Review: Into the Paranormal
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
The book is about a thirteen year old skinny child who is pursued by her mother Katheryn. She sends her husband Wyatt to abduct the girl, who is known as a special child, a foster child. She is called Alice by others, but is given the name Eden by her mother. She does not remember her past well, but the story goes on to explain, that she had been isolated in a strange orphanage in Colorado with other children. These children have the ability to affect the world in the paranormal sense.The children were given some substance to make them forget their past; it was a poison obtained by a rare species of worm as the book explains. With the help of a man called Apostle Zeke the child is located. Wyatt uses a stolen vehicle to abduct the girl and carefully escapes undetected. The mother is portrayed as a deeply religious woman who, "thanks Jesus" that her child is returned safely, and emphasizes that she is a special child. There is a strong reference of God in the book.Ted Dekker uses this book as an introduction to entice you to read the complete set of four. I found the book short and easy to read in one day, it is possible that the books could be combined as one book, but be more profitable as four. Dekker delves deeply into the spiritual realm but leaning more into the occult. As a Christian, I did not like the representation of God and of Jesus, being used by people who did not act like Christians. The story had parts that sounded unrealistic and unbelievable, and it did not entice me to read the rest of the books. One last note, the cover does not depict a skinny thirteen year old but a beautiful young woman walking on water. It appears to me like another contradiction with the book.