Review: Love, the Bible, Mysticism, Zombies, Crystals etc all rolled into one!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
Meet Cody McGrath, a cowboy with bright blue eyes and owner of Goliad Ranch in Texas. Matthieu Docet, an avenger. comes to warn Cody that his family may be in danger as Cody's name has recently come up in a fight with "some especially cruel and powerful sorcerers." Matthieu is available to help if needed. Cody is not that surprised by the news as he has been having dreams and visions of monsters and things. The bad drought is also not helping Cody feel any better as the ranch is losing money. He has to do something and sooner than he thinks!Along with all that, Cody is in a 'red-dirt' band enjoying all kinds of music but mostly southern rock or gospel and leads worship at a local cowboy church. Cody's family on his father's side have all died before the age of 30. Why? What do Cody's dreams all mean?Who is Brandon Stone in Ravanna, AR and how can he help Cody?Now meet Lisa, who has just moved back into town after 8 -10 years. She is at nursing school and working part time at the Dairy Dip. Cody was the first boy to have kissed her when she was 12. Her mother is a stroke victim so in need of care. What will she say when she finds out the truth about Cody? Will love bring them both through? At one point in this story, I have to admit that Lisa's naivete was a little too much to swallow. Yes, she tries to help Cody but goodness, at 21, she should have had a bit more sense!Cody's wish: "In the beauty of love may life be finished: to the glory of God may all things come to completion."This story is written in both Cody and Lisa's words with the chapters interchanging. The author lets you know who is talking so there is no confusion.The quality of the writing is not polished BUT there are not any spelling errors so I have to give the author a big thumbs up for that! HOWEVER I wish the author's little snippet had actually disclosed what was in this book! When the book starts it is a very sweet love story but then changes to become much "darker." Yes it is clean as in no sex but zombies, a sorceress and crystals are very present. SO be warned! If you do not like mixing Christianity with zombies etc you will not enjoy this book. If you do, then chances are you will enjoy this book.In writing this review, I kept my personal opinions to myself so that I could describe the quality of the writing and let others know some of what the contents contained. This way you can make an informed decision on whether you want to read it or not. Hope it helps :)