to get through. Found the characters boring and plot boring at times. I honestly thought it was me and my lack of drive to read but it wasnt until I picked up other christian fantasy I realized how much I didn't like this book. I bought the last three books of the series, read the first and enjoyed it fine, read this and found it dull and will definitely not be reading the last book of the series.
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  Sedna Dragon

  A really intersting read. I must admit that some of the twists were unexpected but other I could guess. Having said that, the fight against the dragon Golioth deffinately worth the read. So I can't wait how this sequel series to Dragons In Our Myst will end.
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  ~Cyanide Latte~

  [REVIEW TO COME AT A LATER DATE UPON A FULL SERIES RE-READ.]
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  Brianna

  THIS WAS SO GOOOOOOOODDDDDDD.
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  Lilly W.

  I'm on page 187 and I really really love this book. You just have to make sure your paying attention because there are many different views and it go's to different groups of people and what they're doing at that time.Like Sapphira is with Billy, Billy's dad and some of the knights along with Shiloh and her dad and also Gabriel getting ready to go to another demension. Then Elam was just swooped up by Angel's dragon just before getting killed by a muskrat. Then Bonnie and her mom where on vacation and then Devin the "Dead" slayer sent them a message saying that he was going to kill them. So everyone is in trouble right now especially Abigail because she just fell down an almost endless hole followed by her mother ( a dragon) and Walter and Ashley. So When the others landed with the dragons help they couldn't find Abigail she is suspected to be dead.
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  Sofia

  I had mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I was disappointed because some of my favourite characters seemed to change in very drastic ways. The book was also kind of slow in parts, and hard to keep going, contrary to the usual fast pace that I tend to use while reading Mr. Davis' other books. However, I really enjoyed the storyline, and I cannot wait to move on to The Bones of Makaidos.
  
  The way that Angel's lie allowed the Nephilim to enter Second Eden really was one of my favourite parts, and it totally changed my perspective on lying. This book showed me that there is no such thing as a "little white lie" and a supposedly "little" lie can cause BIG problems.
  
  I recommend this book for any Christian fantasy lover, boy or girl.
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  Tori

  I'm actually starting to really enjoy this series. The writing style is still not my favorite, but I can follow it now and I'm really starting to love all of the characters. They have truly been developed nicely despite their unrealistic mannerisms, it works. The story is starting to pick up and I'm curious as to how it will turn in the last of the series.
  
  Also, I'm really beginning to understand parts of how my friend thought because of this and I've learned through carrying them around that more people read them as children than I thought. I really would have enjoyed these as a kid, had I found them back then.
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  C.O. Bonham

  This is not a stand alone book. If you have not read any other book in this series drop it now and go back and read "Raising Dragons." If you do not read all of the books you will be so very lost.
  
  For those of you who have read the previous books in this series I am sure that your curiosity will make you read this book anyway so instead of ruining anything I will just say that you need to be prepared for more multiple story threads that jump around and intersect in mysterious and confusing ways.
  
  
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  R.F. Gammon

  This book was a good sequel to the first two Oracles of Fire books. My only problem with it was that I couldn't remember who half the characters were and it didn't really accomplish much for the plot. It just kind of went on and on and on.
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  Magma

  ohmygosh! I can hardly wait for this book to be out! I SO wanna see what happens. fyi there is a 99.9...% chance we won't see till TBoM if Bonnie has her wings still....<.<
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  Jenna

  i cannot wait for this book to come out!!!
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  Bettie

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  Elijah S

  This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Loved it! Can't wait to read the last book in the series, "The Bones of Makaidos".
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  Julia

  I finished this book a while ago but it is still an awesome book!!! I am so glad that Jessica has the other books so I am now on the next series.
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  Meg

  Wonderfully crafted!
  
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  Nica Ara

  this is was very exciting,i wanted to share this story to my classmates