Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee

This book will be released on September 13, 2011

Book Description
A terrible truth has been revealed to one man: the entire human race has been drained of every emotion except one-- fear. To bring life back to the world, Rom must embark on a journey that will end either in his own demise or a reawakening of humanity. But to bring love and passion back into existence will also threaten the powers of the world with the revolution and anarchy that had nearly destroyed them previously.

After happening upon a journal through strange circumstance, Rom's world is shattered. He learns that humanity long ago ceased to "live," that it exists today in a living death of emotions. In a terrible risk, Rom exposes himself to the vial of blood folded into the old leather of the journal. His change is fearful and fraught with mind-bending emotion. A once-pious observer of the Order's passionless statues, he is filled with uncontrollable impulses. He is filled with love.

He is undone, terrified, and alone in the desolate world.

My thoughts
Set in the future, the world as we know it is gone. Geneticists have learned how to remove emotion from humans (except for fear) so that we can all live in peace. And it has been this way for 480 years. But a young man named Rom is given a box which holds the secret to bring humanity back from the ‘dead’ world they live in.

I enjoy reading Ted Dekker’s books and when I saw his name on it, I grabbed at the opportunity to read this one. I should have read more to learn what the book was about and not go by the author’s name. This was not my type of novel.

The writing is crisp and the characters engage you and I am sure there will be a lot of followers waiting for the second installment in this series. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. My fault.

Disclosure: I received this book for review from the publisher through netgalley.com. I received no compensation for my thoughts.