Title: Demon in the Pulpit
Author: Sarah Mason
Publisher: Litfire Publishing
ISBN: 978-1646741410
Pages: 78
Genre: Autobiography / Self-help
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
“One’s hopes and dreams are never over until it is over. Life can turn on a dime. Life is a roller coaster, and an unpredictable ride. You can only do your best and then you have to trust God with the rest.” – explains author and autobiographer Sarah Mason.
Demon in the Pulpit is an incredibly engaging book detailing Sarah’s life at the hands of a cruel and cold-blooded father. He was a two-faced man, delivering compelling sermons in the church where he served as an assistant pastor – and a brutal and abusive dad at home. His actions had profound effects on Sarah and her siblings for years.
This remarkable read details how the author tried to move past the trauma and the despair to create a better life for herself. The text gives the world a glimpse of what happens in some families behind closed doors. Sarah’s father had put up a flawless public facade that masked his insecurities and monstrous nature. She conveys disillusionment following the constant moving that her family made under her overbearing father which left her alienated and antisocial.
The author is raw and candid as she delivers through the chapters. One cannot help sympathizing with her and at the same time consider it amazing to see how she rose above so many obstacles. She makes phenomenal steps in standing up for herself and surviving despite the numerous pitfalls she encountered. Further, it was calming to read how she chose to entrust God with her life and view the future with a positive mindset.
Demon in the Pulpit has deep themes and the Bible verses are therapeutic, leaving readers encouraged rather than traumatized. Author Mason asserts that one should turn life’s lessons into positives. She stresses the need for one to refine their intuition to pick on other people’s abuse or neglect. The plot is fast-paced and my attention was captured from the beginning to the end.
What I enjoyed most about the book was how the chapters were well-crafted and divided into three segments: Sarah’s experiences, life lessons, and uplifting Bible verses. It takes the natural talent of a writer to interweave the three in one text. Demon in the Pulpit is an emotionally powerful, thought-provoking book. The title and book cover are suitable and relevant to the information in the novel. I will most certainly re-read this compelling text in the future.
With a satisfying ending, anyone going through tough times or dealing with psychological trauma will find this abridged biography apt!