Monday, April 20, 2020

"The Showdown" by Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye


About this book:

  “The death toll rises as the great wrath of the Lamb earthquake ends. Victims throughout the world struggle to find family and friends. The Young Trib Force is no exception.
  Ryan has disappeared. Judd risks his life with a dangerous motorcycle jump. And through a series of strange events, Lionel finds himself in the mind-numbing clutches of the Global Community. Will he figure out his true identity and locate his friends? Will Ryan survive the deadly earthquake?
  Join Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan as they try to find each other and fight against the enemy of their souls.”


Series: Book #13 (of forty) in “Left Behind: The Kids” series. (Reviews of books #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, and #12.)


Spiritual Content- The Rapture has happened (all four main characters were left behind); All about the Rapture, the Antichrist, Tribulation, & telling people about Christ; Scriptures are read, quoted, mentioned, & discussed; Prayers; Lots of witnessing, discussing, & sharing testimonies; Many talks and discussions about God, faiths, miracles, & Heaven; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Many mentions of Jesus, Jews, rabbis, & the Messiah; Many mentions of Bibles & those in the Bible; Many mentions of pastors, churches, & Bible studies; Many mentions of religions & religious people; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Heaven & predictions; A mention of Ash Wednesdays; A hymn is sung.
          *Note: Carpathia talks about gods & encourages people to believe in a Supreme Being; A mention of aliens.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘holy cow’ and two forms of ‘stupid’; Mentions of curses (said, not written); A bit of sarcasm; Deaths (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of deaths, dead bodies, dying, & injuries (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of wars & murders (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of guns & shooting to kill; Mentions of bullies; Mentions of alcohol & fighting.


Sexual Content- A mention of an unmarried couple living together.  

-Judd Thompson Jr., age 17/18
-Vicki Byrne, age 15/16
-Lionel Washington, age 14/15
-Ryan Daley, age 13
                                         P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        132 pages

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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High School Teens-
Older High School Teens-
My personal Rating-
{These ratings are for content, since everyone has a different opinion on the Rapture and how it will happen.}
Scratch what I said in the last review, this one is definitely a least favorite for me. I remember crying when I first read this series and was still sniffling this read through.


See y’all on Friday with a new review!


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

"Earthquake" by Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye



About this book:

  “The worst disaster the world has ever seen scatters the Young Trib Force. When the great wrath of the Lamb earthquake strikes the globe, Judd has been captured by the Global Community. Vicki is planning to distribute the Underground newspaper. Lionel tries to make it back to his friends while Ryan stays in hiding.
  The events foretold in the book of Revelation come to life as the kids struggle to survive. Will the earthquake claim their lives? Will they ever be able to find each other again?”


Series: Book #12 (of forty) in “Left Behind: The Kids” series. (Reviews of books
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, and #11)


Spiritual Content- The Rapture has happened (all four main characters were left behind); All about the Rapture, the Antichrist, Tribulation, & telling people about Christ; Bibles & Scriptures are read, quoted, mentioned, & discussed; Prayers; Lots of witnessing, discussing, & sharing testimonies; Many talks and discussions about God & faiths; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Many mentions of Jesus, Jews, rabbis, & the Messiah; Many mentions of those in the Bible; Many mentions of pastors, churches, & Bible studies; Many mentions of religions & religious people; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Heaven & predictions.
          *Note: A mention of aliens.


Negative Content- Mentions of curses (said, not written); People want to die & some do (semi-detailed); An earthquake, meteors, injuries, blood/bleeding, pain, & deaths (semi-detailed); Mentions of deaths, dead bodies, dying, & bombs (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of dead animals (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of bars & drinking.


Sexual Content- N/A

-Judd Thompson Jr., age 17/18
-Vicki Byrne, age 15/16
-Lionel Washington, age 14/15
-Ryan Daley, age 13
                                         P.O.V. switches between them & Darrion
                                                        138 pages

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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High School Teens-
Older High School Teens-
My personal Rating-
{These ratings are for content, since everyone has a different opinion on the Rapture and how it will happen.}
I found this one to be more intense and heartbreaking in some aspects. Quite honestly my least favorite of this series.


See y’all on Friday with a new review!


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.