Exciting two-world journey of Rachelle. She's blind - regains her sight - loses it again. But when she goes to sleep in one world she wakes in another. And she has someone out to get her... Bring on book 2... ( )

Mind-stretching journey of a young blind girl whose life turns upside down when she regains her sight. Her vivid dream life makes her question everything. Many shocking twists kept me reading for more. ( )

My teen years were spent reading and falling in love with Ted Dekker’s books. Every new book from him guaranteed my excitement, and even now, years later, I felt the same with the release of the Beyond the Circle series.

The 49th Mystic begins the world-saving adventure of Rachelle Matthews. From her idyllic, set-apart town of Eden, Utah, she becomes unexpectedly entwined in a battle of good and evil, travelling between worlds via her dreams (like Thomas Hunter of the Circle series), and with the daunting task, as the 49th mystic, to break the seals and save the world.

With fantastical twists and thought-provoking theology, the story of The 49th Mystic unfolds. While it would not say it is as good as the original Black-Red-White trilogy, it does embody the unique characteristic of Dekker’s writing, and it left me intrigued to continue reading the duology.

I received a complimentary copy of this book and the opportunity to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own. ( )

too much religion basis ( )

It has been quite some time since I have picked up a Ted Dekker book. So, when I saw this new book, I thought I would give it a go. Well I did give it a go and it was two tries.

Going into this book, I knew it was going to be mystical but I was not prepared for how "out" there it was. After having recently finished watching OA on Netflix, my mind was a bit more open to this different twist on humanity and faith. Yet, this book was too much for me.

The first time I got about ten chapters in and put the book down. I came back to the book about a couple weeks later and decided to try it one more time. Ok, so it was a little better the second time but again not much more. For me the storyline was unbelievable. The latter half was better than the first half. ( )