Rooms, book #20

Ok, this book was much different than I thought it was going to be.  The original summary I had read:

On a rainy spring day in Seattle, young software tycoon Micah Taylor receives a cryptic, twenty-five-year-old letter from a great uncle he never knew. It claims a home awaits him on the Oregon coast that will turn his world inside out. Suspecting a prank, Micah arrives at Cannon Beach to discover a stunning, brand new nine-thousand square foot house. And after meeting Sarah Sabin at a nearby ice cream shop, he has two reasons to visit the beach every weekend. When bizarre things start happening in the rooms of the home, Micah suspects they have some connection to his enigmatic new friend, Rick, the town mechanic. But Rick will only say the house is spiritual. This unnerves Micah because his faith slipped away like the tide years ago, and he wants to keep it that way. But as he slowly discovers, the home isn’t just spiritual, it’s a physical manifestation of his soul, which God uses to heal Micah’s darkest wounds and lead him into an astonishing new destiny.

However I should have been clued in when I read Amazon's summary:

What if you inherited a brand-new mansion on the Oregon coast—from a great uncle you never knew? Would you blow it off? Or head down there to check it out?

Micah Taylor isn’t stupid. He’s made a fortune building a Seattle software empire. But he can’t figure out why he’s been given a 9,000 square foot home right on the beach.

And not just any beach.

The one beach he loves more than any other.

The one beach he hates more than any other.

Both at the same time.

Micah drives down to check out the house. On the surface, everything seems legit. He instantly feels at home and then he meets a beautiful young woman at the local ice cream shop.

Now there’s two reasons to keep coming back to Cannon Beach. But the house still feels off. Things start happening that Micah can’t explain.

That Micah doesn’t want explained.

Because he’s slowly realizing the house isn’t just a house.

It’s a physical manifestation of his soul.

He begins a journey into the most glorious rooms of his life, but also the darkest.

Rooms where terrible things happened.

Things that must not be remembered, but scream out to be heard.

Micah can’t run. Can’t hide.

Because the memories aren’t just memories.

They’re real.

Memories that can heal and set him free.

But that can also destroy him

And there’s no way to know which side will win in the end.

Once I realized it was going to be more like The Shack, I was a little more open to it, but I was still on edge because books like that you have to prepare yourself for before you jump in.  Not try to read it fast when you realize Book Club is coming up sooner than you realize ...

(To be honest, since I downloaded this book from another place (not Amazon) it may be the reason it was worded differently.)  

It did give me pause to think about freedom from EVERYTHING in Christ and if I take the time to chew on it some more it could do some serious wretching of my life ... that probably needs to be done.

Melissa