Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Circle Trilogy

The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker consists of three books: Black, Red, and White. The trilogy is about the main character, Thomas Hunter, living in two worlds. He falls asleep in one world and wakes up in another. Although he isn't sure which world is the real one and which world is the dream one until the very end, he comes to realize his actions in one world has an impact on the other.

I must admit I struggled reading Black in the beginning and had to get past the first several chapters before I was hooked. Once I reached that point I spent several late nights (too late I'd discover the next morning) absorbed in the books and racing to find answers to Thomas Hunter's questions.

The story continues with the The Books of History Chronicles broken down into two additional series: The Lost Books (Chosen, Infidel, Renegade, Chaos) and The Paradise Novels(Showdown, Saint, Sinner). I didn't realize Showdown was part of the this story and read it many months ago. It will fun to go back and scan through it in the context of the chronicles.

Love Comes Softly Series

One of my sister-in-laws recently sent the Love Comes Softly Series consisting of eight books. The series is about the pioneer lives of Marty and Clark Davis, their family and their neighbors. Although these are not the type of books I lean towards, I can't pass up reading a book once it makes its way through the front door.

It was good to take a break from trying to figure out a thriller plot and speed read through the stories about the frontier prairies of the 1800s. I'm sure I would have also enjoyed watching the movies on the Hallmark channel.

When I finished book eight, Janette Oke had a farewell note for series, however, it also had a P.S. note that she wrote the Prairie Legacy series picking up with Marty and Clark's youngest daughter's offspring. If you enjoy reading prairie novels and Janette Oke's books, I'm sure you'll also enjoy reading those books. As for me, I'm back to Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti novels.