Water Walker by Ted Dekker

Thirteen year old orphan Alice Ringwald has no memory beyond six months ago. The only life she knows is the new one she's creating, with the loving couple that adopted her and gave her new hope. That hope, however, is shattered one night when she is abducted by a strange man. In a frantic FBI manhunt, he vanishes. So begins Water Walker, a modern day parable that examines the staggering power of forgiveness and reminds us that it's possible to live free of the hurt that keeps our souls in chains.

Most of the story is the kidnapping and descriptions of Kathryn’s bizarre religion. Alice was just settling into her new life with her foster parents when a stranger, Wyatt, comes to their door and announces he’s her father. With only six months of memories and limited life experience, Alice offers little resistance when Wyatt kidnaps her and takes her to her birth mother who lives on a compound stringently controlled by Zeke in the middle of a Louisiana swamp. Alice becomes the centerpiece of their religion, spending numerous hours in ritual cleansings and surrounded by a multitude of rules.

This story is part of a series but can stand alone and be enjoyed; the main theme is that of forgiveness, a story of love, discovery, and secrets yet to be told with lots of twists. If you are a fan of Dekker you will enjoy this book.

I received copy of EBook from Net Galley, FirstLook program from Worthy Publishing for my review.

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The Chase: A Novel (Fox and O'Hare) by Janet Evanovich and Goldberg Lee

Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O’Hare. And this time around, things go from hot to nuclear when government secrets are on the line.
 
Internationally renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox is famous for running elaborate and daring scams. His greatest con of all: convincing the FBI to team him up with the only person who has ever caught him, and the only woman to ever capture his attention, Special Agent Kate O’Hare. Together they’ll go undercover to swindle and catch the world’s most wanted—and untouchable criminals.

This is the description from the publisher and caught my interest. That is about as good as it got. It read like a cheesy TV drama. Now from time to time I like to see or read something a bit fun. This book didn’t bring anything fun or new to the picture. I am willing to suspend belief so the story can move forward, but this story was just too predictable and was a waste of time. 

 I wouldn’t recommend it.

I received copy EBook from NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group, for my review.

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A Godward Heart by John Piper

John Piper’s latest work, A Godward Heart, involves helping fellow Christians to delve deeper into intimacy with the Heavenly Father. Holding tight to Scripture, Piper discusses personal experiences alongside other spiritual tidbits. There is truly something for everyone in every stage of their Christian walk.

It’s written in the style of how a friend would talk to you over coffee. It seems to be written with today’s busy Christian in mind. It doesn’t require a huge investment of time, just an open heart to hear God’s truth.

He makes it clear in his opening that this is simply a collection of thoughts that may change someone’s life. An enjoyable read with short chapters on a variety of random topics regarding the Christian life that is easy to read and understand.

A thought-provoking devotional and I would recommend this book. The chapters are not very long and each covers a different topic. Though the chapters are brief, they have real substance to them, as the author offers real biblical teachings about the topics he writes about.

I received a free copy of this EBook from WaterBrook Multnomah's Blogging for Books program.

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