Book Review: Ted Dekker and Bill Bright's Blessed Child

There were parts I enjoyed and others I found weakly written. Considering I've enjoyed Ted Dekker's solo work I'm going to attribute this to Bill Bright. There are just times the book reads a little lame as far as the dialogue. The bad guys seem like they have B movie scripts written for them, and it just takes away from the book. Plus, the non-Christians are smoking and hanging out at bars while the Christians never are described as doing anything like that. The two leads don't start out as Christians, but there most threatening thing is that they just don't believe.

Summary: Caleb is an abandoned boy left in an Ethiopian monastery. As the country is becoming more endangered, Jason agrees to take Caleb away from the country along with a nurse, Leiah. Not long after escaping the country though they find there is something special about Caleb, he can heal. When they arrive in America his ability will land him at the center of attention. What would be believed to be welcome to those who need help, is also resisted by many who fear the boy's power though.

Book Review: Ted Dekker's A Man Called Blessed

It's a new cover on an older Ted Dekker novel. It's pretty obvious though that this one features a co-writer as it doesn't seem to have the vibe that other Dekker novels have. It's probably one of the weaker ones from him that I've read. Nonetheless it is intriguing, but the writing seems very forced and at times I feel they are rambling to make a book. Like the conversation features dialogue that seems more suited for narrative instead of two characters talking. At these moments I wonder how much Bright was responsible for the writing as I hope Dekker isn't like I remembered him to be.

Summary: In the follow up to Dekker and Bright's first novel in the series, A Man Called Blessed, has us on a search for a man who may be the key to finding the ark of the covenant. That is if Rebecca can find him. This man though also has some past experiences he is hoping to face like his childhood ability to have faith that he seems to have lost. Finding him though and seeking to find this artifact will effect everyone in ways they don't expect though. It's another masterful journey from Dekker that explores complex themes.