Life Everlasting

This book was truly awesome. In the first book Life Support, I enjoyed the story and the characters. This book was so riveting I could not put it down. I stayed up late every night because I never found a spot slow enough to put it down. Now I'm catching up on my sleep. The characters and story have stayed with me and I look forward to finding more gems from Robert Whitlow.

You can tell that the author is getting more comfortable in his writing style with Life Everlasting. Where Life Support was a very good but often not fluid work, the story of Life Everlasting wound its' way around intricate characters and a complex setting. One would probably need to have read Life Support to appreciate the plot and some of the references in Life Everlasting, but it could be enjoyed on its' own. Life Everlasting is a great book, and I am looking forward to more from Whitlow.

Robert Whitlow made his fans wait a little over a year for the next installment in his Santee series. The good news is--the wait was worth it. The bad news--the book was so good, it just flew by and I'm left wondering where Whitlow will go next. A word of warning--if you've not read Whitlow's marvelous "Life Support" you need to before reading this book. The story here continues the story begun there and while readers of "Life Support" will be able to pick up on what's happened even if it's been a while since you read the book, new readers will probably come away a bit confused. But trust me--both of these novels are worth reading. Whitlow continues the story of Baxter and Rena, Alexia and Ted. One thing I've come to enjoy about Whitlow's novels is that he places the characters in interesting moral and ethical situations and doesn't take the easy way out. Also, his characters feel real over the course of his story. He gives them strengths, weaknesess and flaws--just like all of us. His prose is extremely readable and he never goes over the top. Instead, he draws you in like an old friend telling a story and the pages just fly by. Indeed, my only complaint about this story is that it ended too soon. I was ready to spend another 100 or more pages with the story of Alexia Lindale and her personal journey. I am crossing my fingers that since this book is listed as the second book of the Santee saga, that Whitlow will make a return visit to his fictional characters and town soon.

Life Support and Life Everlasting written by Robert Whitlow are his best yet. Both gripped me from cover to cover. After reading Life Support, I anxiously anticipated its sequel. Robert Whitlow delivered in Life Everlasting. Life Everlasting was full of unexpected twists and turns that kept me in suspense. Whitlow's character development and imagery are wonderful, especially his everlasting message of love and hope that only God can give. Life Everlasting satisfied my curiousity and need for closure after reading Life Support. Again, a wonderful read and I loved the ending! You leave this book feeling that all is right with the world and with the conclusion that no matter what happens to us, God is in control and when we rely on him, his infinite wisdom provides us with the answers we need to guide us to the right path.

...which is not unusual for a Whitlow mystery. "Life Everlasting" is a sequel to his equally engaging "Life Support". Whitlow is able to take a reader and introduce or reintroduce him to a list of characters who become fleshed out with distinct personalities and experiences that are far from predictable. If the reader has an interest in either music or medicine he will be especially intrigued by the depth of insight into the mysteries of healing both soul and body. For those interested in romance, your will find it here as well. I recommend you start the book when you have a long, unintereupted weekend or break so you won't have to stay up several nights reading until your eye lids refuse to stay open, as happenned with me. It is time well spent!