Austen is always a fun read.  I love her characterization.  She presents the human warts as simply and as unagologetically as she does our heroic qualities.

For those who have never read Jane Austen's novels, you might find them slow starters, but they provide a satisfying ending of true love.

I will confess, however, that I was clear to the scene where Louisa gets hurt at the seaside before I thought, "I think I saw this as a movie."  Go figure.  I had.

This was one of the spookiest books I've read in a long time.  A cross between suspense and spiritual warfare, Darlington Woods contained similar bad guys — a cross between demons and horrific people — and that's what left me scared.

The hero of the novel, Rob Shields, doesn't know a thing about fighting demons.  In fact, he's running from God.  And the man doesn't have any experience fighting bad guys either, because he's just a regular guy.  (Don't think Harrison Ford with a blender; think of your own dad, especially if he loves you very much.)

A happy ending?  Yeah, I guess.  An important theme?  By all means.  Fear will win unless we let the Light of Jesus shine.

This is the ACFW book club book for February, so I reserve the right to add to this post after discussion.