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3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 An Interesting Read Mar 03, 2011
By Kelly Libatique
"Libatique . com"
For the Love of a Devil is the first novel I've read by Timothy Fish. I was intrigued by the idea of putting a modern-day story to the book of Hosea in the Bible, although that's been done before. If you don't know this story and what to expect, you may find yourself frustrated with it. It's not what we're used to in today's fickle world.
It starts off with a captivating scenario of a mysterious woman and a set of obviously scandalous circumstances. From there we quickly find out two people are having an affair, people married to others. Because there's money, we have ourselves a spectacle from Dallas complete with JR Ewing and his string pulling, private investigators, manipulation, and betrayal.
But the gist of the story is the committed love the main character, Geoff, has for his wife, a woman who seemingly has not a shred of care for him or her children. His love for her is, in fact, completely irrational. A novel with a more intricate storyline could have maybe kept the reader distracted and wondering if there was more, but Fish stays with the basic plot of Hosea. Several times you want to grab Geoff and shake some sense into him. Perhaps the element that is missing is that in Scripture, Hosea is commanded by God to do what he did, whereas in this story, we're left wondering what is keeping him emotionally tied to this woman.
All in all, it is an original work and gets into some clever story plots. Each little subplot doesn't last long though, and the reader is moved quickly along to the next set of circumstances. It has some touching moments as we deep dive into the personality of a man who will pay any price, take any risk, and go to any lengths to keep the commitment he made to a woman who is the very epitome of immorality. It will be interesting to see how Timothy Fish cultivates himself as a novelists in regards to his character development, dialog, and storytelling. The ending, well, you'll just need to find out what happens for yourself.
Keep up the good work, Timothy.
Kelly Libatique, author of Divine Knowledge Transfer and A Toast to the Holy Ghost?
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 For the Love of a Devil Oct 23, 2008
By J Ruth Owens
Excellent book! Follows the story of Hosea in the Old Testament using a modern setting. It is well worth reading.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A Retelling of Hosea Mar 11, 2009
By Pen Name
"For the Love of a Devil" is a modern retelling of the Biblical story of Hosea. This one is the most true to the biblical account of any I have seen. The first four or five chapters are hard reading because the story begins with the main character, Geoff, trying to hold his family together, but his wife, Heather, is buttering her bread on both sides. I think he may have known more than he cared to admit about what she was really doing when she headed off to "Bible study," but he is always there with open arms to welcome her back home. She does eventually leave him for another man and the book is easier to read. She is out of his life, for now, and he is trying to take care of three kids. But instead of letting things be, Geoff keeps searching for his wife. Many of his friends and family don't understand why he doesn't give up on her and I don't either, but I think that is the point. God never gave up on us and we don't understand why not.
Don't let what I said about the first few chapters scare you. I enjoyed reading this book. I am glad to have this look into the life of a man who is struggling with trying to love his wife while she is doing everything imaginable to push him away. I highly recommend that you buy this book, borrow it from the library or whatever you need to do to read this book.
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