The Visitation

Taking place in the fictional wheat town of Antioch, The Visitation is told in first-person narrative by a former minister who struggles to reconcile his former pastoral life with that of a present-day false Messiah. An intriguing page-turner, this book had excellently crafted and well thought-out characters - each with secrets and subtle backstory of their own. Some were a bit cliche and thus predictable at times, which took away from my reading experience. Flashbacks were plentiful but done in such a way that they never disrupted the main plot. Each chapter ended with a cliffhanger that left me wanting more, and there were plot twists around every corner. The Visitation reminds readers not to believe everything for what it seems and illustrates the potential effects of turning away from God. A successful piece that I am glad to have read, The Visitation is a must-read for Christians that desire insight into grief and false preaching.