Bought this book when it came out but never had a chance to read it. Now that I have , I am sorry that I didn't read it sooner. Loved it! ( )

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From Amazon:

"My name is Alice Ringwald, but the man who kidnapped me says that's a lie."

Thirteen-year-old orphan Alice Ringwald has no memory beyond six months ago. The only life she knows is the new one she's creating one day at a time with the loving couple that recently adopted her and gave her new hope. That hope, however, is shattered one night when she is abducted by a strange man. In a frantic FBI man hunt, the kidnapper vanished with Alice. So begins Water Walker, a modern-day parable that examines the staggering power of forgiveness, and reminds us that it's possible to live free of the hurt that keeps our souls in chains.

My Thoughts:

I almost don't know what to say about this book. The mother character was horrid. Holier than thou and believing that only her beliefs are what God wants. Get the idea? The book was just a little too preachy for me. Die hard Ted Dekker fans will more than likely love this book but there were so many reason that it won't be on my "must read" list. He introduces a Special Agent in the beginning of the book and then we never hear anything about her again until nearly the end which takes place 5 years from the beginning. There are seemingly random chapter switches between first and third person, and the dialogue was less than captivating, particularly the dream conversations between Eden and Outlaw. I will say that Deckker has devised an interesting and imaginative plot. Not a really great read but not terrible either. ( )

Wow! This book was incredibly amazing! Water Walker is book 2 in the Outlaw Chronicles and I would suggest reading book 1 (Eyes Wide Open) first, it refers to Eyes Wide Open in more ways than 1.

Water Walker was not as suspenseful as Eyes Wide Open, but, for Christians, it has a way of causing your blood to boil, making you want to finish the book to see justice come to the “bad guy”!* As the synopsis implies, forgiveness is proven to defeat even the evilest of men.

Ted Dekker did a fantastic job of making this book so realistic and his details were great. He also brought the power of forgiveness to its max, telling in detail the peace forgiveness gives as well as self control. I can’t tell you how much I loved this book and I encourage all of my friends to read it. I also look forward to read the rest of the series.

*After, reading all the stuff about forgiveness, you probably have a pretty good idea that you will end up for forgiving the “bad guy”! LOL

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

You can read this review, as well as others, on my blog at http://acceleratethejesusmovement.wordpress.com ( )

Well-told story of a young woman abducted by her mother and kept in a religious community. ( )