Coldwater - A Book Review

Cold Water by Samuel Parker is a dark and disturbing novel.  It is unlike any book I have ever read, but from the first page I was drawn into a story that was so well written that I could not put the book down.  I finished the whole book within two days, which I must add, included two sleepless nights.  I could not stop reading.
I'll admit that I was a little unsure about what I was reading.  Especially at first.  Being someone who only reads christian fiction, this book did not fit the regular mold of books I read.  It is published by Revell which is a Christian publishing company so I felt at ease knowing that they approved.  There is some drinking, bar scenes and smoking in the book.  These things are not glorified though and it did fit with the story line. There is violence and evil scenes that are NOT going to be for everyone.  I would definitely recommend this book for adults only.  There is no cursing or sex which is good, because that would have turned me away immediately.

There is no mention of God and I think that is why most people are questioning whether or not this fits into the christian category.  Mercy is mentioned and there is redemption and justice at the end, but the evil is still there.  There are things that happen in the story that are supernatural.  This was the part that I struggled with the most.  It was just too unreal.  I believe a person can be devil possessed.  I believe that evil can control a person entirely, but some of it was just not possible.  I may be reading too much into it, but I felt like that was were a lot of the symbolism came into play.  For me, this book made me think. A lot.

I think there is so much more to this story than what a lot of people are realizing.  It's deep.  I think there is a much bigger message than what meets the eye.  We live in an evil world.  If you don't believe there are demonic forces, you have not seen some of the things I have.

I would love to sit down with the Author and have him explain his thoughts on this story.  I'm sure I'm missing some of the symbolism and I would just love to pick his brain.  Sometime down the road I will read this book again and maybe get a deeper perspective of it the second time around.

I won't go into any of the details of the storyline, there are too many spoilers that would be spilled.  From the very first chapter it grips you and it's something you will have to experience for yourself.  Like I said though, this book is not for everyone.  I would describe it best as a thriller and yes, after reading it, I would say a Christian thriller.

***Thanks to Revell for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.