Rachelle Dekker

This is a difficult book to review because I have so many mixed feelings about it. So to make it a little more understandable, here is a list of everything I noticed.
-Unique Plot, I have not read any book similar to this at all and I did like the imagery
-Drew me in but didn't hook me, sounds like an oxymoron, right? Well, I wanted to keep reading this but it didn't draw me in emotionally.
-Two-Dimensional Characters, maybe it was just because these characters were experiencing so many different things that what happens in normal, everyday life, but I could not connect to them at all.
To sum everything up, this was the first book I have read by either Dekker and I'm not sure if I will be reading more because this one was a bit of a letdown.

Rating: 3 Stars
Content: 3 Stars

*I received a complimentary copy of this novel from the author. All thoughts are my own and a positive review was in no way required.… (altro)

I was impressed! To be honest, I was a bit disappointed by The Girl Behind the Red Rope, which was written by Rachelle and her father, Ted Dekker.
First things first, I really liked the characters. They were all so complex and I could just feel their emotions radiating off the page. I also had to wonder about the long-term psychological effects of the events happening.
The suspense aspect of the book was nicely-paced throughout. The book did leave off on a cliffhanger, which seemed to wrap up fairly quickly.
The only complaint I have about this book is the amount of violence. Reading about violence has never been something that I've been sensitive to but I felt that there was an extreme amount in this book, some with too much detail.
All in all, despite the amount of unnecessary violence, I did enjoy this read and am wondering what happens next.

Rating: 4/5
Language: n/a
Romance: n/a
Spiritual: n/a, Zoe escaped from the cult where she was raised
Violence: extreme number of deaths (easily 30 ) with violent details

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts are my own and a positive review was not required.… (altro)