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60 feet of metal spring drooped languidly around my feet. I had accidentally pulled the starter cord on my leaf-blower all the way off and opened the motor to try to fix it. There's this really long thin piece of metal coiled up inside the motor that retracts the cord when you release it. I let it slip out of it's casing, SPROING! The ending of this book struck me the same way--for hundreds of pages Maze slowly cranked up the tension. She slowly twisted that metal spring in my gut tighter and tighter and tighter. I was riveted--the evil Rakum, the innocent and alluring Beth Rider, the valiant but conflicted hero, the delightfully detestable fawning cows, the secret past of the wicked Elders slowly revealing itself ... And then, in the home stretch, SPROING! All the tension suddenly evaporated and the whole plot was left in wobbly gobs around my feat. It was a textbook case of, Deus ex machina, "God from the machine" where the author brings in an unexpected miracle to save the heroine from certain doom. That plot device has an insidious way of invalidating all of the suffering and anguish up to that point; you kind of lose interest 'cause nothing that happened earlier in the plot seems to matter anymore. And it became a bit smarmy, cloying and sentimental at the end which jarred discordantly with the rest of the book. I got the impression she had written to many words (according to someone's standard) and had to end it abruptly.

I hope you can tell that I liked the book--a lot--and it's only because I was so into it that the ending left me frustrated and disappointed. Part of the problem may have been that I was reading on my Kindle and didn't realize that 63% progress was 99% of the way through the book. Ms. Maze includes tons of extra chapters as "bonus material" at the end of the book that look at the history of some of the characters in more depth. I was expecting another third of a novel when I hit the last page. Disoriented and confused, I turned the page only to find the epilogue ...

I loved the way Ms. Maze worked her Christian worldview into this story. Her perspective as a Messianic Jew was like a foreign and exotic spice in a familiar dish.


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Rabbit Chasing Beth Rider Ellen C Maze 9781432751012 Books Reviews

Beth Rider, an ordinary Christian woman of extraordinary faith, writes vampire novels. Successful ones. So successful, in fact, that the Rakum, a race of wraiths/vampires, are now reading them and turning toward God. And a certain Rakum Elder can't allow that.

Maze has created a new, wholly original kind of vampire story. Her world is intricate and vivid, with a history that stretches back thousands of years (I love how the Old Testament is woven into the plot). It is populated by the ancient Rakum, Rabbits (humans who have been marked, in a particularly frightening way, by Rakum), Cows (a demeaning but accurate term for the humans labeled as such), Elders and brethren, masters and their pups.

The book will hook you in the prologue A Rakum hunts a Rabbit named Schaffer and toys with him--as a cat toys with a mouse before killing it. At this point you don't know who Schaffer is or how he's been marked as a Rabbit, but you feel his terror and sense that when he says he's "in hell," he's right. You won't want to put the book down.

And if you're wondering whether vampire novels and a Christian worldview are compatible, the answer, with this book at least, is a big yes.
The real significance of the expression "truth is stranger than fiction" becomes apparent to novelist Beth Rider one seemingly normal evening at a book signing, when she is suddenly accosted by a stranger who later marks her as a target, a "rabbit," to be hunted by a legendary ancient race. What follows is one of the most original and inspiring vampire stories I've ever read.

Explaining all the reasons I love Ellen C. Maze's "Rabbit Chasing Beth Rider," without any spoilers, is almost impossible because, although the novel reads like any fast-paced and exciting story of suspense, the underlying themes and symbolism are much more complex.

The unique premise of this novel alone - of a fiction author who, unknowingly, writes the truth about and suggests the possibility of salvation for the creature known to most human beings as the vampire (though not known as such to this race of beings themselves, we learn) - was enough to fascinate me and draw me into the story. Many other factors, however, impressed me and made it a story that really touched me on a deeper level.

First, the character of Beth, who in the beginning of the story has no idea why she's been made a target, is a kind of archetype for all human beings, each of whom have an individual role to play in God's plan, even when they are unaware of that role or don't realize at all that their daily decisions and actions are part of that design. Beth must learn, as all hopefully one day do, that what she had considered the gift of her talent, leading her to a particular career path, was, in fact, divine inspiration leading to a much more vital role. Further, the symbolism of a fiction writer whose creative work is the inspiration which can change the lives and spiritual destinies of so many is a great testament to the power of the written word and how what writers write can influence and transform another, for better or for worse. The deeper symbolism, that this is exactly how God transforms man - through His Word - is more significant still.

Over and over throughout the novel, I was struck by how much "Rabbit" reminded me of a parable. While, on the surface, the author seems to be simply telling a fascinating story with a moral theme - because these ideas are not presented in a systematically theological manner meant for scholars, but instead like one of those intriguing folklore tales listeners of any age can understand and enjoy - delving into deeper layers of the story offers an even more beautiful message of redemption, pointing toward fundamental truths about the love and mercy of God, the value of human life and the lengths to which God will go to bring each of His creatures back to Him.

While indisputably Christian fiction, I believe any reader who appreciates an original, well-written and inspirational supernatural story will love and be touched by this unique vampire novel. Highly recommended reading.
60 feet of metal spring drooped languidly around my feet. I had accidentally pulled the starter cord on my leaf-blower all the way off and opened the motor to try to fix it. There's this really long thin piece of metal coiled up inside the motor that retracts the cord when you release it. I let it slip out of it's casing, SPROING! The ending of this book struck me the same way--for hundreds of pages Maze slowly cranked up the tension. She slowly twisted that metal spring in my gut tighter and tighter and tighter. I was riveted--the evil Rakum, the innocent and alluring Beth Rider, the valiant but conflicted hero, the delightfully detestable fawning cows, the secret past of the wicked Elders slowly revealing itself ... And then, in the home stretch, SPROING! All the tension suddenly evaporated and the whole plot was left in wobbly gobs around my feat. It was a textbook case of, Deus ex machina, "God from the machine" where the author brings in an unexpected miracle to save the heroine from certain doom. That plot device has an insidious way of invalidating all of the suffering and anguish up to that point; you kind of lose interest 'cause nothing that happened earlier in the plot seems to matter anymore. And it became a bit smarmy, cloying and sentimental at the end which jarred discordantly with the rest of the book. I got the impression she had written to many words (according to someone's standard) and had to end it abruptly.

I hope you can tell that I liked the book--a lot--and it's only because I was so into it that the ending left me frustrated and disappointed. Part of the problem may have been that I was reading on my and didn't realize that 63% progress was 99% of the way through the book. Ms. Maze includes tons of extra chapters as "bonus material" at the end of the book that look at the history of some of the characters in more depth. I was expecting another third of a novel when I hit the last page. Disoriented and confused, I turned the page only to find the epilogue ...

I loved the way Ms. Maze worked her Christian worldview into this story. Her perspective as a Messianic Jew was like a foreign and exotic spice in a familiar dish.