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The Falling Away
He’s been running from his calling, his troubles, and his demons. His demons just caught up. He has a unique name . . . and a unique problem. A member of Montana’s Crow tribe, he is called Dylan Runs Ahead. But that name couldn’t be more off, because he’s spent years running away—from his family, his people, his past . . . and himself. Now he’s running out of places to run. He’s haunted by his younger sister’s disappearance, the recent death of a friend, and his impending sense of being chosen for something of great importance. But before Dylan can figure out what it really means to be chosen, and whether he’s going to embrace the cost of that calling, he’s going to have to slow down and face the demons he’s been running from. Demons that are all too real . . . and aren’t about to back down. Enter a world where things aren’t quite what they seem . . . a novel bursting with supernatural suspense, well-crafted characters, and spiritual insights that will defy your expectations and leave you both breathless and hopeful.
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T.L. Hines
5 books66 followersTL Hines writes "Noir Bizarre" stories, mixing mysteries with oddities in books such as Waking Lazarus, The Dead Whisper On, and The Unseen, Faces in the Fire, and The Falling Away.
Currently, he’s writing and directing a feature film adaptation of his first novel, Waking Lazarus, with a Kickstarter campaign currently active at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Currently, he’s writing and directing a feature film adaptation of his first novel, Waking Lazarus, with a Kickstarter campaign currently active at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
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March 25, 2011
The newest “Noir Bizarre” novel from T. L. Hines, The Falling Away, is a supernatural suspense similar to his previous novels Waking Lazarus and Faces in the Fire. It’s filled with humor, insanity, and a new take on the biblical phrase ‘..the falling away...’ from II Thessalonians 2:3.
Dylan Runs Ahead is a Native American from the Crow Tribe of Montana. Addicted to pain killers and running from the shame and guilt of the loss of his sister, Dylan tart running from the first few pages of the book.
This is a supernatural thriller that challenged my thinking of the term used in II Thessalonians. And it may change yours as well, at least it is a different view of the term.
What kind of characters will you find The Falling Away? Quiet an array of interesting groups of people such as supernatural exorcists, enigmatic cult leaders, and last but not least, quiet but quirky members of a sub-culture group that give their lives to ‘neutralize’ spiritual viruses.
It’s a non-stop supernatural thriller, the kind I’ve come to expect from T. L. Hines. I loved the Native American legends and the spiritual reference to end time events. This is a cleverly written book that ties several themes together. I must say it had me researching the term ‘…falling away…’ and driving me to consider whether this kind of scenario could actually happen.
This is a great read. I recommend it highly.
Dylan Runs Ahead is a Native American from the Crow Tribe of Montana. Addicted to pain killers and running from the shame and guilt of the loss of his sister, Dylan tart running from the first few pages of the book.
This is a supernatural thriller that challenged my thinking of the term used in II Thessalonians. And it may change yours as well, at least it is a different view of the term.
What kind of characters will you find The Falling Away? Quiet an array of interesting groups of people such as supernatural exorcists, enigmatic cult leaders, and last but not least, quiet but quirky members of a sub-culture group that give their lives to ‘neutralize’ spiritual viruses.
It’s a non-stop supernatural thriller, the kind I’ve come to expect from T. L. Hines. I loved the Native American legends and the spiritual reference to end time events. This is a cleverly written book that ties several themes together. I must say it had me researching the term ‘…falling away…’ and driving me to consider whether this kind of scenario could actually happen.
This is a great read. I recommend it highly.
September 18, 2010
An occult thriller, The Falling Away is the story of a guilt ridden Native American military vet named Dylan Runs Ahead and his downward spiral into drugs, crime and finally a cult disguised as an earth conservation commune called the HIVE. In the HIVE, Dylan quickly realizes he is in over his head and even his psychological abilities of separation can’t save him or his clueless friend from Li the fanatical leader of the cult.
In a parallel plot, a young homeless woman named Quinn with a self-embedding disorder, part of ‘The Falling Away’, has been trained to exorcise demons from the ‘infected’ of the world. At the same time, her greater mission was to ensure that Dylan, a ‘chosen’ did not fall into the hands of the HIVE. Yet once he did, all bets were off.
Fragmented and dark, The Falling Away is a questionable Christian fiction novel. While I understood the authors desire to proselytize that all of our human quirks come from God and are not mistakes or necessarily bad things; the behaviors were disturbing. I found Quinn’s embedding and subsequent (consistent) pressing on the embedded items in order to relieve stress and pressure unfortunate. Where she should have been praying in the name of Christ and calling upon the power of our Lord, Hines has her pressing on embedded metal objects under her skin instead. Yet, she is supposed to be a healer of souls.
While there were elements of Christianity in this book, I would definitely not recommend it to new Christians or any Christian searching for a motivational or inspiring work of hope and faith.
I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
In a parallel plot, a young homeless woman named Quinn with a self-embedding disorder, part of ‘The Falling Away’, has been trained to exorcise demons from the ‘infected’ of the world. At the same time, her greater mission was to ensure that Dylan, a ‘chosen’ did not fall into the hands of the HIVE. Yet once he did, all bets were off.
Fragmented and dark, The Falling Away is a questionable Christian fiction novel. While I understood the authors desire to proselytize that all of our human quirks come from God and are not mistakes or necessarily bad things; the behaviors were disturbing. I found Quinn’s embedding and subsequent (consistent) pressing on the embedded items in order to relieve stress and pressure unfortunate. Where she should have been praying in the name of Christ and calling upon the power of our Lord, Hines has her pressing on embedded metal objects under her skin instead. Yet, she is supposed to be a healer of souls.
While there were elements of Christianity in this book, I would definitely not recommend it to new Christians or any Christian searching for a motivational or inspiring work of hope and faith.
I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
September 20, 2010
Methodical Bizarre Noir
TL Hines makes the bizarre feel perfectly normal. Things are never what they seem with Hines, and the Falling Away continues in the sequence of stories in his odd world. I’m an eclectic reader and love to read books that don’t follow a particular genre. Although we’ll call Hines’ books Christian Suspense for shelving sake, the last book of his that I read, The Unseen, didn’t really fall into either category. At least the Falling Away has deeply spiritual elements, even if I didn’t always understand what he was getting at. I didn’t have to in order to enjoy Hine’s spare drama and compelling dialog.
In this story, Hines’s lead characters both have specific means of coping with a reality that makes little sense to them. They have been marked, or chosen, to make an impact on life, and unless they are handled carefully, they will often choose martyrdom without understanding why or fulfilling their mission. Dylan Runs Ahead is a young Iraqi vet, a Crow who has one foot in both the First Creator way and the white man’s world. He copes with internal and external pain of his physical war wounds and his agony over failing to protect his sister who was kidnapped. Welcomed nowhere upon his return from physical therapy, Dylan falls in with a drifter. When a side job running drugs goes wrong, Dylan runs ahead, ironically, to the one place he should never have gone, if his unseen protector Quinn, a young woman chosen for this task with secrets of her own, could have prevented it. When she rescues him, it’s too late to undo the damage the people who call themselves the Fallen Away tried to prevent. Together they work to fulfill their mission anyway by using their gifts. Told with the First Creator story of the Biiluke throughout (look at crowtribe.com for the tale), the Falling Away will leave you wondering what’s real and what’s fiction.
Hines makes me read every word in order to appreciate his stories. I like that; it’s a departure from being able to see everything coming in the couple of chapters and predicting the end. With Hines, I can get so wrapped up in his world I have to get up and look around once in a while to make sure I’m not dreaming. While I didn’t care for the tied thread with Dylan’s sister, it fit the oddness of the story. And that’s just what Hines did—create an odd story out of an unusual verse of the Bible. I really do appreciate that.
TL Hines makes the bizarre feel perfectly normal. Things are never what they seem with Hines, and the Falling Away continues in the sequence of stories in his odd world. I’m an eclectic reader and love to read books that don’t follow a particular genre. Although we’ll call Hines’ books Christian Suspense for shelving sake, the last book of his that I read, The Unseen, didn’t really fall into either category. At least the Falling Away has deeply spiritual elements, even if I didn’t always understand what he was getting at. I didn’t have to in order to enjoy Hine’s spare drama and compelling dialog.
In this story, Hines’s lead characters both have specific means of coping with a reality that makes little sense to them. They have been marked, or chosen, to make an impact on life, and unless they are handled carefully, they will often choose martyrdom without understanding why or fulfilling their mission. Dylan Runs Ahead is a young Iraqi vet, a Crow who has one foot in both the First Creator way and the white man’s world. He copes with internal and external pain of his physical war wounds and his agony over failing to protect his sister who was kidnapped. Welcomed nowhere upon his return from physical therapy, Dylan falls in with a drifter. When a side job running drugs goes wrong, Dylan runs ahead, ironically, to the one place he should never have gone, if his unseen protector Quinn, a young woman chosen for this task with secrets of her own, could have prevented it. When she rescues him, it’s too late to undo the damage the people who call themselves the Fallen Away tried to prevent. Together they work to fulfill their mission anyway by using their gifts. Told with the First Creator story of the Biiluke throughout (look at crowtribe.com for the tale), the Falling Away will leave you wondering what’s real and what’s fiction.
Hines makes me read every word in order to appreciate his stories. I like that; it’s a departure from being able to see everything coming in the couple of chapters and predicting the end. With Hines, I can get so wrapped up in his world I have to get up and look around once in a while to make sure I’m not dreaming. While I didn’t care for the tied thread with Dylan’s sister, it fit the oddness of the story. And that’s just what Hines did—create an odd story out of an unusual verse of the Bible. I really do appreciate that.
November 20, 2010
This is a story of good versus evil as seen through the eyes of an unlikely group of Americans. Street people with obsessive compulsive disorders become soldiers for God. Drug users and alcoholics, drug runners and criminals, all are pawns in this battle. Cult members are sedated by the evil one to get them to infect others with hate and evil.
There are two main characters, Dylan Runs Ahead, a recent veteran of the war in Afghanistan, who was wounded at the same time his friend was killed. He is also an American Indian, but left the reservation to join the Army after his sister Joni disappeared. He felt the blame for her disappearance since he was late picking her up.
The other main character is Quinn Simmons, who was fifteen years old when her mentally ill mother disappeared from the homeless shelter where they were staying, leaving Quinn to manage on her own. She became a member of the Falling Away to rid the earth of evil, sometime through prayer and sometimes through more extreme means. Her job in the book was to keep Dylan from being taken over by the demon Li, who ran the HIVE, a cult communal farm.
This is a book best read all the way through without stopping. Not because it's hard to read, but because it's hard to put it down after you start reading it.
I made the mistake of starting it one night after I climbed into bed hoping to get sleepy quickly and, like I usually do, drop the book where it falls as I reach up to turn off the lamp.
That didn't happen with The Falling Away.
I stayed engaged with the story straight through to the end. The author did an excellent job of quickly getting into the action while slowly, unobtrusively, inserting back story about Dylan and Quinn. However, by the time I finished the book, I knew it was not the story of God's love that I thought it would be. It reminded me of Rosemary's Baby in a way. I'm not against the use of symbolism, but I didn't find the redeeming factors I need to make the story useful and fulfilling.
There are two main characters, Dylan Runs Ahead, a recent veteran of the war in Afghanistan, who was wounded at the same time his friend was killed. He is also an American Indian, but left the reservation to join the Army after his sister Joni disappeared. He felt the blame for her disappearance since he was late picking her up.
The other main character is Quinn Simmons, who was fifteen years old when her mentally ill mother disappeared from the homeless shelter where they were staying, leaving Quinn to manage on her own. She became a member of the Falling Away to rid the earth of evil, sometime through prayer and sometimes through more extreme means. Her job in the book was to keep Dylan from being taken over by the demon Li, who ran the HIVE, a cult communal farm.
This is a book best read all the way through without stopping. Not because it's hard to read, but because it's hard to put it down after you start reading it.
I made the mistake of starting it one night after I climbed into bed hoping to get sleepy quickly and, like I usually do, drop the book where it falls as I reach up to turn off the lamp.
That didn't happen with The Falling Away.
I stayed engaged with the story straight through to the end. The author did an excellent job of quickly getting into the action while slowly, unobtrusively, inserting back story about Dylan and Quinn. However, by the time I finished the book, I knew it was not the story of God's love that I thought it would be. It reminded me of Rosemary's Baby in a way. I'm not against the use of symbolism, but I didn't find the redeeming factors I need to make the story useful and fulfilling.
December 29, 2011
Original review posted here
Okay – first of all, I really loved the Native American aspect of this book. Among other things, it really reminded me that I need to devote some time to reading some Native American literature. I really have no excuse right now, because one of my professors wrote her dissertation on a Native American author, as well as wrote an Encyclopedia of Native American works and authors.
That said, The Falling Away is part-thriller, part-supernatural, part-just-plain-creepy-Twilight-zone-esque, story. It has got it all, folks. Murder, running from the law, spiritual warfare, crazy cults, science fiction, drugs, smuggling – you name it, it’s an edge of your seat, this book is not going to let you put it down thriller.
It also won the 2011 INSPY awards.
I was really impressed, overall, with the quality of books being nominated this year, and I really, really enjoyed this piece of fiction. I’m not always the biggest fan of Christian or Inspirational literature – so I consider myself to be rather tough on these type of books, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one – which tells you something!
That all said, I will say – in the interest of full disclosure, that there were parts that had me a bit confused. The whole “chosen” bit, and the warriors seemed really vague – almost as if Hines didn’t want to cross any lines by making it seem like corny Christian-speak. I got that Quinn was considered to be a type of “Warrior” against the dark agents (I almost said force, y’all, I really have been watching too many Star Wars reruns on TV). But until things started to get knitted together at the end, I admit to being in a bit of a fog and fairly confused as a result.
Still, The Falling Away is a worthwhile read, and the perfect book to those who love both inspirational as well as science fiction/paranormal type books.
Okay – first of all, I really loved the Native American aspect of this book. Among other things, it really reminded me that I need to devote some time to reading some Native American literature. I really have no excuse right now, because one of my professors wrote her dissertation on a Native American author, as well as wrote an Encyclopedia of Native American works and authors.
That said, The Falling Away is part-thriller, part-supernatural, part-just-plain-creepy-Twilight-zone-esque, story. It has got it all, folks. Murder, running from the law, spiritual warfare, crazy cults, science fiction, drugs, smuggling – you name it, it’s an edge of your seat, this book is not going to let you put it down thriller.
It also won the 2011 INSPY awards.
I was really impressed, overall, with the quality of books being nominated this year, and I really, really enjoyed this piece of fiction. I’m not always the biggest fan of Christian or Inspirational literature – so I consider myself to be rather tough on these type of books, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one – which tells you something!
That all said, I will say – in the interest of full disclosure, that there were parts that had me a bit confused. The whole “chosen” bit, and the warriors seemed really vague – almost as if Hines didn’t want to cross any lines by making it seem like corny Christian-speak. I got that Quinn was considered to be a type of “Warrior” against the dark agents (I almost said force, y’all, I really have been watching too many Star Wars reruns on TV). But until things started to get knitted together at the end, I admit to being in a bit of a fog and fairly confused as a result.
Still, The Falling Away is a worthwhile read, and the perfect book to those who love both inspirational as well as science fiction/paranormal type books.
April 1, 2011
I never read anything from T.L. Hines so I'm quite excited to read it. The story is said as a supernatural thriller about a crippled veteran called Dylan Runs Ahead. He has been running all of his life from anything; from his past, from his future, and from his destiny. Worst, he also addicted to drug prescription and involved in a deal where two person were murdered. Then he met Quinn and Li which supposed to help him to face evil spirits/demon which was the cause of Dylan's running away. They confirmed that Dylan is the Chosen, and being protected who turns out also a Chosen, Quinn, a homeless woman. It may sound a little bit bizarre and but I started to like reading it even though I feel the story is so out of nowhere.
The writing style is quite okay and even though I don't feel connected with story in the beginning, it flows better once you start to understand what is actually happening to the characters. Sometimes I feel like I was off the hook with the story and keep wondering how it will turn out next. I thought the storyline is quite original and all the wondering that I have earlier at start will be answered as the story goes on. Like most thrillers, the element of suspense in the story works well and very attention grabber with all the twist and turns. The characters are very interesting, believable and there's also a sense of humour in it. Quinn is very mysterious for me and I always thought that she actually has something behind it. I only have a dissatisfaction on the ending, it rather ends abruptly after truth was discovered.
The book is actually has a Christianity element in it but it quite makes sense and I think Christians fiction fans would like this. I think the story is good supernatural thrillers as it claimed and anyone who like some actions and suspense would like this. It might have some flaws but it worth to kill the time.
The writing style is quite okay and even though I don't feel connected with story in the beginning, it flows better once you start to understand what is actually happening to the characters. Sometimes I feel like I was off the hook with the story and keep wondering how it will turn out next. I thought the storyline is quite original and all the wondering that I have earlier at start will be answered as the story goes on. Like most thrillers, the element of suspense in the story works well and very attention grabber with all the twist and turns. The characters are very interesting, believable and there's also a sense of humour in it. Quinn is very mysterious for me and I always thought that she actually has something behind it. I only have a dissatisfaction on the ending, it rather ends abruptly after truth was discovered.
The book is actually has a Christianity element in it but it quite makes sense and I think Christians fiction fans would like this. I think the story is good supernatural thrillers as it claimed and anyone who like some actions and suspense would like this. It might have some flaws but it worth to kill the time.
July 15, 2012
A supernatural, sci-fi thriller, with a bizarre story of twists and turns, and mind altering strange characters. Drug dealers, drug runners, the mentally impaired, cults, and body snatching is what you'll find in this story.
Set in modern day times, the story starts out by taking the reader down one path, which leads to many directions.
I must admit, that I normally do not read fiction, so I found this book difficult in the beginning to understand, or have the patience for character development. I thought the first 135 pages were too long to drag me into a story. The author does a flash back thing; going back and forth between character settings chapter by chapter, which was a little hard to follow.
Somewhere around page 200, I began to get drawn into the story and was waiting and expecting with somewhat excitement as to just where the author would take me next. I wanted to know what would happen next. I wanted to find out just what did happen to some of the characters in their past which led them down the paths taken. And the author does tie up all those loose ends for the reader.
Near the conclusion of the story, it does get a bit weird with the cult and cult leader. But this is short lived.
Overall, this was not very "religious" or Christian, as I expected, although there is an underlying topic of faith and perhaps survival. I must admit, while not really enjoying the beginning of the book, I feel it was a very good read and would recommend it to anyone who likes a thriller, or sci-fi novel. I am intrigued to investigate some of the author's other writings.
I received this book for review by BookSneeze, http://booksneeze.com.
Set in modern day times, the story starts out by taking the reader down one path, which leads to many directions.
I must admit, that I normally do not read fiction, so I found this book difficult in the beginning to understand, or have the patience for character development. I thought the first 135 pages were too long to drag me into a story. The author does a flash back thing; going back and forth between character settings chapter by chapter, which was a little hard to follow.
Somewhere around page 200, I began to get drawn into the story and was waiting and expecting with somewhat excitement as to just where the author would take me next. I wanted to know what would happen next. I wanted to find out just what did happen to some of the characters in their past which led them down the paths taken. And the author does tie up all those loose ends for the reader.
Near the conclusion of the story, it does get a bit weird with the cult and cult leader. But this is short lived.
Overall, this was not very "religious" or Christian, as I expected, although there is an underlying topic of faith and perhaps survival. I must admit, while not really enjoying the beginning of the book, I feel it was a very good read and would recommend it to anyone who likes a thriller, or sci-fi novel. I am intrigued to investigate some of the author's other writings.
I received this book for review by BookSneeze, http://booksneeze.com.
September 11, 2010
“The Falling Away” by T.L. Hiines is a difficult book to read. Dylan Runs Ahead, a Native American, is addicted to prescription drugs. His white friend Webb is addicted to alcohol. They are involved in a drug deal where two men are murdered. But Quinn, a homeless woman who turns out to be one of the Chosen, is out to save Dylan (also Chosen). In the meantime, she kills a state trooper. Bizarre? It gets better (or in my opinion, much worse). Throw in a cult whose leader takes over people’s bodies and minds.
The storyline is rather disjointed and it takes awhile to figure out who’s wearing the white hats and who’s wearing the black hats. But once you think you’ve figured out who the good guys are, the story takes another bizarre twist. It’s basically confusing right to the last page, where the story ends rather abruptly.
Now maybe this storyline just isn’t to my liking. So go ahead and give it a shot. But even if you love suspenseful stories with a good deal of violence there are other well written books out there. This one is totally disjointed and confusing to read. My opinion – don’t waste your time on “The Falling Away.”
The storyline is rather disjointed and it takes awhile to figure out who’s wearing the white hats and who’s wearing the black hats. But once you think you’ve figured out who the good guys are, the story takes another bizarre twist. It’s basically confusing right to the last page, where the story ends rather abruptly.
Now maybe this storyline just isn’t to my liking. So go ahead and give it a shot. But even if you love suspenseful stories with a good deal of violence there are other well written books out there. This one is totally disjointed and confusing to read. My opinion – don’t waste your time on “The Falling Away.”
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February 14, 2011The Falling Away was quite different to what I had expected it to be but I still enjoyed it. This is the second book by T. L. Hines that I have read and both books while being different to main stream stories are also different from each other.
The Falling Away is really well written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the pages. There is a mystery in the book that kept me reading through because I really wanted to know what had happened. I was not disappointed with the answers but they were definitely not what I had expected either.
The characters were all quite interesting. I wish I'd gotten to know more about Quinn but I think that the whole point was that she was mysterious and we were given all the information that we needed to form opinions about her. Dylan, was quite an interesting character too. I was really curious as to what made him so special and I thought it was quite interesting.
If you're looking for something different that is a little on the bizarre side of things with a bit of christian fiction sprinkled in then you might just enjoy The Falling Away, it is really quite enjoyable.
The Falling Away is really well written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the pages. There is a mystery in the book that kept me reading through because I really wanted to know what had happened. I was not disappointed with the answers but they were definitely not what I had expected either.
The characters were all quite interesting. I wish I'd gotten to know more about Quinn but I think that the whole point was that she was mysterious and we were given all the information that we needed to form opinions about her. Dylan, was quite an interesting character too. I was really curious as to what made him so special and I thought it was quite interesting.
If you're looking for something different that is a little on the bizarre side of things with a bit of christian fiction sprinkled in then you might just enjoy The Falling Away, it is really quite enjoyable.
February 1, 2011
Dylan is a Veteran with the US Army, Quinn is his "angel" sent out to save him from himself. But Dylan doesn't want to be saved, he just wants to curl up into a drugged stupor and cease to exist; all the while his missing sister converses with him in his head. He gets mixed up with the wrong people with just leads him straight into the hands of the "enemy". This is about being Chosen by God to lead the flock back and the "virus" that would just love to confuse you and lead you to the furnace. They "infect" you with their "virus" to concur the world. It is up to Dylan and Quinn to save it.
It was a little of slow for the action, not much of a pyschilogical thriller, a quick read. Great metaphors that made you think outside the box so to speak. Overall an ok book.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
It was a little of slow for the action, not much of a pyschilogical thriller, a quick read. Great metaphors that made you think outside the box so to speak. Overall an ok book.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
January 1, 2011
I’ve read several books by Hines and have loved every one of them. This one is no different. The Falling Away is a supernatural thriller about a crippled veteran ironically named Dylan Runs Ahead. Whether he realizes it or not, Dylan has been running all of his life. He’s been running from the reservation, from his past, from his future, and from his destiny. Quinn and Li are about to make him face all of the demons that Dylan’s been running from. The writing, as always, is superb. It all flows perfectly and you’re hooked after just a few words. One of my favorite things about the book is the fact that Hines gives you the background story on his characters and that really brings them to life. The plot is original and takes many twists and turns. If you like a supernatural thriller with lifelike characters and a captivating writing style then this book is for you.
October 18, 2014
Hines was a new author for me, although I think this is his 5th book. He dedicated this book to Iraz and Afghanistan veterans, not just in the front of the book, but by his words throughout. In his exploration of the character, Dylan Runs Ahead, a member of the Montana Crow tribe, he pays tribute to veterans everywhere, and the challenges they may face after giving service to this country. Hines' easy writing style is very readable and his dialogue believable. Although the plot's subject matter was beyond the ordinary every day stuff, Hines took me with him, and I went willingly. I wanted to explore his demons with him, look around inside Dylan's head, and follow the trail right to the last page. It was a good book. I'd read Hines again.
January 16, 2016
When I read the description I knew this story was going to be decent, but I had no idea how much I would enjoy it. Once I got started, I had a very hard time putting this book down. I just had to find out what happened at the end, how it all came together.
I'm quite satisfied with what I got in the end. Actually better than expected.
A suspenseful page turner throughout, so I definitely recommend to all mystery lovers.
I'm quite satisfied with what I got in the end. Actually better than expected.
A suspenseful page turner throughout, so I definitely recommend to all mystery lovers.
September 26, 2013
I enjoyed it. It was definitely a very different kind of story, but pretty interesting.
My favorite quote from the book:
"If you were a parent, you could put your kid in a giant cage, keep him locked away from injuries and pains and heartaches. You could wipe out any chance of his ever being hurt, if you wanted to. But would that child ever become a real person?"
My favorite quote from the book:
"If you were a parent, you could put your kid in a giant cage, keep him locked away from injuries and pains and heartaches. You could wipe out any chance of his ever being hurt, if you wanted to. But would that child ever become a real person?"
June 2, 2013
Wasn't sure I would finish listening to this at first. It kept jumping around between two characters and between different times in their lives. It also was a spiritual warfare type of story. But in the end, I did finish it and I liked it.
May 19, 2011
Ehh, I just couldn't feel this story.
March 7, 2012
This was a pretty good read. Not as "otherworldly" as I expected, but still kept a fast pace and kept me interested. It was my first TL Hines novel, I would likely read more of his work.
August 6, 2012
I did not finish this book, as I don't like sci-Fi at all. I had a hard time following the story line and it didn't draw me in after 200 pages to even care what happened to the characters.
June 24, 2018
Another excellent book from T.L. Hines. Lots of twists and turns. Very spiritual story without being overly preachy.
July 3, 2013
I honestly have no idea how I feel about this novel. I don't have adequate words. All I can say is, it was certainly unique and intriguing, but also a little dark and bizarre.
November 21, 2013
I vaguely remember listening to this book but can't remember whether I liked it or not.
January 22, 2017
Didn't care for it. Author needs to study the Bible more. The "Falling Away" was confusing.
March 4, 2013
Didn't finish it. Way, way to Jesus-y for me.
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