Review: Pat's Book Review
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2012
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review.The prologue led me to believe that this book would lean toward a paranormal/science fiction genre.  I had a difficult time after reading half of the book seeing how it fit with the prologue.Sure the first half of the book was fast-paced; starting in Washington D.C. with an attempted kidnapping then the family's criss-crossing the country to evade whomever was trying to harm them.  The first half of the book was building up the plot and introducing the many characters.To me the real story started at the half way point.  There is a tiny bit of politics, a lot of tension and mystery, some high-tech spy stuff, spirituality and the paranormal is introduced. There are hints of and brief glimpses into "another world" as indicated in the prologue. At times it's very hard to tell the good guys from the bad. There are twists and turns, and family secrets and interaction.  The secrets and un-answered questions kept me reading on and on.I had a very hard time getting into this book until after the first half. I almost stopped reading it. I felt like there was way too much description and detail that didn't add anything to the story.I was interested enough, especially after reading the first chapter of the next book, to ant to read the whole series.