The Bride Collector Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

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Original Title:	The Bride Collector
ISBN:	0340964987 (ISBN13: 9780340964989)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Brad Raines, Nikki Holden, Paradise, Quinton Gauld
Setting:	Denver, Colorado(United States)
Literary Awards:	Christy Award Nominee for Suspense (2011)

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Did you ever want to read a book that was part psychological thriller, part Twilight-esque love story, and part Christian literature? Then this is the book for you. I liked the first 2/3rd of the story. A psychotic killer is hunting beautiful women, leaving their bodies drained of blood, with bridal veils draped over their faces. And the FBI is called in. There's some sexy tension between the FBI agents working the case. There are also some colorful characters from a nearby mental institution who, despite their illness, have astounding gifts of perception; some of their gifts even border on the supernatural. The killer's crime was murder. The author's crime was laziness. The killer is psychotic, so of course his killing ritual has some wacky rationale like he is the messenger of God. Because he's crazy, he can predict every action that anyone ever will take, so he is always about 67 steps ahead of the FBI agents. He also can find out where random people live and work and who they love. The FBI agent, Brad, loves his girlfriend who killed herself and will never love another. No, wait, he has a second chance for love with his sexy partner. Oh no, she died, how will he ever love again? Well, how about this mental patient? This is the woman he can love for all eternity. And also, he has lots of money and is insanely handsome. The mental patient, whose name is Paradise (the name is kind of like being clubbed in the head with The Hammer of Metaphor) and is basically the most perfect human on the planet. She is deeply insightful and witty, but damaged. She has one flaw: a mental illness that's completely understandable since she saw her father kill other members of her family while she hid in a closet. And she thinks she's ugly because she wears dorky clothes and foregoes makeup. (Don't worry, she gets a makeover. No one in this book gets to be ugly!) She and Brad fall in love after knowing each other for about 5 seconds. The mental patients all save the day because Society needs to treat them better. There was also some religious pontificating about how God loves us all. As the point of view switches between characters, we hear them cover the exact. same. theology. Over and over and over. It's a lovely concept, but it really did start to grate after a while. The worst part is that this book really did show promise. It wouldn't have won any awards for writing, but it built sufficient tension and the fact that Dekker doesn't mind ratcheting up the body count is only more terrifying. Then there is near-instantaneous True Love and We Are All God's Favorite and the Perfect Girl who is so perfect SHE CURES HER OWN MENTAL ILLNESS. IN A DAY. That said, a lot of people liked this book. If you were intrigued by the first sentence, then by all means, scoop this book up for your next vacation. At worst, you'll get about 250 pages of entertainment out of it.

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Title	:	The Bride Collector
Author	:	Ted Dekker
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	2010 by Hodder & Stoughton (first published April 13th 2009)
Categories	:	Christian. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Audiobook. Mystery. Christian Fiction. Fiction

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Did you ever want to read a book that was part psychological thriller, part Twilight-esque love story, and part Christian literature? Then this is the book for you.I liked the first 2/3rd of the story. A psychotic killer is hunting beautiful women, leaving their bodies drained of blood, with bridal veils draped over their faces. And the FBI is called in. There's some sexy tension between the FBI agents working the case. There are also some colorful characters from a nearby mental institution

This was my first Ted Dekker novel and I must say that I enjoyed it. His secondary characters are very well fleshed out and personable. The plot was a bit cliché and I guessed the ending about 2/3 of the way through but this does not detract from the novel too much. I also did not like being told the identity of the killer very early in the story. Quinton Gauld was an excellent antagonist and his distorted view on reality and religion was a bit fascinating. The scariest part may have been that

I have been wanting to read this book for quite some time and Summer 2012 is the time. I will be reading this book as part of the Summer 2012 Reading Challenge in the Dare to Dream group. The Bride Collector will meet the following requirements:July 2012 is Cord Blood Awareness monthRead a book this summer that has the letters B-L-O-O-D in the title (these letters do not have to be in order)August is National Immunization Awareness MonthRead a book this summer in which a CHARACTER GETS SHOTI

This was an o.k. thriller drama. It has all the making of a movie but some parts fell flat. I think I was expecting more of behind the criminal mind in how they catch the antagonist. It dwelt more on the heroine and her psychosis. And a love story that to me all of a sudden developed. There were neat secondary characters that were introduced. It would be interesting revisiting them.I listened to the audio book and the narrator was fantastic. His voices were great. And somehow he could use the

Well, seeing as how I haven't read a Ted Dekker novel in quite some time, I figured I'd pick one up and see if he's improved over the last seven years. Short Answer: Not at all. As near as I can tell, THREE remains the only one of his novels that's really any good. Part of the reason why this is so is likely because he puts out so many different books each year rather than spend time on desperately needed rewrites. THE BRIDE COLLECTOR is pretty good for a second draft but makes for a poor final

Bullet Review:Pretty awful, but I was only gonna rate 2 stars until I skimmed to the last two chapters and read them. What I learned there dropped this to a 1-star DNF.Full Review:Brad Raines is a blond George Clooney. He's a womanizer, a slut (because "male slut" is sexist) and has been placed on the case of the Bride Collector, a serial killer who drains women's blood before killing them. Oh, and he lusts after Nikki, his partner, because she's hot. Nikki also lusts after him too.DNF at 82

FBI special agent Brad Raines is on the hunt to capture a serial killer known as The Bride Collector. The women are placed in a wedding dress before being murdered. As Brad continues his search, he finds an unorthodox method to finding the killer. He enlists the help of several people from a mental ward. Although they are kept away from the public, Brad discovers they have a knack for solving crimes, albeit, this will be their first test at solving a real murder. Will they come through and help