\u201cNothing is as it seems\u201d is a repeated refrain in this Christian political thriller that pits Satan\u2019s and God\u2019s plans against each other. When Jimmy\u2019s mother was murdered, her unforgettable last words to 11-year-old Jimmy were: \u201cThis is not the end.\u201d Now, 17-year-old Jimmy is asked out on a date by classmate Sasha, whose senator father is a presidential hopeful. The pair visit a carnival, where they consult a fortune teller who\u2019s more than what he at first seems to be\u2014and perhaps offers the key to understanding Jimmy\u2019s mother\u2019s dying words. Jimmy and Sasha\u2019s relationship progresses rapidly, and the pair spark a chain of events that places their lives in danger and puts them in a position to find out the truth behind the lies of religious and government leaders that have kept people from following Jesus Christ. Will Jimmy and Sasha, who present white, believe Satan\u2019s lies or will they trust Jesus\u2019 assurances that they can \u201ctrample on serpents and scorpions\u201d and reveal the truth? Written in the third person, the book, which would have benefited from being trimmed down, contains repetitive sermons and political screeds interspersed with a fantasy storyline that\u2019s weakened by stilted dialogue and an overabundance of outdated pop-culture references. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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