Theresa K. (Tesstarosa) - , reviewed on 3/14/2009 + 151 more book reviews

Mackenzie (Mack) Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, is abducted and presumed murdered by a serial killer. Her abduction and death causes problems in his family and him to question the existence of God.

One day, he receives a mysterious note from "Papa" asking him to come meet him at "the shack." The "shack" is the place that his daughter's blood-stained dress was found and the place the lead the investigation into his daughter's abduction to conclude that she'd been murdered. Mack decides to accept the invitation without the rest of his family members' knowledge.

At the shack, Mack is confronted with his doubts about God and how God can exist in a world were his daughter is brutally murdered and his family is devastated.

I was really drawn into the first part of the book and had a hard time putting it down. Near the middle, it started to lose me, but at the end, I was hooked again. Parts of the end brought me to tears. I found the author's view of God to really match with mine.

I felt the author did a great job of discussing God without coming across as "preachy."

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