Davis Bunn’s The Turning is well crafted, drawing the reader in slowly but surely to a complex story of media manipulation. The story comes from several points of view. A group of strangers have a chance meeting and feel God’s call to pray after each takes difficult personal steps of growth. At first they don’t know why they have been drawn together, but it soon becomes apparent when a huge media campaign aimed at reaching a generation that has lost hope hits the airwaves. Through God’s guidance they embark on a counter campaign that is doomed to fail – except for one thing: God is in it. Ultimately it is about learning to trust God and listen to His voice. I will be honest when I say this book was a slow start for me, but I persevered and I’m glad I did. It builds momentum until I just had to keep reading. Throughout there is lots of food for thought, which is why a companion devotional is also available. ( )

The Turning is a fiction book about God bringing together dissimilar people for one purpose—to come against a plot from the enemy using media to get people to believe that hope is dead.

The story was very believable. This seemed like it could really happen.

The characters were developed into believable Christians, not with cliches or stereotypes. They have emotional struggles, actually pray about things and hear from God in dreams and visions. Yes, coming from Moody Publishers, the characters seemed more charismatic than not!

Everything in this book seemed realistic and believable. The dialogue was realistic and the God-incidents (“coincidences”) were also realistic.

The mystery of what might be happening kept my interest throughout the whole story. I wanted to find out how it ended.

I struggled a little bit to follow the story line at first because before each character was developed I found it hard to follow along when the author kept going back and forth between scenes, places and characters. I wouldn’t consider this an actual fault of the book, it’s just something that a lot of fiction books have in common—they need to introduce lots of characters that aren’t all in the same place at the same time.

Overall I enjoyed reading this book very much. I didn’t at all have to force myself to finish it. I honestly wanted to read to the end to see how it all turned out. The ending was believable and realistic as well and not disappointing.

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Davis Bunn’s book The Turning is in my opinion the best book out that lets us know that “HOPE” TRULY IS NOT dead.
Day One “Who will go for us…
Gods amazing power works like this Jesus brings forth a remnant of five believers from very different walks of life together to fight an evil against a company going after the almighty dollar to have the world think that is no hope in the world or in Jesus. As the five meet together for this common goal they each face a trial from unexpected areas in each of their lives and they each have a decision to make that will not only affects their lives but others as well.
This remnant of believers through the almighty power of Jesus not only shuts this money machine down but through the power of prayer some of the employees from the company have a gradual turn toward Jesus. This book shows the reader that no matter what your station in life is whether rich or poor that God will equip you for His service as long as you have a willing heart.
The world in general is seeking something and only finding what makes them feel good temporarily, Jesus is the only Hope as this story shows. Davis Bunn weaves a good story and this one is no exception.

..A very realistic drama of opposing forces that will certainly catch every Christian and even non-Christian's attention!

Several people are brought together without knowing why. Other individuals are set on their "course" unwilling to let anything or anyone interfere. The two will certainly eventually interact with each other.

This novel was very difficult for me to "get into" at first while the author was establishing the foundation for the story. Once the foundation was set, the story became captivating. It inspired the reader to contemplate what his/her own position would be in similar circumstances. This is n ideal book for YA and Adult Book Clubs. There are some very good discussion topics prevalent to today's world.

Written under a similar idea that "Taken" was written, this tale addressed a different aspect of what has been prophesied of the "Last Days".

The character development was well "thought-out" and very real. The readers was able to easily visualize the background scenery. Although somewhat intriguing, I felt the Title could have been more eye-catching. However, the book cover fit the story well.

My review of his book offers a strong Four Stars rating. Highly recommended to YA and Adults, as well.

* I received a complimentary copy of The Turning from River North Fiction in exchange for my honest review., of which I have given. ( )