Last Light Book

Terri Blackstock used to write Harlequin romances under a different name. She decided she should be using her writing talents to glorify Jesus Christ and encourage people in Him, so now she writes Christian mysteries. This book is Book One of a series.



I don't think she could ever be accused of writing great literature, but she does write great stories. It's not that her writing is attrocious. It's just that I find her metaphors and similes occasionally to be a tiny bit cheesy. Once in a while, they make me cringe. But for the most part, her metaphors and similes - as well as her writing in general - are fine.



In this story, I got a bit frustated with how Deni was not allowed by her parents to grieve the losses she was suffering as a result of a power outage that was apparently national, if not international. They treated her like she was being immature for whining a bit while they allowed to each other to whine. Deni was portrayed as being selfish in her expressions of disappointment when I thought she was just behaving normally, given the circumstances. In the end, she does behave very selfishly, puttting herself and others at risk, but I don't think the author sold the character's selfishness along the way.



None of this is to say that I did not enjoy the book. Like every other Blackstock novel I've read, by the time I was halfway through the book, I was losing sleep staying up late to read "just one more chapter." Overall, I enjoyed the read immensely and will soon head for Borders to look for Book Two.