Hacker

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Why Ted? Why do you always play with my mind like it were a ball? I'm amazed, surprised, shocked and other adjectives... Is there another book? Because I want to know what happened with Christy in all this time...

I struggled with the rating of this book. I probably would give it 3.5, but rounding brings it up to a 4. This is one of the first times I've been a bit bored with a Dekker book. Dekker is usually not overly wordy, but there were times I wanted to skip past the description to get too the story.

What I liked:
Dekker illustrates that we can be completely known by God and still lived by Him. Dekker continues to remind readers that there is a really beyond what we physically see here. A part of that reality is who we are on the inside and that our outside appearances are not what is important. Death is not an enemy to be feared. That communication with God can happen on a spiritual, nonverbal level.

Where I got hung up:
Immortality of the soul. I know I'm in the minority of Christianity in this perspective, but I have a real problem with the immortality of the soul. This isn't the place to debate theology, but in a nutshell, this depicts a God who chooses to torment people forever. I won't serve an eternal tormentor. I didn't really connect with the heroes. Perhaps it's because I no longer burn with the angst and passion of my late teens and early twenties.

Maybe reading this book again being prepared for the immortal soul aspect will change some of my reaction to this story. In the end, there is much more that I subscribe to and believe than not. He was wise not to get too technical on the hacking details of the story. A little slower than some off his others, but still a fun read.

BEST BOOK IN THE SERIES!!!!!!!! I cannot even begin to tell you how absolutely fantastic this book is! Nyah is a great character and so well developed that I felt as if I could actually see and hear her in every sentence. I was also so excited to see a character from book 1, Eyes Wide Open, come back into play as one of the main characters here.

Throughout the series, Dekker only hinted about what had changed each character, but in Hacker, towards the very end, he explains in such a fantastic way Who was behind it all, in a way that will hit you between the eyes! And I have to say, Dekker wrote what has to be the best depiction of Heaven that I have ever read! He wrote it in a way that still left it mysterious but yet used the descriptions of the Bible to paint a picture that could never be painted! It was just wow!

This book, however, does need to stay at a teen level. There is some pretty detailed action (one being a car accident), and plenty of gun wounds. Also, lots of scenes that cause some serious heart-pounding moments......

But aside from the above, I recommend this book to everyone of my friends as a “YOU NEED TO READ THIS NEXT!!!!!!” However, read the series in order, trust me, read them in order!!!!!!

“I received this book from the author/publisher for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are my own.”

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