The Perils of Love: Breaking Through the Darkness

Left Behind: The Kids #38

by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, Chris Fabry

#37 "Heat Wave"

#38 "The Perils of Love"

With over 11 million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of readers ages 10-14. Each book follows a group of teens who were "left behind" when other friends and family members were taken to heaven by God in the Rapture. All they have left is their friendship and their growing faith in Jesus Christ. For them, the last several years have not been easy . . . but the end is near. With background plots from Left Behind #10: "The Remnant" and #11: "Armageddon, " these books will thrill even reluctant readers with cliffhangers from book to book.

Genres: Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Faith, Adventure

208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 9, 2004

About the author

Jerry Bruce Jenkins is an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as the writer of the Left Behind series of books for Tim LaHaye and The Chosen novels to accompany his son Dallas's TV series. Jenkins has written more than 200 books, including mysteries, historical fiction, biblical fiction, cop thrillers, international spy thrillers, and children's adventures, as well as nonfiction. His works usually feature Christians as protagonists. In 2005, Jenkins and LaHaye ranked 9th in Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary list of Hall of Fame authors based on books sold at Amazon.com during its first 10 years. Jenkins now teaches writers to become authors here at his website. He and his wife Dianna have three sons and eight grandchildren.

Reviews

[Lindsey (Books for Christian Girls) · Rating 4 out of 5]

About this book:

“With over 11 million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of readers ages 10-14. Each book follows a group of teens who were "left behind" when other friends and family members were taken to heaven by God in the Rapture. All they have left is their friendship and their growing faith in Jesus Christ. For them, the last several years have not been easy . . . but the end is near. With background plots from Left Behind #10: "The Remnant" and #11: "Armageddon, " these books will thrill even reluctant readers with cliffhangers from book to book.”


Series: Book #38 (of forty) in “Left Behind: The Kids” series. (Reviews of books #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, and #37.)


Spiritual Content- The Rapture has happened (all main characters were left behind); All about the Rapture, the Antichrist, Tribulation, & telling people about Christ; An angel; Scriptures are read, quoted, mentioned, & discussed; Many Prayers; Lots of witnessing, discussing, & sharing testimonies; Many talks and discussions about God, faiths, & trusting; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & Bible studies; Mentions of those & places in the Bible; Mentions of churches & pastors; Mentions of Jesus, Jews, rabbis, & the Messiah; Mentions of miracles & angels; Mentions of religions & religious people; Mentions of martyrs;
*Note: People think Carpathia is god & worship him.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’ and two ‘shut up’s; Mentions of curses (said, not written); Many mentions of executions, beheadings, guillotines, & deaths (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of gunfire, hitting, bombs, blood, & bodies (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of concentration camps, torture/beatings, sufferings, & how to kill (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of suicide & attempts; A couple mentions of cigarettes & drinking; A mention of being drugged.


Sexual Content- Mentions of marriage & love; Mentions of girlfriends/boyfriends, attraction, & feelings; A couple mentions of abortion; A mention of physical favors; A mention of a kiss & temptations.

-Judd Thompson Jr., age 21 (?)
-Vicki Byrne, age 19 (?)
-Lionel Washington, age 18 (?)
P.O.V. switches between them & Mark
186 pages

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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Three Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars (and a half)
{These ratings are for content, since everyone has a different opinion on the Rapture and how it will happen.}
This series is know for cliff-hangers and this book is no exception!



Link to review:
Coming soon.


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

BEST SERIES EVER!!!!! YOU HAVE TO READ THIS SERIES!!!!! BEST SERIES EVER!!!!!

[Andrew Sparks · Rating 4 out of 5]

FINALLY

[Chewie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really awesome. Chloe's Martyrdom was climactic.

[Neka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book was pretty good for the most part. At some parts in the book it was a little slow, but most of it was fast-paced and action-packed. Overall, I would reccommend this book to anyone who likes good reads (who doesn't?).

[☠Lindsey☠]

i dunno but i really wish to read it though

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F JEN bk.38

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books just keep getting better & better!

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

See the first book in the series for a full review.

[Tay · Rating 5 out of 5]

How do u read it?