BLESSED CHILD by Ted Dekker and Bill Bright

Okay, I admit it. I am a total Ted Dekker fan. I am slowly collecting all of his books. But Blessed Child and A Child Called Blessed, never seemed to pull at me. Through Booksneeze, as a reviewer, I decided to go ahead and review this book, since it IS a Ted Dekker book. There are a couple of things I want to point out. First and foremost, this story pulled at my heart. How the Bible says we are to "come as little children." Oh how, when I read this book, I felt I had lost that "little child" aspect of my walk with God. I have since then chosen to rekindle my "little child" walk with God. The book also points out how "if our faith is like the grain of a mustard seed" that we can do all things. Caleb was just that. He was untainted from the world, so therefore had a very close walk with God. Another aspect that I paid attention to, was that when he was locked up by Martha, his caregiver, she turned the TV on. The struggles Caleb went through and the slow methodical seeping into his soul what he had to listen to and eventually he succumbed to watching, put a wall up between him and his God. Until Caleb got on his face and repented, he was not able to feel the presence of his mighty God. This really brought home a point to me that too many times, as Christians, we let "things" into our homes that ought not to be there. Poor choices of reading material and yes, sitting and watching TV and wondering why we feel far from God or don't feel His presence like we used to. In this book, that Ted Dekker so artfully portrayed, was a life that we all should lead, like Caleb. Once the Christian world decides to make that step, and draw closer to God and feel what Caleb felt, it will take sacrifice. Giving up some things that we are reading, viewing, etc., to have that "little child" walk with God. I don't know about you all, but when I read this book, it made me yearn more for God and what Caleb had. And yes, you rest assured I will be reading the sequel. I urge you all that are reading this review. Read Blessed Child. But read it with an open heart and willing to obey what God is asking you to do. That still small voice. Thank you Ted Dekker once again for a wonderful spiritually insightful book. I was not disappointed.

LAST LIGHT by Terri Blackstock

From the first page to the last, this book got me to turning page after page. I have numerous books by Terri Blackstock and have loved each and every one. This book, based mainly upon the Branning Family and the Oak Hollow neighborhood and what happens when all the lights go out and there is no more TV, Computers, Cell Phones, Cars, etc. A very thought provoking book and worthy of total consideration. This book made me think "would I have the muster to do what the Brannings and other neighbors had to do?" Would I be complaining about my lot in life and why this happened to me? What was so good about this book, is it showed both the evil side of humanity and the compassion and giving of humanity. It all depends on what and how you choose to handle a "catastrophe." But in the end, was it really a catastrophe? Or a blessing in disguise? You, the reader decide.
Disclosure - I received "Last Light" for free from Booksneeze, to review. This is an unbiased review.

THE LIVING ROOM by Robert Whitlow

Robert Whitlow's book "The Living Room" at first was quite interesting, but as I got further into the book, it just seemed to be going no where. Usually when I write a review for a book, I give it mainly thumbs up. But for the life of me I could not figure out what the purpose and intent was for this book. This book zero's in on Amy and her family. The struggles of raising a teenage daughter and the need to fulfill her lifes ambition on being a writer. Amy quits her job as a secretary to a law firm to pursue her ambition for writing. Amy, in her "writing room" will receive dreams that help her cope in every day life. God gives her a peace and tranquility only He can give during those times. But, her dreams do start taking on a life of their own and showing her things that are going to happen. Eventually Amy goes back to work for the law firm she once worked for and through her working and her dreams, things take on a different twist to where her dreams are affecting where she works.

All in all, the book was okay. If you are an avid Robert Whitlow fan,you may be disappointed. I know that at the end of the book, I closed it and said "so, what was the point?"

DOMINATION by Jon S. Lewis

From the moment I started reading the first chapter, to the very last page,this book captivated my attention.  The author did an excellent job on immersing you into the characters he is portraying.  From the lovable Glyph to the demanding two headed Giru Ba, you are taken on a journey as three young people, Oz, Colt and Danielle join forces to fight the Thule, invaders from another planet, to save the earth.  I am normally not a sci-Fi reader, but because of the excellent portrayal of characters, I am now determined to read the other two series in this trilogy.  I was unfortunate enough to not be able to read the first two.  But, trust me readers, you can read the third in the series and not be lost on what has happened before.  I very much recommend this book to all out there.  Sci-Fi reader or not, it will be worth your time.  Very reminiscent of Star Wars even possibly War of the Worlds.