Miracles and magic are not the same thing

The story kept me engaged, the characters and their Christian spiritual struggles were authentic, the audible performance was great and overall I enjoyed the book. I liked the way the Christian theme was woven through the book, covering topics such as forgiveness, pride, redemption, a father’s love, trust in God, God’s will, Christian charity, Jesus’s birth and miracles. However I would not recommend the book for one theological reason: on a number of occasions the author interchanged the terms miracle and magic as if they were the same thing. In a world where sorcery is mainstream (eg Harry Potter and popular Puca & Wicca festivals), it is so important to differentiate between that which comes from God and that which doesn’t. I think this book could be spiritually dangerous for young/new Christians who might be led astray into a curiosity for magic, as the book seems to give the message that magic can come from God and therefore can be good. The Bible has plenty to say about sorcery or magic and none of it is good. I had hoped that the mention of magic was given from the perspective of one character and this character would be enlightened about their error through the story, but I was really disappointed when this didn’t happen. If the author were to republish the book and replace the word magic with an alternative word that describes something that is from God, my review would be entirely different, but as it stands, I cannot in good conscience give the book a good rating.

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