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When the Day of Evil Comes (Day of Evil)
Bizarre Encounter Initiates Extreme Spiritual Battle
Dylan Foster’s carefully constructed, orderly world begins to fray, thread by thread, the day the eyes of hell turn upon her. After a chance encounter with a creepy, sickly looking stranger, her days become punctuated with disturbing, inexplicable events. Desperate for answers, Dylan seeks not only to extricate herself f...more
Dylan Foster’s carefully constructed, orderly world begins to fray, thread by thread, the day the eyes of hell turn upon her. After a chance encounter with a creepy, sickly looking stranger, her days become punctuated with disturbing, inexplicable events. Desperate for answers, Dylan seeks not only to extricate herself f...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
May 9th 2005
by Multnomah Books
(first published 2005)
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To simply say, 'I didn't like it'....doesn't BEGIN to cover it! This is the second worst book I've EVER read!!! (The grand prize for *suckage* goes to 'One Thousand White Women'. In case you were wondering. And I'm sure at least ONE of you wondered.)
Melanie Wells should have kept to her day job. (although, I have my suspicions she sucks at THAT, as well)
The story meanders, BORES, confuses, LOSES YOU OUTRIGHT, and dangles. The only REMOTELY intriguing feature of the book is the idiot on the cove...more
Melanie Wells should have kept to her day job. (although, I have my suspicions she sucks at THAT, as well)
The story meanders, BORES, confuses, LOSES YOU OUTRIGHT, and dangles. The only REMOTELY intriguing feature of the book is the idiot on the cove...more
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Prior to meeting Peter Terry, psychologist and professor Dylan Foster's biggest worries were dealing with her father's impending remarriage and the start of a new semester at college. However, Dylan's perspective endures a radical shift when she meets Terry at a faculty retreat. The encounter with the gaunt, white-skinned man with a deep, violent horizontal scar on his back leaves Dylan unsettled, but it's not until her well-ordered life begins to spiral out of control that she realizes the full...more
If you're a Christian, you might like this book as long as you can handle a plot without resolution and a heroine who does nothing but pray and follow her "instincts" without any real thought.
If you're not a Christian, it is a fantasy novel with a weak plot and a main character who has very little common sense.
When I realized that the author's bio on the back of the book almost identically matched the description of the main character, I was rather disgusted.
When I then realized that the majori...more
If you're not a Christian, it is a fantasy novel with a weak plot and a main character who has very little common sense.
When I realized that the author's bio on the back of the book almost identically matched the description of the main character, I was rather disgusted.
When I then realized that the majori...more
I absolutely devoured this book. What I want to share is how much I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed it so much I took it with me to the Raven Cafe on Saturday. I squeezed in reading while my husband took his contacts out before bed. Basically, if I could read When the Day of Evil Comes even for a moment, I did it. The only reasons I put the book down was to avoid being rude.
The story introduces us to Dr. Dylan Foster who is a psychology professor at SMU. Dr. Foster sounds like the kind of woman I w...more
The story introduces us to Dr. Dylan Foster who is a psychology professor at SMU. Dr. Foster sounds like the kind of woman I w...more
"Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy's will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys." Screwtape to Wormwood in The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
I didn't want to keep fighting this fight. I didn't want to go inside the building. I wanted to sit there, on the steps of the library in the hot sun, and disappear. I wanted my old, easy, c...more
I didn't want to keep fighting this fight. I didn't want to go inside the building. I wanted to sit there, on the steps of the library in the hot sun, and disappear. I wanted my old, easy, c...more
My opinion of this book was higher until the end approached and I realized I was confused, mostly because a lot of threads felt unresolved. Even with it being the beginning of a series, there needed to be clearer set up and at least some resolution.
However, the main character was likable, though a copy of the author. It does have me intrigued enough to eventually seek out the sequels hoping for some more details.
However, the main character was likable, though a copy of the author. It does have me intrigued enough to eventually seek out the sequels hoping for some more details.
This is a book I grabbed at a thrift store simply because of the creepy cover. So let's just say my expectations were low when I started it. I was pleasantly surprised. It's not a book that breaks new ground, but it's definitely readable. I liked the main character, and was intrigued with the plot. I would recommend it as a beach read, or for someone who enjoys horror-lite stories.
This is a book I'm not sure many of you on my goodreads list would enjoy, but I liked it -- it seemed like it was going to be a bit scary in the beginning, but got more suspenseful/mysterious after not too long - focuses on the forces of good and evil, demons and angels, and the roles they play on a particular set of people's lives. I am looking forward to book 2 in the series.
This is the first book I have purchased from this author and I have to say I am impressed. This book was written very well. The story line did not die out and leave the reader waiting for something to happen. The author carried her characters and story line till the final page.
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It was fantastic - I was hooked all the way through even though the novel was a little bit far out at times.
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It was fantastic - I was hooked all the way through even though the novel was a little bit far out at times.
To read the full review, click here.
This is my number one favorite book! Great twists, great description of a demon! Great character as a therapist! THIS IS THE BOOK THAT MADE ME BE A WRITER!! I LOVE IT BEYOND EVERY BOOK! I have read this book at least four times, it's that awesome!
Read this book three years ago. Don't remember much except that I enjoyed it until the ending but was left feeling confused and unsatisfied, like it just quit in the middle of things. I was too dumb to realize it was just the first of a series. Now I'll have to re-read it and follow through with the other books.
The first of a series (two more to go!). One of my favorite genre: supernatural suspense. I enjoyed this book very much. It is a very captivating! It's good I finished reading it before midnight - it would be too much of a temptation to sacrifice my sleep :).
I picked this book up in Singapore, with the second one The Soul Hunter, and read it on the plane ride home. Thank God, a supernatural novel with something other than vampires, werewolves or ghosts. A unique story.
I enjoyed this whole series because it was not your average christian fiction. Although it had religious undertones, it was dark and didn't hold back like most. I had a hard time putting it down.
I'll do a review for this soon but it's an awesome book examining the spiritual battle between the character's heart and mind. I had no idea a spiritual book could be so creepy and exciting!
1. No big scares or gore
2. Eerie and somewhat suspenseful
3. Creepy cover
4. Way too much Jesus ( just my opinion )
5. Narrator reminds us way too many times that she's " a psychologist and scholar "
6. Lots of flies
2. Eerie and somewhat suspenseful
3. Creepy cover
4. Way too much Jesus ( just my opinion )
5. Narrator reminds us way too many times that she's " a psychologist and scholar "
6. Lots of flies
I liked it...actually I really liked it. I would have liked it to end just a little different...but it is book one of the series! I will be doing that soon1
Actually got spooked at the beginning of the book, which is good! haha! but the ending, OH THE ENDING! such a cliffhanger :(
Christian science fiction or fantatsy? Whatever you want to call it this is a scary book. One of my favorite authors.
This book was a little too creepy for me. I liked it, but it was disturbing.
I couldn't put this book down! Highly recommended-
Loved this book, couldn't wait to get the second one!
Kept me up all night...
One of the few Christian fiction books I have read and it was GREAT. This would make an excellent movie. The tension is palable as you read the book. Normally, I would not be into the demon debate but this book really held my attention. I am happy to see I have two other books by this author.
great book if you like anything to do with demons...
Jun 20, 2008
Kelly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Frank Peretti fans
Shelves:
gentle-reads
At a faculty picnic, Dr. Dylan Foster runs into a strange sickly pale man. Later that same day, she receives a package with her mother's engagement ring in it, which was buried with her mother two years prior. Other bizarre things start to happen to Dylan and she soon figures out she's involved in spiritual warfare.
The author, Melanie Wells, leaves the ending somewhat open, so some issues will most likely return in the sequels.
The author, Melanie Wells, leaves the ending somewhat open, so some issues will most likely return in the sequels.
This was a great book. It was hard to put down, and I had to go out right away to find the second book in this series. I really enjoyed the main character, Dylan Foster. She is witty, real life and sarcastic. Although there were parts that were so suspenseful I also found myself chuckling and smiling at this character.
My opinion of this book was higher until the end approached and I realized I was a little too confused for my liking, mostly because a lot of threads felt unresolved. However, the main character was likable, and it's got me intrigued enough to seek out the sequels hoping for some more details.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. The pacing is consistently suspenseful and the end was satisfying. I don't often go for spiritual warfare books so this was a new style but Wells' voice is very sincere and pleasing. I look forward to the next two in the series.
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Melanie Wells began her writing career by telling lies on the playground. An accomplished fiddle player (she went to SMU on a music scholarship), she is the author of the critically acclaimed Dylan Foster series of psychological thrillers: When the Day of Evil Comes, The Soul Hunter, and My Soul to Keep (Waterbrook/Multnomah, a Division of Random House). Melanie holds two masters degrees and is a...more
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It’s about cultivating the willingness and stamina for hoop jumping.
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It’s about cultivating the willingness and stamina for hoop jumping.
Jump through the hoops, I’d say. Do it well. Do it relentlessly. And in a few years you can join the elite of the American education system secure in the knowledge that you too can endure with the best of them.”
