Last Light
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Terri Blackstock is known for her mystery mixed with romance novels. I think her fans will be thrilled with her latest novel Last Light. The first book in the Restoration series starts off with a bang, “literally”. I’m not talking about a gun shot bang, but an earth shaking bang as a plane falls out of the sky moments after Demi Branning and her father, Doug, arrive home in Birmingham, AL from a D.C. trip. Unfortunately, this is not a one-time freak accident as other planes crash to the ground. No electrical power, non-existant cell service and stalled vehicles are just the beginning as confusion and chaos begins to set-in.
With the day drawing to a close, people try to make their way home from the airport anyway they can. A purchased bicycle is stolen from Doug’s hands, leaving father and daugher walking on foot. They are not the only family members walking on foot as across town, Demi’s mother and siblings are also making it on foot after finding their stalled vehicle no longer an option for travel.
As the family gathers together, the reader gets a sense of the discomfort this average suburban family is feeling with their sudden lifestlye change. As the days past by with no return to normalcy, the discomfort turns to survival mode as the family must now think in terms of food preservation and safety. Safety especially now that someone has committed murder. The once quite suburban neighborhood is no longer safe. With chaos all over, no direct help is expected from the police. The neighbors start suspecting each other and mistrust reigns.
The storyline for this first novel centers quite a bit around the Demi, the oldest child in the Branning family. Demi is desperate for life to return to normal mainly because she has left her fiance back in Washington, D.C. In her early twenties, Demi is rising high in her career and excited about becoming a bride. With no way to communicate, her determination to get to her fiance starts to get on everyone’s nerves. Demi tests not only her faith, but her parents as well when she suddenly finds a ride to D.C. with an unlikely driver. Unknown to Demi, the driver is a man on a mission that has turned dangerous.
Terri has definitely done her research with this novel. It seems that events could happen just as they have been described in the novel. What would we do without our phones, TV, radio, internet or no access to a grocery store? What would we do when civilization as we know it in the 21st century suddenly changes in one day back to the past?
This novel expertly shows how the true test of faith lies in how much we depend on God versus our dependence on the convenience of our daily life. The Brannings are a family that readers will want to “keep in touch” with as they continue through their ordeal. The second novel, “Night Light” will be released June 2006.
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