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Dawn's Light (Restoration #4)
In the face of a crisis that sweeps an entire high-tech planet back to the age before electricity, the Brannings face a choice. Will they hoard their possessions to survive---or trust God to provide as they offer their resources to others?#1 bestselling suspense author Terri Blackstock weaves a masterful what-if series in which global catastrophe reveals the darkness in hu...more
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Published
May 1st 2008
by Zondervan Publishing Company
(first published January 1st 2008)
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The fourth and last book in the Restoration series and in my opinion the best. Especially the authors afterward that really moved me. Great story full of mystery and suspense.
I can understand why this book only has about 1/2 the number of ratings/ reviews as Book 1 in this series. And it's too bad, because this book is a world apart from the previous 3, a world to the better.
Without giving away the plot, the author finally brings her beloved family to the point of true loss, brokenness and pain that the circumstances she creates in Book 1 would have brought to them long ago. The writing is still spotty. But the author vividly portrays the human struggle, ...more
Without giving away the plot, the author finally brings her beloved family to the point of true loss, brokenness and pain that the circumstances she creates in Book 1 would have brought to them long ago. The writing is still spotty. But the author vividly portrays the human struggle, ...more
A great series! I am going to try to read more books by this author in the future. This was a very well-written series that REALLY makes you realize a) how blessed we are with everything we have in this modern age and b) what would we do if it was all suddenly taken away.
Highly recommend this series...
Highly recommend this series...
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This book made the rest of the series worth readng. I have already commented that I thought the others were pretty sterotypical and cheesy as far as character and plot. It was easy to see what was coming. I enjoyed them. But, I won't read them again and wouldn't recommended them, except to anyone that is looking for just some good entertainment.
This book, while it started the same, was quite different. I don't want to say too much and give away anything about what might happen...more
This book, while it started the same, was quite different. I don't want to say too much and give away anything about what might happen...more
As is true with all the books in this series her concept for the background of the book is awesome. I don't think all the murder/mystery is really needed with such a background and I wish she would have explored more modern life without electricity. She really glossed over the electricity coming back on as well and didn't delve into the change in society or the economy. I enjoyed the book, but sometimes feel like the author writes good stories and then in 10 pages wraps everything up in a nice n...more
I love love love this series!!!! But this had to be my least favorite. For one it is the end of the series, I feel like I lost a bunch of friends when I turned that last page. It was also the most depressing book in the series.
After all that the Branning family has been through you would think that things would start turning around when the pulses stop and electricity starts to be restored. However things get worse for the Branning family. It tests everyone in the areas faith.
In the ...more
After all that the Branning family has been through you would think that things would start turning around when the pulses stop and electricity starts to be restored. However things get worse for the Branning family. It tests everyone in the areas faith.
In the ...more
Book 4 in the Restoration series.
There is a lot going on in the last book of this series. The pulses have finally come to an end. Craig is back in town working on restoring the electricity and winning Deni back. She is caught in the middle and has to decide who she wants to marry; Craig or Mark. Both men love her, but both will offer her totally different lives. Meanwhile, Beth witnesses a murder and keeps it to herself to protect the safety of her family. This causes a huge mystery throug...more
There is a lot going on in the last book of this series. The pulses have finally come to an end. Craig is back in town working on restoring the electricity and winning Deni back. She is caught in the middle and has to decide who she wants to marry; Craig or Mark. Both men love her, but both will offer her totally different lives. Meanwhile, Beth witnesses a murder and keeps it to herself to protect the safety of her family. This causes a huge mystery throug...more
Wow! What an incredible book and a great ending to the Restoration series. Blackstock does well in taking the characters through a horrible crisis in a realistic way - not just a cliche, everything will be honky-dorey. I can't say a lot about this book without giving too much away. The Pulses that have caused all technology to fail have finally ended and the government is working on bringing electricity and thus running water and phones back into service again. As the end of the ordeal nears, th...more
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This was an interesting story about how we stand up against the challenges God sends our way, be they a huge event like solar pulses wiping out all electronics in the country, or a young child being brutally attacked and possibly dying long before her family is ready to let them go.
It was a little bit too preachy for me though. I LOVE Inspiratioal Fiction and read quite a bit of it, but I do not like being repeatedly beat over the head with it and this book came to close to the beat...more
It was a little bit too preachy for me though. I LOVE Inspiratioal Fiction and read quite a bit of it, but I do not like being repeatedly beat over the head with it and this book came to close to the beat...more
This book by Terri Blackstock is the last one of a series and is working towards a conclusion of the series. However this is the first book that I have read of hers and she is able to make the book separate and a stand alone thought you are aware of some of the thins that have happened before. It is a good and interesting read and I will be happy to read other books by this author.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
Oops. This is what I remember Christian fiction being like. I started skim-reading about 100 pages in, and while I'm sure people got something meaningful out of it, it isn't why I read fiction. It starts with the assumption that everything has to make sense and keeps shaving the square peg corners until you want to scream "NOBODY ACTS LIKE THIS!"
That's a little too harsh for her, as she writes nicely, but I'm not reading any more of her.
That's a little too harsh for her, as she writes nicely, but I'm not reading any more of her.
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This is the fourth book in the Restoration series...Last Light, Night Light and True Light are the first three. It is an excellent series and I loved reading them! There is a global catastrophe and all technology has failed; no electricity, water, phones or cars. The Branning family must learn a new way to live in this test of faith. Darkness brings out the worst in some people so there are murders, thefts, & mysteries thoughout. The first book grabbed me from the beginning and I had a hard ...more
Book 4 in the Restoration Series. An altogether satisfactory closure to the series. I absolutely could not wait to turn the pages. I can’t spoil it for you. This entire series reminds me of the Left Behind Series and is written and researched just as well, though not as heavily biblical and the characters are not heroes, but normal, flawed humans in unforgiving circumstances.
Very good. I enjoyed this as much as the others. Terri is a master at keeping you interested. I loved watching the characters develop through the series. Along with a little romance, there were enough twists and turns and mystery to keep the die hard mystery/suspense lover interested. A page turner!
Really easy read. Story still drew me in, but got a bit predictable and the Christian themes started to override the writing a bit... The real life tragedy at the end proves that Blackstock isn't just a fluffy author of Christian fiction. Great series for those who like a good mystery without the blood and guts!
final book in the series, the emp that caused the blackout are over with, and the world is working to restore its power. best book in the series, the family's youngest daughter witnesses a murder, and is fearful of the murderer finding her. intense tragety strikes the family and all the good they've done the past year, and everything they workd for they question. this one had my crying at the end, and sad to say goodbye to the series
I was very disappointed with the choices Terri Blackstock made for the plot of this last installment of the Restoration Series. I really felt like she went to a place that just didn't have to be visited. It wasn't necessary and I felt it took away from what was a brilliant series.
I was riveted, as usual. This story revolves around Beth, the younger girl in the Branning family. She witnesses something horrible, and is in danger of her life. Meanwhile, the pulses are getting weaker and everyone is hoping the electricity will come back on soon. And Mark Green faces a rival in Deni's ex-fiance, Craig. There are some tense and emotional moments in this book. The things I didn't like are that there were two or so questionable uses of the Lord's name and one "what the...more
This is the 3rd book in her series. The premise is that an electromagnetic pulse has wiped out all technology on earth and how communities cope. Told from a Christian perspective.
Overall series rating: 3. Made me think and I learned to like the characters. Author, not so much. She was terrible. At the beginning of one of the chapters toward the middle of the book, she literally repeated one or two sentences and included an "I" in the middle that didn't make any sense (example: Shelley loves I her puppy.). Needless to say, I won't be picking up her books anytime soon. My husband said that her picture on the back of the book looked like she belonged in the 700 Cl...more
I enjoyed this series of four books of which this is the last one, where a worldwide blackout changes the lives of a family in Alabama, with a bit of suspense added in.
I'm not too big on this one. It's a little long. The beginning is great, and the end is good. I just feel as though the middle is a little drawn out and the murder plot isn't as strong as it is in some of her other books.
Cool. What do you think you would do if the earth suddenly lost all power? No dishwasher, refrigerator, lights, gas pumps, ATMs, cell phone towers....
This was just an outstanding book and series. My heart went up and down in joy and sadness through the four book journey. High recommend this series.
I do believe this was the first book that caused me to burst into tears...& that is a good thing btw.;)
Very predictable end to the series. There were a few not-so-obvious plot twists that I appreciated.
It was good but I am glad the series is done. I ddnt like the ending of this one. Cried too much!
The Restoration series is fantastic. Interesting look at our culture and the effects of losing all modern conveniences. Enjoyable, Christian reading.
Terry Blackstock is easy reading, suspenseful and always a page turner.
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