Book Three

I have just finished my third book of the summer. It was one that my mother suggested out of her own library. Asylum by Nan Corbitt Allen is a Christian novel written about a runaway 10 year old boy. He had just lost his alcoholic parents in a house fire. The incident was under investigation when the young boy ran away, afraid that he was to blame for the death of his parents. He then sets up house in a church. He survives off of baptism juice and crackers and takes bathes in the baptism spa. With the search in full speed, it leads to a conspiracy dealing with the real cause of the fire, leading to a dark past of murder and deals.

The actual story was very interesting. What I learned from this format is that I don't like jumping images back and forth from one perspective to another. Allen would switch from scene to scene, introducing different parts of the story. It as a little confusing at first, but once the pattern was learned, it was a good way to lead up to the finale. However with this format it was hard for me to get into the book. The first half I only read because I hate starting a story and not finishing it. After the mid point it became to complicated and interesting to stop.

Now I have to make my way over to the bookstore to buy a few before I venture up North for a two week vaca. Visiting with family is my priority, but the 8 hour drives and few hour plane rides will be plenty of free time to read.