PARADISE

by Mark Cahill

A man, Josh, travels to Hawaii to hang with his college buddies, celebrate his birthday, and enjoy paradise. Great conversations in between characters and brings about questions and unlikely answers for all involved. This makes Josh think of his past, present, future, and the here after. Mark Cahill brings characters to life, making you feel that there are your family, and in suspense of what will happen next.

Genres: Christian Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2013

Reviews

[Alice Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don’t read this book is you’re looking for a novel, even though it advertises itself as such. The fiction is only a construct to allow for the explanation/argument for Christianity. If you have questions about the veracity of Christianity and the Bible, this book contains a wide variety of information from the Resurrection, to evolution/creation, Roman Catholicism, and prophecy. While it’s not well-written, it is well-researched and is worth keeping or passing on just for the huge amount of information it contains.

[CL Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow! This story went really deep. It was a very meaningful story. The characters had you guessing? I felt a presence with me as this story unfolded. It had you wondering what Paradise can mean to different people and what you think Paradise is is actually something totally different. Thank You Mark for the Blessing and the gifts that you gave to me in Stone Mountain, GA that Saturday afternoon in May. You and these stories are definitely an inspiration and a journey into the life that we have with GOD. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🫶🏾🐒

[Lyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Writing-wise, the author's style is not your typical moment by moment descriptives of what's happening; also there are times wherein the perspective suddenly shifts from the main character to another. Some scenes are also frustratingly fast-paced while others are impossibly slower (such as having a 3-hour worth of conversation in just less than half an hour).

Anyhow, this book provides a lot of useful information and facts about nature; I was specifically amazed on the trivia about eels and dragonflies - that they are not JUST products of evolution; that an Intelligent and Supreme Being created them all (and I could not agree more!) I also love the street 'preachers' on how they tried to shared the Gospel to the main character; they gave me a fresh view on what others might think about the whole subject. Nonetheless, the ending part got me really sad ☹️, makes me realize: it's Jesus NOW OR NEVER!

(PS: Kudos to the author Mr. Cahill for this great undertaking; I hope lots of people will be able to read this book - definitely one of my favorites in the Christian fiction category!)

[Kathy Monroe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book to share when witnessing to people...and...it is an excellent book to get those who are already Christians to get bold for Christ and start speaking and witnessing to those who are lost. Time is so short and this book really hit home with me.

[Kymberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished it! Woke up over an hour ago and couldn't sleep so I finished the book. It was an excellent book and I love how he shared verses throughout, the conversations were dead on and very interesting. Really makes you think and seek where you stand with God. Really makes me want to write a book. Love how more authors are using this style of writing. Defiantly a book I will be recommending.

[Aisha · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I appreciate the clear desire of the book - it was as if he took a methodology and created a story to prove a point speaking specifically against big issues like abortion and evolution. While I appreciated endnotes from other authors and scripture, and can see the purpose intended as an evangelistic tool, I couldn't get over the writing style and lack of editing. Awkward flow of conversations and the repeated abuse of exclamation marks made it very difficult to read.