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\"978-1-4964-0822-8\"Jed Patrick thought he was out of Centralia’s reach, off the grid and out of sight. Suddenly, he and his family are brought back into the fight. He’s recruited to bring Centralia down, at least, that’s what he is told. People are still out to stop him, and he isn’t sure who he can trust. Faced with a decision that goes against his beliefs, what is he going to do?<\/p>\n

Mike Dellosso’s Kill Devil<\/em>, a sequel to Centralia<\/em>, holds just as much action and suspense as its predecessor. Patrick must fight for his life and freedom, and that of his wife and daughter. Dellosso has written a fast-paced book that holds your attention all through the story.<\/p>\n

There were several plot twists that kept the story from being predictable, but it all flowed together and was easy to follow. That is a difficult thing to do in writing, but Dellosso did it well.<\/p>\n

Though the book is entertaining, there is a message of faith and trusting in God that is prominent in the story, and plays a large roll in the Patrick family. Even when everything seems to be against him, and he thinks that he has to take care of the situation on his own, Jed realizes that God alone is able to carry him through. That makes this book an even better read.<\/p>\n

One part that really stood out to me is when Jed realized how his life is not some random string of events, and has this thought, “He was so small, so insignificant, and yet God cared enough about him to plan his life and orchestrate it down to the smallest part in the smallest of workings.” When life gets us down, we would do well to remember that God is always there and cares deeply for us, even we don’t immediately see Him.<\/p>\n

I was excited to see another book in the Jed Patrick series, and I was not disappointed in it. I was quickly caught up in the story, and it held my attention until the end.<\/p>\n

I received a free copy of Kill Devil<\/em> from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for this honest review.<\/p>\n

View the book trailer.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"pic_full_delloso_mike\"Excerpt from Author Q&A:<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t shy away from violence in your novels. How do you handle writing those situations as a Christian author?<\/strong><\/div>\n
I handle them carefully. I know it may not seem like it to some readers but I do put a lot of thought into how I handle violence in my books. I want the reader to feel the gravity of the situation, the intensity of the moment, but I need to draw the line on how much I describe and finding where that line should be is a challenge at times. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ve crossed the line at times for some readers but for me, I\u2019m careful to stay on the side that gives the reader the information he or she needs without glorifying the violence or glamorizing it.<\/div>\n
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Like Jed, have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you needed to compromise your values for the greater good?<\/strong><\/div>\n
A few years ago I was promoted to a management position in my day job. It\u2019s what I wanted and was a goal of mine. But I quickly discovered that I couldn\u2019t be the type of manager I wanted to be. I felt I was being forced to be the kind of manager my boss wanted me to be and it was uncomfortable for me. It didn\u2019t fit. I felt like I had to be someone I wasn\u2019t to fit in and be successful. I was told it was for the good of the team, that I needed to do this and say that to help everyone grow. But still it just didn\u2019t sit comfortably with me. Eventually, I made the difficult decision to step down and return to my old position. I wish things could have turned out differently but I just couldn\u2019t keep fighting the pressure to be someone I wasn’t.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What do you hope readers will take away from the story?<\/strong><\/div>\n
That though life may get crazy and reality may seem muddled, though varying versions of the truth may come your way and different voices will whisper messages, there is one thing that never changes: God\u2019s truth. He is the only one truly worthy of our faith, our trust, our love. He is the one constant in life. He never changes and His will is always right.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jed Patrick thought he was out of Centralia’s reach, off the grid and out of sight. Suddenly, he and his family are brought back into the fight. He’s recruited to bring Centralia down, at least, that’s what he is told. People are still out to stop him, and he isn’t sure who he can trust. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1752"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1776,"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752\/revisions\/1776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grfxbox.com\/thb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}