Seeker by Suzana Thompson.
Mila was a little girl when she first saw the young man who scared several other children at the zoo. She later learned that the children died. When she saw him again several years later, he looked exactly the same as before. She realized that people always died after his visits, but she seemed to be immune.
Very religious. Was an OK read. 3*.

this was a interesting read, it had a lot of religious themes to it. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and go on this journey.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley!

I have to be honest. The book had a tad too much of a religious feel for me. The summary didn't give that away, so I had no idea there would be any religious overfeels with this.

I honestly did not finish the book fo rthat reason. ;/

The book was really good until the horrible ending. It ruined the entire book and I don’t think I’ll be reading anything written by this author again.

Mila’s and Sila’s love story is one that had me turning pages from the first moment that I read about their first meeting at the zoo. Although she did not understand what happened’ or who he is she feels attracted to this weird guy that no one can see. It is the patience of their love that I really love.

This book felt a lot like something else I've read. Not sure what but it felt very familiar. I loved it right up until the end. Zero points for the awful ending. I'm not a fan of books with endings that rip out your heart.
Otherwise it was a pretty decent book.

I received a complimentary copy of Seeker from NetGalley.  Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

This was an interesting but odd book. By the end, I was thinking it was supposed to steer the reader into believing in God, however, I think it missed the mark in that regard. The beginning was quite creepy and the end was almost cultist with a strange, forced-love transition (that was gradual enough to semi-camouflage the coercion). Cool book, but I could feel the agenda coming through and it just didn’t all come together for me. (I am a Christian, so this was a difficult one to review on many levels.)

Probably going to be repeating what other people have said but this is definitely not what you expect.
Mila and Silas's story starts out as a kind of paranormal romance and yet suddenly turns into an odd Christian love story.
I've never really read a book where religion, at least the Christian faith, is included in such a way. In parts overzealous and preachy but also full of the feelings and emotions of genuine faith, it is quite a positive exploration of love.
Mila goes from ambiguous sentimentality to love quite quickly which was somewhat off-putting. I've read a few reviews that even put her sudden belief in God as unrealistic but if you'd had undeniable proof in His existence, as Mila had, I suppose it would be hypocritical to be on the fence.
Mila's sudden feelings aside, the constant love and support from Silas was lovely and dies reiterate what a husband is supposed to be like, according to the Bible.
I did find the dialogue a little stilted although that might have been due to Silas's newly formed status and speech patterns.
It was an odd read. I can't say I fully enjoyed it but I appreciated the positive exploration of Christianity in a YA and the kind of constant opposition from well-meaning people.

I admit I only read the first half of this book. It was just too religious for me, but there is a need for this kind of story and I know of many teens who will devour it. I love the idea of it - everything but all the god crap thrown in. It is well written. Too bad that it had to be too religious for me. Something should have indicated that in the description - I wouldn’t have requested it.

I really enjoyed this book until the ending and I feel like it really let the whole book down, though it's the writers choice it really sucked out the soul of the rest of story building that went into the rest of the book.

I loved this book it has you hooked from the beginning if you love a mystery it's a great read mila is a strong girl who wants love and friendship but has hard times to deal with first before she learns where she belongs

Death is feared by many, but there’s one girl who captivates him....

The book description sounded like an amazing paranormal read... but that wasn’t what I got.

The story of Silas and Mila took me by surprise. It’s definitely more of a Christian romance than paranormal, if you could call it romance. While I enjoyed parts of the story, there were a few things that made this an uncomfortable read. The relationship between Mila and Silas develops too quickly once she reaches the age of sixteen. She allows his feelings for her to be her guide and Silas’ conviction that they’re destined for one another makes Mila doubt her feelings and herself. She quickly swings from one extreme to the next. For me, that part of the story wasn’t romantic in the slightest.

Silas’ almost overnight transition to talking about God all the time and suddenly wanting to be a minister doesn’t come across as being from his devout faith. It has a more troublesome feel to it, as does Mila’s constant need to defend him and his beliefs. It set off warning bells for me with more of a cult vibe. If the author’s intention was to spread the news about God, she nearly made me want to run far in the opposite direction as quickly as possible. The character of Tara in particular is a great example. She’s exactly the sort of Christian who runs people off. You can be devout in your faith without beating everyone else over the head with your bible.

The relationship between Mila and Silas in the last chapters somewhat redeemed the story for me. Yet even through her excitement over their future, she still questioned her love for him. After they have sex, she’s suddenly madly in love. While I didn’t agree with their relationship, not as it was written, I enjoyed seeing her happy with him toward the end.

The sudden explosion of Christianity aside, the book held my attention. It’s definitely unlike any teen book I’ve ever read. But reader be warned, there are no happy endings here.