The Cards

Forbidden Doors #12

by Bill Myers

Philip pulled his car to the curb, turned off the engine, and then sat for a long minute...was he really going to do this? What were the odds that a little stack of cards could give him the answers and the hope he craved?

Philips world spins out of control as questions loom about his future. As past hurts resurface and his emotions reach the breaking point, he discovers Madame Theo and the promises she claims in the cards. Do the cards offer hope...or destruction?

Join Philip, Becka, Scott, and their friends at Crescent Bay High in this final heart-stopping thriller.

Genres: Christian, Christian Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Fiction, Christian Fantasy, Fantasy

105 pages, Unknown Binding

First published July 1, 2003

About the author

Bill Myers was born into a Christian home, and although as a child he became bored with Christianity, he decided at the University of Washington quote, to "make God my boss." Ironically, at the University his worst subject was writing. He claims to have prayed, and said that he would be able to do anything for God, except write. Even so, he has become a prominent Christian writer, and has a large amount of successful books and films to his credit.

Reviews

[Bethany Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the last book to the series. IT WAS AMAZING... except for the ending:
Scott: My dads dead, remember?
Z: Is he?
Seriously?! I NEED MORE THAN THAT. Maybe if I go and bang my head against the wall hard enough, Myers will promise to write another Forbidden Door Book.
So, yes. This is the last book to the series. No more Scott. No more Ryan. No more Phillip...excuse me while I go cry and then bang my head against wall.

[Patrick Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

The series comes to an end and we are left hanging.....is Z Scott and Beckas Dad?

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gets four-stars for the last page alone.

*Major Spoilers*

So... Is the final sentence referring to how Mr. Williams is still alive, but in Heaven? Or is he still alive on earth? And if he is, why is he allowing Mrs. Williams and the kids to live on thinking he's dead? Is Z actually Mr. Williams? If so, why the charade? Honestly, the ending left me with more questions than not and felt like the start to another story or a sequel-series, not a climax.

I wished the ending hadn't have been so rushed. I would like to know what happens to Philip and Krissi, both personally and a couple. It seemed a little odd that a) Julie and Darryl were nowhere to be found for the finale and b) that all of a sudden Scott and Philip are best friends. The second just didn't fit with what the other books led you to believe (that Darryl was Scott's only friend in the books and that he only knew the others because of Becka).

Overall though, it was a very good book!

[Whitaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really great book shows us how everything is great and worth to die for

[joyce lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

may be a children's series, but definitely keeps your interest!

great way to introduce your children to the occult, and how/why you need to stay away from them.

de'Alyse and i both read this, and are now trying to track down the rest of the series (we didn't know it was a series when she first picked it up), so we can see how this all started!

[Peytyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, but not for younger kids. It is a bit scary at times, along with the others in the series

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I honestly think I am gonna cry!

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F MYE fd bk.12

[Petra Horáčková Olšaníková · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely series except for the end. Who is Z???