I recently started reviewing books for Thomas Nelson. I post the reviews on another blog of mine but this book was SO good, I wanted to share it here.
Faces in the Fire by By T.L. Hines
This morning I finished Face in the Fire by T.L. Hines. It’s my first book by this author but if this book is any indication 
of how he write is definitely won’t be my last.
The book follows four individuals through almost four separate stories and how their lives intertwine. The book genre is different from the normal book I’d pick up but I’m so glad I did. The narrative format of the book is unique and if not done right would have been horrid but this is done right. The random chapter numbering drove me nuts at first (it’s my “need for order” issue) but I quickly “got it” and it works.
Seriously, this is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I was entertained, I wanted to see what happened next, I couldn’t wait to finish the book but in a good way – I wanted to see what happened. To be honest, I can often tell you what’s going to happen in a book after the first few chapters. It wasn’t until the end of this book (last couple chapters) that I finally got the whole thing – which was good.
They book is described as suspense – I don’t know that I’d necessarily classify it that way but I can see that.
In all honestly, I can’t say enough about how great this book was. I’ll definitely be recommending it to friends.
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From the back cover
Four lost souls on a collision course with either disaster or redemption. A random community of Faces in the Fire.
Meet Kurt, a truck-driver-turned-sculptor with no memory of his past. Corinne, an e-mail spammer whose lymphoma isn’t responding to treatment. Grace, a tattoo artist with an invented existence and a taste for heroin. And Stan, a reluctant hit man haunted by his terrifying gift for killing.
They don’t know each other, at least not yet. But something–or someone–is at work in the fabric of their lives, weaving them all together. A catfish, a series of numbers scribbled on a napkin, a devastating fire, and something mysterious. Something that could send them hurtling down the highway to disaster–or down the road to redemption. But they won’t know which is which until they’ve managed to say yes to the whispers in their souls.
I took the new bike out. Got the breaks to stop squeaking, got a new cushy seat installed. Loved it! In the morning I took Ally & Kyle on a ride around the block, then we got some cash and rode to the corner market for an ice cream. I mapped it when I got back home and realized we’d ridden 3.5 miles. I was shocked they were able to do the entire thing — they were both pretty beat by the time we got home.
I know, this movie has been out for a while. This is just the first time I’ve actually watched it. It was really good. I really enjoyed the movie and highly recommend it.
Waste of your time. This money SUCKED big time. I like Jennifer Aniston so I was sure I’d like this movie. Not even close. It was bad. (Although, not even close to how horrible 
was.)
. I actually saw a preview for it on another movie and thought it looked good. Nope. Another disappointment.
was the next movie that showed up. I know you’re thinking well, duh. But, I like Larry the Cable Guy so I thought it would be funny. Nope. Another bad one.
Finally my bad streak ended. I had my doubts about this movie. I liked the first one but it had an ending so I wasn’t sure how they’d pull off a #2. It worked, and the movie was good. Definitely one to rent.
a little predictable but it was good. If you can’t find something else that looks interesting this one is worth an evening. But, don’t drop other plans to watch it.
another disappointment but not nearly as bad as 
which should have been called Definitely Maybe NOT!
which was extremely good. Followed by 
and 
which both were worth sticking through my bad run.
and 
which were both winners. The next arrival was 
which was good for a light evening. Followed by 
and 
which were both good. (I watched Chaos and Confidence after each other and I’d recommend putting something else between them but that’s just because I don’t enjoy watching two crime movies one after the other.)
