Aversion

by Nate Allen

For as long as Eric Davis can remember, the name of that distinct carpenter from the bible (“that J name”) has caused him to have severe panic attacks. Living on a religion free road with his wife, Brooke, and his two children, Fiona and Mitchell, avoidance has done the trick. But things change, as they tend to do. On the day his wife comes home from church (wait, church?) to deliver her life changing news, Eric is given a peek behind the curtain for his aversion. Dark stairs leading down into a far darker place, long shadows reaching up the walls, reaching for him. In a last effort to save his marriage and his sanity, he seeks answers to his aversion. The more he discovers about the why, the more he wishes he could close the curtain for good. But he’s already gone too far. To stop now would leave him worse off than before. What waits at the end of his journey is darkness unimaginable and a past that was better buried in the deepest parts of his mind.

108 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 7, 2019

Reviews

[Barbara Tsipouras · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This book definitely makes Nate Allen one of my favorite authors. His bio at the back of this books states his purpose is to write "Christian stories for adults that are clean but not simple, dark but not hopeless, at times unsettling but never without a higher purpose for it." And that's exactly what he does. this is gritty Christian fiction at its best without being preachy or giving easy answer that don't relate to our reality.

What could create an aversion against the name Jesus, causing insufferable panic attacks? This novel gives a plausible answer: misinterpreted fanatic religion and unanswered cry for help.

Wrong religiosity will bring more damage than good. It can even be traumatic.

Sometimes we cry out to Jesus and there's no answer. Nothing happens. Why?
It's a question every Christian will have more than once in their life. Sometimes we'll understand it years later. Sometimes not. Do we believe that God has a plan, and it is a good one, even if we can't see it?

Another truth found in this novel: Darkness is real. Demons are real. And they are dangerous. But Jesus is always more powerful.

[Ester · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5* The ending seemed to me a little far fetched, except for epilogue. But I liked the message