Relentless (2006)

There's nothing I like more than a well written suspenseful trilogy. However, I did not get that with this series. The plot was interesting- a man wakes up one day to find that he's in a different body, and sees his own body walking down the street and randomly runs into a barefoot girl that's giving him little clues along the way- but the writing left something to be desired. I did pick up the second book in this series- Fearless, and was so disappointed that I couldn't finish (something I hate to do). Overall, Id recommend skipping this. ( )

I liked this adventure. Simple to read, fast moving, and it was fun on the Kindle. Extra sensory skills woven into a story always please! :-) ( )

Principle character stumbles into an alternative life situation where he has a destiny driven by an unknown, underground secret society. This book describes his stumbling attempts to understand what has happened to him, identify acting characters, determine whether acting characters are supportive or destructive entities and find purpose in his new existence. This is the first of a series of (at least) three books. The plot actions and characters are consuming and makes turning pages compelling. I have all three books, trying to complete the last one now! ( )

I got this as a free download for my Kindle, but it was not worth the price. Although the premise is interesting -- a man suddenly finds himself inhabiting an unfamiliar body, while his "old self' continues his old life -- the writing is just painfully awful. At the end of the book, the author thanks the many creative writing teachers who have helped him over the years but, believe me, they didn't help much. Readers who are are unable to distinguish between sophomoric drivel and well-crafted prose may find the plot enough to keep them going to the end, but after twelve chapters of grinding my teeth I decided that the pain of reading outweighed any pleasure. I even tried skipping to the end to see if the final resolution was promising, but that was a mistake. Apparently the story takes an entirely unforeseen and idiotic twist near the end.

N. B.: I see that many readers have tagged this novel as "Christian fiction," but other than the fact that the book is published by Bethany House (which does specialize in Christian fiction), I found no religious references or allusions in the portion that I read. ( )

An intriguing supernatural twist and non-stop action had me gobbling up this thriller like it was chocolate candy. Grant Borrows gets the shock of his life when he glances across the street and sees--himself! It seems he has been 'shifted'--someone else is wearing his face while he is in a new body entirely unfamiliar to him. As Grant tries to discover what has happened to him he also receives a warning that his life is in danger. And indeed he seems to have pursuers who are trying to kill him, as well as strange new abilities that enable him to protect himself. At the bottom of it all is an ancient prophecy that has him at the center of a potentially earth shattering game of danger and wits.
The fast paced action combined with the conspiracy that the main character has to unravel had me not wanting to put this one down for a second. Fans of Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti have a new Christian supernatural thriller author to add to their lists! ( )