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When Through Deep Waters by Rachelle Dekker

Alicen McCaffrey finally has the life her mother always dreamed for her: beautiful home in Santa Monica, successful husband, adorable daughter. Then tragedy blows her carefully assembled façade to pieces. Worse yet—Alicen feels solely responsible. At rock bottom, she decides to accompany a childhood friend back to Red Lodge, Montana, where they spent summers together as kids.

The peaceful mountain landscape, accented with lush forests and small-town charm, brings back happy memories of time spent with her beloved, eccentric Grandma Josephine. Alicen begins to hope that perhaps things could be different here. Perhaps the oppressive guilt will lift—if only for a moment.


But when Alicen starts hearing voices and seeing mysterious figures near the river in the woods, she begins to fear she’s completely lost her sanity, as it’s rumored her grandmother did. Or might there be more to Red Lodge than meets the eye? Could the voices and visions be real—and her only means of finding the healing she so desperately needs? Or will they prove to be her final undoing?

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Meet the Author:
The oldest daughter of New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker, Rachelle Dekker was inspired early on to discover truth through the avenue of storytelling. She writes full time from her home in Nashville, where she lives with her husband, Daniel, and their diva cat Blair.

Connect with Rachelle online at her website (www.rachelledekker.com) or on any of these social media platforms:

Facebook.com/rachelledekkerauthor
Instagram.com/rachelle_dekker
Twitter.com/rachelledekker

My Take:

This book was a bit different from my usual reads, but kept my attention nonetheless. It was interesting, but I can't really say I agree with the spiritual parts of the book. I found all that to be a little off. Not that I don't believe in angels, or supernatural things happening, but it certainly had some odd twists. I am not really sure it portrays the gospel that I believe, although the author did speak of Jesus maybe once. Her big focus seemed to be on us being the 'light of the world' and although there is truth in that, we can't be a light unless the "SON" lives in us. It also seemed like she used Scripture somewhat out of context to present what she wanted to portray. 

I guess my favorite character was actually Louise's mom. The least favorite was probably Victoria, although Alicen's mom competed a bit for that position. Alicen herself, I am not sure what to think about. There were things I liked and disliked about her character. I think feeling guilt over the death of a child, and knowing you were negligent would definitely be enough to drive someone over the edge. It would be difficult to forgive yourself. 

I am not sure if I would recommend this book or not. I would say if you enjoy psychotic type mysteries you may like this book, but read it with a grain of salt and keeping the TRUTH of God's Word in mind to maintain spiritual discernment. 

I received a copy of this book courtesy of Tyndale Blog Network. I was not asked or required to review this book in a positive manner. All opinions are my own. 

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