New Review! Awakening: Rise as the Fall Unfolds by Carissa Andrews 4 Cranky Stars

Awakening: Rise as the Fall Unfolds by Carissa Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 CRANKY STARS


Well, this is not an easy book to review. I couldn’t decide whether to give it 3, 3.5 or 4 stars but ultimately decided on 4 stars. I’m also not sure if this is a Christian story or not. My fear is that some Christians may become upset with the way the ending is handled. I am Christian but not practicing and was offended by how the whole story was handled. I have read lots of books about Angels and Demons. Unfortunately, this one really upset me.


The story starts out well. A young couple is stuck in a traffic jam in California trying to get to Canada. They feel it will be safer up there. It seems that people have gone missing mysteriously all around the world. Not just one or two at a time but sometimes hundreds at once. Then there is a loud Boom. The young husband leaves his wife in the car and, along with another man move up the line of cars to see what is happening. Suddenly they are joined by two women. Then the whole story gets strange. They turn around and all the cars and their occupants are gone. The young husband doesn’t want to leave but the one woman with a car that works, convinces them to go to her house. Her house turns out to be an old church and her husband is waiting for them.


Then the story starts to get weird. I don’t want to give spoilers so suffice it to say, the author introduces us to the Angels and Demons. The whole subject of Christianity is brought up and it is discovered that it is missing in this dimension. The story tells how they must accept who they are and how they will save this dimension. This is where I became offended by what was happening. Please try this book for yourself if you like Angel and Demon stories. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs.


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