"You had me at hello" Oops ... that's from a popular movie.
But this book definitely had me at the first paragraph! I could not put the book down.
The story is about twin brothers who were raised by a Jewish father and Catholic mother. Aaron chose to follow the Jewish faith, while Luke became a priest in the Catholic faith. This is just the beginning of well developed, deeply thoughtful characters of this story.
In the first 3 pages, Aaron is killed at a political event in a bombing. After not speaking to each other for a year, Luke is devastated by the news that his twin brother is dead, and determines to find the killer. He feels the authorities are not doing enough to find the person or people responsible for the bombing.
Characters are from all walks of life: political, Muslim (far East), homeless, and even extremely wealthy. Each character has a unique role in the story and helps Luke dig deep into his heart to discover if a priest - one who claims to love God - can seek vengeance and still be a Christian.
As the story comes to it's finish, this question is answered in a very unique and even miraculous way. And the answer proves that God will provide a way of escape when confronted with our biggest temptations.
The story ends in a way that made me feel sad the story was done - but leaves hope another fantastic story by Allan will follow! (?)
Dale Allan hit the ball out of the park with his debut novel. I greatly anticipate further writings by him and have no doubt his books will be a hit with readers of all kinds.
I received this book from bookfun for my honest opinion. Thank you!
But this book definitely had me at the first paragraph! I could not put the book down.
The story is about twin brothers who were raised by a Jewish father and Catholic mother. Aaron chose to follow the Jewish faith, while Luke became a priest in the Catholic faith. This is just the beginning of well developed, deeply thoughtful characters of this story.
In the first 3 pages, Aaron is killed at a political event in a bombing. After not speaking to each other for a year, Luke is devastated by the news that his twin brother is dead, and determines to find the killer. He feels the authorities are not doing enough to find the person or people responsible for the bombing.
Characters are from all walks of life: political, Muslim (far East), homeless, and even extremely wealthy. Each character has a unique role in the story and helps Luke dig deep into his heart to discover if a priest - one who claims to love God - can seek vengeance and still be a Christian.
As the story comes to it's finish, this question is answered in a very unique and even miraculous way. And the answer proves that God will provide a way of escape when confronted with our biggest temptations.
The story ends in a way that made me feel sad the story was done - but leaves hope another fantastic story by Allan will follow! (?)
Dale Allan hit the ball out of the park with his debut novel. I greatly anticipate further writings by him and have no doubt his books will be a hit with readers of all kinds.
I received this book from bookfun for my honest opinion. Thank you!
