The Altar

by Samuel Solomon

Daniel Kirk and his wife Chelsea, on their way to a marriage retreat cruise, are hijacked and find themselves adrift in the ocean, landing on an unknown and mysterious island. Their marriage on the rocks, and their lives at stake, they must fight for survival, and fight for each other. With the world stripped away, and their hearts broken, they must face each other, face God, and a mortal enemy that would destroy them.

Genres: Christian

354 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 25, 2012

About the author

1904-1988

Reviews

[Joleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stuck on an island Chelsea and Daniel must deal with their wreck of a marriage all alone. They don't seem to be doing a great job of it. The (ingenious) introduction of a third party causes them to work together on a lot of things to survive as well as get along.
I loved the way Daniel changed and I loved the way this affected Chelsea. Solomon's way of writing all of this and weaving biblical views on relationships into the dialog is pretty wonderful. I want to go back through it again just to pick up much of the way he worded things about marriage and it's problems, and Gods ultimate goals for us.
I'm sorry to say I didn't care for the ending. I would have liked a passing ship rather than that... And the then abruptness at the last location... Well I can't spoil it by talking about it, I just didn't like it. It just got a little weird, and I feel it could have been done better.
Sorry. Other than that I really loved the book.

[Loretta · Rating 4 out of 5]

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