Book Review on Rachelle Dekker's book Nine

ABOUT THE BOOK

Zoe Johnson spent most of her life living in the shadows, never drawing attention to herself, never investing in people or places. But when a wide-eyed, bedraggled teenager with no memory walks into the diner where Zoe works, everything changes. Now, against her better judgment, Zoe who has been trying to outrun her own painful memories of the past, finds herself attempting to help a girl who doesn't seem to have any past at all. The girl knows only one thing: She must reach a woman in Corpus Christi, Texas, hundreds of miles away, before the government agents who are searching for her catch up to them. 

MY BOOK REVIEW

"Nine" by Rachelle Dekker is a sequel to "The Girl Behind the Red Rope". It can be read alone.  I am finding it hard to write my review because I don't want to give any spoilers out. "Nine" is full of twists and turns. The action started in the very first chapter. A mystery girl, Lucy, is running away from a group of men with guns. She enters the diner where Zoe Johnson works. Zoe ends up trying to help Lucy get her memory back. Lucy only remembers is she must reach a woman in Corpus Christi, Texas hundreds of miles away before the government agents get her. While Zoe is helping Lucy we learn about her past and the horrid things she went through. Then there is Seeley an agent with a complicated past. 

Rachelle Dekker wrote the book alternating from third to first person. We get Zoe's perspective and Lucy's perspective. She did a great job of putting some really inspirational life realization meaning. Here are a few of them. 

Zoe and Lucy realize that "it takes love to break chains of past, our past is like programming that makes us who we are, but we can tell ourselves a new story as we learn and embrace the new normal."

Lucy realizes. "I was more than a weapon because I had love, Deep love, the kind that was powerful enough to change the world." 

"Are we who the world says we are -- or can we change our story and be something more?"

The key to change is love. 

The book was entertaining, but it also makes you think about life and reality. It's an emotional story. it truly gets you thinking. I want to let you know "Nine" has a lot of violence, gun violence, torture, and murder. If you get triggered by any of this I would suggest not reading it. The theme of the book is, "The Key to Change is Love. 

"I received this book courtesy of Revell, for my honest opinion"

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The oldest daughter of "New York Times" bestselling author Ted Dekker, Rachelle Dekker, was inspired early on to discover truth through the avenue of storytelling. She writes full time from her home in Nashville, where she lives with her husband, Daniel, and their son, Jack.  Check out her website at: Click Here