Although it's a good book for any season, The Treasure Map will be a great read for Christmas break, and a great Christmas gift. I read a pre-release copy, and my review is as unbiased as it can be when I totally enjoyed the story.
The book opens with a deceiving lack of intensity, and all I can say without spoilers is: WELL PLAYED.
In an unexpected way, I related to both story threads. First, the safety and structure of a loving home, then the horrifying opposite – a world with all its freedoms stripped away. Although it’s fiction, the two contrasting voices strike a nerve with both the loving world we want and the dystopian world we fear. I’ve never lived that ugly world, but I’ve certainly spent time with people who hated my faith, and it’s not hard to imagine what the world would be like if they were in charge. Thank God this is fiction, but it’s not unreal. Read it, and you’ll see what I mean.
I appreciated that for all the suspenseful moments, there was a comforting balance of coziness, and a refreshing absence of graphic violence. Some wild moments yes, but no gratuitous gore. Even in the darkest shadows of the story, we hear a voice of warning mixed with hope, victory, and power. It’s a great message to the Faithful to stay strong, and be watchful. We aren’t defeated yet!
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