A Quest for Skye

by J.L. Rothdiener

Doctors Morgan and Tammy Hamilton take a vacation from their pediatric clinic in Saint Paul, Minnesota to board a cruise ship for the Caribbean. Devastated by Tammy’s third miscarriage and the news that she will never be able to bear children, the couple hopes to use the fourteen day cruise to regain their emotional footing. But life has other plans for them.
Among the passengers is Skye, a nine-year old girl with an irrepressible spirit, and a passion for living that touches everyone around her. Infused with hope and a belief in a loving God, Skye becomes the daughter that the Hamiltons could never have.
But despite her open and honest nature, Skye is surrounded by ominous questions. Was the accident that killed her parents truly an accident? Or was it sabotage? Why are news reporters hounding this innocent child? What secrets are concealed in the laboratory clinic on the island of Kardia? The truth—if they ever find it—can bring a government to its knees, and thrust national power into the hands of men who will not hesitate to shed the blood of innocents.
The Hamiltons are drawn into a struggle to protect the little girl they’ve come to love. As everything they value begins slipping away from them, these hardnosed and pragmatic doctors suddenly find themselves praying for a miracle.
When the miracle comes, it’s not at all what Morgan and Tammy have in mind.
Because Skye has been praying too...

280 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2012

About the author

John L. Rothdiener's home is nestled in the Missouri Ozarks, in the town of Bolivar. The author has had a lifelong passion for writing. Over the years, he has written many short stories and newspaper articles. Forgiveness is his third novel and the first in his Quest series. His ideas have been conceived in dreams, which he firmly believes are inspired by God. Each novel pierces the soul, often encouraging the reader through difficulties and trials they are facing in their own lives. Each person holds that spark of hope for a better place...a better life...and a better tomorrow. Rothdiener desires for his books to help the reader in a quest, searching for life's answers.

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would say this was as bad as Quest for Forgiveness, but it was actually worse because while QfF at least had a clear Christian message, there's barely any mention of God in this one. It's a Christian book that spends far more time idolizing a 9-year-old girl than it does talking about Jesus. The big conversion scene doesn't actually mention God once. Also, while the writing is about on par with the ridiculousness of QfF, the characters are far, far more annoying. Words cannot say how despicable our "protagonist" Morgan is. He's rude, self-centered, arrogant, ignorant, hyperaggressive, and despite the book claiming that Skye taught them all to be better people, he doesn't display an iota of growth through the entire book. He is just as horrible at the end of the book as he is at the beginning.

And, of course, just like in QfF, we discover that the author doesn't bother to research... well, almost anything before writing about it. Including how normal people act. Most of this book just doesn't make any sense.