I have mixed feelings about this book. It appears the main goal of this book is to show the power of forgiveness. However, there are several instances of violent retaliation that occur in this story with no remorse. One example is a wronged spouse driving a knife through her husband's hand. And in each of the cases there is an intervention of a politician so that no censure, responsibility or disciple is meted out. This seems in congruent with the theme of making amends and forgiveness running through the book. It also adds a flavor of vigilante style justice to the tale. For me it made the story less believable because of how many times they avoided any legal repercussions for their actions. It also bothered me that the main character's love was described as "watching over" someone when in actuality it would be described in legal terms as stalking. Since this is a Christian book it was unbelievable to me that "love" would be described in such an emotionally unhealthy manner. And although the main character protects those he loves in one sense - on the other hand he holds a lot of resentment towards them. The entire book was a mixture of really unhealthy behaviors combined with "noble" reasons for said actions. I couldn't really blend the two together. It just seemed too disconnected and unreal to me.
I received this book free from the publishers but was not required to write a positive review.
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