Book Review: The Realms Thereunder by Ross Lawhead

      Underground. That is where an evil city has slept from the dawn of time. Just waiting for the opportunity to snatch unsuspecting people from the country above it. When two children, Daniel and Freya, disappear during a field trip, they are taken to the odd world, filled with mystery, intrigue, evil, and darkness. Eight years pass, and they are forced once again to return to the world they once thought they had conquered. Will they win? Only time will tell. But until it does, they will have to fight for their lives, and against their evil opponents.
     I disliked this book. While it was an interesting thought for a book, it was not well executed. It was disjointed, and extremely difficult to understand. They would go forward, then back then forward then forward some more, extremely confusing. When I requested this book, I thought it would be a nice Christian fantasy book, however I saw very few mentions of God, if there are any at all. Not only this, but the book itself was terrifically depressing. Who was evil and who was good? The lines were blurred. Overall, this book was a confusing read that was dark, depressing, and overall, dreadful.


This book was given to me by Thomas Nelson in exchange for an honest review.