Ultimately she rejects a romantic relationship with Nik because she feels it will interfere with her spiritual mission. All the common arguments and modern objections to religion are explicitly written into this challenging and thought-provoking book. The reader follows Nik's search for the answers to his questions and suffers with the characters. This book is an affirmation of the age-old principles of Christianity, prayer, mediation, suffering and love. Another novel in which an independent investigation of spiritual truth is sparked by romance is Cindy Savage's Nothing in Common .
Love often leads young people in unexpected directions.
Here Katie meets Matt, who is a member of a little-known but widespread religion, the Baha'i Faith. A secondary theme of the book concerns the difficulties young adults face when they resist pressure from peers to use drugs, drink, and explore sex. Katie's search worries her parents, who do not believe in organized religion. They allow her to attend a week-long Baha'i School retreat, where she joins the faith as a member. Returning home, she finds herself unable to tell her parents that she has joined the faith.