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myeverskye's review
4.0
Wow this book was definitely better than the first book. There was so much crazy yet interesting stuff going on. I don't actually think the way his author has imagined the End Times is the way it actually will turn out, but it's still interesting to read about. There were a few things that bugged me. Why is Lindsay's husband called Eric in this book & Lee in the first book? At first I thought maybe this was a new guy, that Lee had died because he did get hurt toward the end of Pray. But I racked my brain & definitely didn't remember him actually dying & so for a good part of Hell, I kept expecting the backstory to catch up on this new guy Eric & what happened to Lee. But I finally realized that Lindsay's husband just had a new name. And then, Rick starts talking about the time when he & Blanche heard Samouel's first speech while they were in the diner (in the first book) & how they met Lindsay & Eric, and I thought well, alright then! So that was bizarre.
Another thing that I thought was a little strange was how everyone keeps freaking out about their friends & loved ones dying & "never seeing them again". I know that of course, no matter what, death can be a scary thing to face down, but here's the thing: they know they're going to see each other again! They're Christians! Furthermore, they're in the Tribulation- they know it only lasts 7 years & they're in the middle of it. That means not only will they see them again, but they only have 3 1/2 years until it happens. I know that I'd still be sad if I was one of them & lost someone, but seriously, I'd be happy that they were finally in Heaven away from all that awfulness & it wouldn't be long before I would see them again. It's not like now, where if someone I love dies, I could have another 50 years before I see them again in Heaven- that's a long time! So, I don't know, I just felt like maybe some perspective would've been helpful.
I liked this book a lot more than the first, and the language wasn't as bad in this one. There is still cussing (why after 3 1/2 years are the Christians still cussing I don't know...), but at least there was no GD & F words. I still don't think it's necessary (especially for the Christians to talk the same way the unbelievers talk) but it was no where near as explicit as the first book.
I'm looking forward to see how the author is going to wrap this trilogy up.
Another thing that I thought was a little strange was how everyone keeps freaking out about their friends & loved ones dying & "never seeing them again". I know that of course, no matter what, death can be a scary thing to face down, but here's the thing: they know they're going to see each other again! They're Christians! Furthermore, they're in the Tribulation- they know it only lasts 7 years & they're in the middle of it. That means not only will they see them again, but they only have 3 1/2 years until it happens. I know that I'd still be sad if I was one of them & lost someone, but seriously, I'd be happy that they were finally in Heaven away from all that awfulness & it wouldn't be long before I would see them again. It's not like now, where if someone I love dies, I could have another 50 years before I see them again in Heaven- that's a long time! So, I don't know, I just felt like maybe some perspective would've been helpful.
I liked this book a lot more than the first, and the language wasn't as bad in this one. There is still cussing (why after 3 1/2 years are the Christians still cussing I don't know...), but at least there was no GD & F words. I still don't think it's necessary (especially for the Christians to talk the same way the unbelievers talk) but it was no where near as explicit as the first book.
I'm looking forward to see how the author is going to wrap this trilogy up.
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