Sunday, September 19, 2010

T.L. Hines The Falling Away

I just recently recieved the book The Falling Away by T.L. Hines. Here is the summary from the back of the book....

He's been running from his calling, his troubles, and his demons. His demons just caught up.
He has a unique name...and a unique problem.
A member of Montana's Crow Tribe, he is called Dylan Runs Ahead. But that name couldn't be more off, because he's spent years running away--from his family, his people, his past...and himself.
Now he's running out of places to run.
He's haunted by his younger sister's disappearance, the recent death of a friend, and his impending sense of being chosen for something of great importance.
But before Dylan can figure out what it really means to be chosen, and whether he's going to embrace the cost of that calling, he's going to have to slow down and face the demons he's been running from. Demons that are all too real...and aren't about to back down.
Enter a world where things aren't quite what they seem...a novel bursting with supernatural suspense, well-crafted characters, and spiritual insights that will defy your expectations and leave you both breathless and hopeful.

When I first read the summary, I was very excited to read this book. It seemed to be right up my alley....I am a huge Ted Dekker fan and thought this book would be along the same lines. I was disappointed. I found that Hines' book jumped all over the place way to much, it was hard to stay in the story as it moved along. The thought that someone would push on metal objects embedded into thier skin to relieve stress and pain was disturbing. And the fact that Dylan spoke to his sister in his head all the time left me wondering if he would ever make it in the end.
As well, I found that the descriptive parts of the book sometimes were way to long, that it caused the story to move a lot slower then it needed to. I was never sure who was who in the great good vs evil thing that was going on. I love reading, but this book will not be on my list of must reads again....but you never know, you make like it.

I would not recommend this book to others unless they are avid T.L. Hines fans where they know what they will be getting into. I think I will stick with Ted Dekker books for now.

This book was provieded by Thomas Nelson for free. I did not recieve any monetary gain for reading and reviewing this book.