Freefall by Kristen Heizmann
26 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
“When a young woman stumbles out of the Hanalei Mountains on the island of Kauai with no memory of who she is or how she got there, Cameron Pierce reluctantly agrees to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding her arrival. As pieces begin to fall into place, he suspects her injuries were no accident, but he’s far from convinced she’s an innocent victim. And there’s that nagging feeling he’s seen her somewhere before…Now known as Jade, the woman begins to recall fragments of what led her to this place, and she realizes the danger isn’t over. Jade and the cynical Hawaiian investigator attempt to reconstruct the threads of her identity, but the stakes are far higher than either expected.”
I wanted to approach this book with an open mind (having never read any Christian Fiction before), but I will admit that although I had my intentions, I was still sceptical. However, before I knew it I’d passed page 100 and found myself fully involved with the story. I found the characters mostly amiable, and I found them convincing enough to want things to work out at the end. Although too idealistic in some ways, I enjoyed Gentry and Cameron’s relationship and found it to be convincing most of the time; it even managed to give me goosebumps near the end of the novel.
Although the Christian theme is something that I am unfamiliar with, and although I do not share the religious views of the author, I didn’t find the religious theme to be too overwhelming and was still able to enjoy the story.
I’m not sure I would read anything else by this author, but I did enjoy Freefall and would recommend it to a friend.
