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WaterBrook Press Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
"Hello, I'm Nina Parker.and I'm an alcoholic." For Nina, even in recovery, the truth of the declaration has demolished her hopes and condemned her to return to the town she ran away from nearly two decades earlier-Abbey Hills, Missouri. But the place she once called home is no safe haven. A ritualistic-style murder.
Animals disappearing from the Ozark reserve where Nina works, and turning up slaughtered. And someone-or some thing-watching Nina. Wanting her. Stalking her with a 250-year-old desire that burns like a raging wildfire.
Nina's ex-husband Hunt shows up, hoping to protect Nina and Megan, the angry teenage daughter who followed her to Missouri. But another man has entered the picture, testing Nina as she attempts to walk the tightrope of recovery-and the power of thirst. Much more than Nina Parker's love hangs in the balance. The battle between love and obsession is destined to unfold to its startling, unforgettable end.
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Customer Reviews for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Date:April 17, 2013
April
Location:Oregon
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I stop reading the book as soon as I realized it contained information about vampires.
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Date:December 19, 2012
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Nina is a recovering alcoholic that isn't having the best time recovering. Wanting to make amends with her ex-husband, Hunt, and her two children, she does her time in rehab and moves back to her childhood town. Taking her daughter Meg with her, Nina begins to clean up her life in earnest.
But something that has been alive for 250 years is running rampant in the Ozarks. With a murderer on the loose, and her sister Jill (the town sheriff) trying to solve the cases in record time, they are all in danger. Struggling to stay sober from her addiction, and trying be be strong for Meg, Nina is unaware that her fight against dark forces may not be with herself after all. Will she realize the truth in time? Or is she going to loose her family despite her efforts to clean up her life?
When I plucked this book from my shelf, I had no idea what I was getting into. It wasn't until I was well into the story that I realized what was really going on. While this was the tamest vampire story I have ever read, the novel was redeemed in the story of Nina. I didn't see the need for the vampire twist in the book, nor did I care for that aspect of the story, but I was drawn to Nina, her family, and her childhood memories.
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Review 3 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Great Book!
Date:October 19, 2012
Becca
Location:Pensacola, FL
Age:18-24
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This is a really intriguing book. I have read and watched vampire stories and the author captured the basic ideas about vampires. I really like how she relates drinking alcohol to a vampire's taste for blood. It was a great comparison and made a story that was easily understood. I also enjoyed how the author went back in time to tell the story from different perspectives. This is an excellent written story that I could not put down. If you are not into vampires and strongly want to not read anything about drinking then this is not the book for you. I am a Christian and I enjoy vampire stories but of course I do not believe in them. I think they make for a great line of fiction book, movies, and tv series. I can't wait to read more books by this author.
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Review 4 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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This book is great.
Date:July 26, 2012
Reptar
Location:St. James, MO
Age:18-24
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Thirsty was a great combination of God and supernatural.
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Review 5 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Date:July 2, 2012
katlady
Location:Omaha, NE
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I was a little disappointed with the book due to the witchcraft, vampire piece in this book. It did hold my interest.
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Review 6 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Strange book for a Christian writer
Date:January 16, 2012
Maggie Mayes
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I would not have ordered this book if I had realized that one of the central characters was a vampire, of all things. I really liked the main character, Nina, & the author's development of her story. But then the whole thing goes off-kilter with the vampire story. Be warned!
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Review 7 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Excellent portrayal of alcoholism but....
Date:December 23, 2010
Janie
Location:Michigan
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This book does keep one's interest and I felt the addiction portrayal was very good. But there is no doubt about it the vampire theme was weird. It leaves a person with the feeling that vampires are born and that is all there is too it. The author's notes at the end really don't do much to dispel that idea. It was strange to have truth mixed with so much deception.
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Review 8 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Great book!
Date:December 2, 2010
potosrose
Location:Colorado Springs, Co
Age:25-34
Gender:female
I just finished Thirsty, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it! Part of my enjoyment is what a unique premise Tracey used, and the execution of it I thought was very well done. I really appreciated the author's notes, where she explained why she wrote the story and why she used a vampire in it. With all the stories and movies going around lately about vampires, seeing them in a metaphorical light was intriguing. I could identify with Nina and her struggles, and appreciated all the characters in the story. If you want a challenging read as a Christian, pick this one up!
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Date:August 17, 2010
This is a controversial book with heavy addiction/marital issues and vampires which other reviewers have covered. If Christian authors don't cover these topics in their books, then how are we to deal with them or relate to others who are working through serious problems? Bravo for tackling the toughies! I liked how the author focused on Nina, but also gave snippets of other viewpoints. I do wish there would have been more attention to prayer throughout the book, but in the end I almost thought it was a Perretti-Light book because it dealt with hard issues with a deft hand.
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Date:February 22, 2010
Mary FL
I ordered this book for our church library to add to our Bateman collection. I was shocked to find she included vampirism, comparing mere fantasy to alcoholism, a real additction. I also resented the fact that neither the book catalog nor the book jacket was honest enough to say the plot included vampires. I disliked the vivid descriptions of what Eden (poor choice of name) did to her victims. Mutilating animals was enough--Bateman didn't need to include humans. The C. Horror site states that this lit's purpose is to show the redemtive power of God. The Nina character was indeed redeemed--there was no need to include the vampires. If redemption was the theme, why not redeem the vampires?? There's enough horror on the news-I read Christian lit to find hope and biblical application of God's Word. This book will not be placed in our library. I plan to trash it. I'm very disappointed that such genre is considered Christian just because God is mentioned.
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Date:February 22, 2010
Vickie Gress
If I had know this was a book about vampires, Ii would never have brought this book. I believe this book just puts a cute spin on something Christians should have nothing to do with, it just verifies the verse in the Bible calling evil good, and good evil.Once I realized what this book was about, I stopped reading it and threw it away, tell me something? How are these kind of stories any different the the !!Harry Potter books ?!!
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Review 12 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Date:January 3, 2010
Lisa M
Thirsty is a really good read, but I had a hard time believing it was vampire fiction. Its a great story, and I couldnt put it down, though that was due to a combination of really good story lines and wondering when it will start reading like vampire fiction.The main character, Nina Parker, does not have a lot going for her. Alcohol destroyed her reputation and veterinary practice as well as her family. Hard times follow this woman where ever she goes, as far back as her childhood. She is a great character, and you get a good glimpse into her life.This book is very well written as a regular work of fiction, but doesnt really cut it as vampire fiction. The vampire characters were more background characters and were not fleshed out enough to deem this vampire fiction. Instead, the author focused mostly on Nina Parkers life.The ending was a little disappointing as well. While it was a good ending leaving the reading wanting more, it was wrapped up all too quickly and ended in a way I didnt expect from a book that is supposed to be vampire fiction.If you read Thirsty knowing its not really vampire fiction, its a much better read. If you are expecting a good christian vampire novel, you will most likely be disappointed.
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Review 13 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Date:December 15, 2009
I do not recommened this book for christian readers. There is too much evil and darkness. The story of a recovering alcholic mother could have been a good story by its self.
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Date:November 20, 2009
Thirsty by Tracey Bateman is not exactly Twilight for Christians. Nina Parker is struggling with her newfound sobriety after years of alcohol abuse that has destroyed her family. Divorced and without custody of her two children, she returns to the hometown she abandoned seventeen years ago. Daughter Meaghan is going with her, which doesn't please Meggie one bit, to help repair the damaged mother/daughter relationship. Their recovery is pushed to the back burner when a series of graphically brutal murders terrifies the town. Bateman meticulously renders the battle of an addict; Nina faces constant reminders of her disease, which run parallel to another character's addiction in the novel. I hope that this isn't the only book Bateman writes about Markus and his disease; it deserves a fuller treatment with explanation as to origin and such.
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Date:November 20, 2009
Adrienne Hackman
I loved this book, I didn't even know it was a Christian novel until the end. It sucked me in and it made me want to meet Nina Parker. Great book.
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Date:November 20, 2009
Thirsty is a great read! I was so cheering for Nina as she struggled with sobriety on a daily, hourly, even on a minute by minute basis. You really feel her struggles as she is trying to put the past behind her and rebuild the trust she destroyed with her family. As she returned to her home town to rebuild her life, she meets new neighbors that you just know are evil before you really find out the truth. Initially, as I began reading, I questioned that this is suppose to be a book about vampires and I was not making the connection. As I continued to read, I could not put this book down because I wanted to understand the struggle of good and evil and I wanted Nina to stay the course and put her family back together. The vampires do play a part, but you will have to read the book to find out the rest.
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Review 17 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Date:November 17, 2009
Brian
I generally am not a reader of novels, but seeing the popularity of the Twilight series (not to mention my daughters numerous readings of the whole series) I thought I would give this book a try. For the most part the book kept my interest, for the fact that I kept expecting something great or unusual or shocking to take place. The book seemed to me to be a reading of a predictable made for TV movie (nothing great, unusual or shocking took place). The characters in the story were pretty much predictable: you have a good person (Nina) struggling with a bad habit (alcoholism). And how that habit has affected those family members around her. You have a evil person trying to be good (Marcus). You have a small town, with its sheriff, trying to unravel the mystery of strange murders.And then you have the happy ending. One area of the dialogue that was very silly was on pg.228. The main character of the story (Nina) and the sheriff of the town (Jill) are awaiting the highway patrol to come and examine a murder.Nina says, The calvary has arrived.The sheriff corrects her with, Cavalry. How can you get a bunch of old horse soldiers mixed up with the place where Jesus died? I felt that this was some sort of feeling of obligation to say something about Jesus in the story.
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Review 18 for Thirsty: A Novel - eBook
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Date:November 17, 2009
A vampire novel in the Christian genre? Batemen, in her afterward, says she questioned how she was going to write a vampire novel that glorified God. She came up with the idea of a metaphor, relating the vampires thirst to that of an alcoholics. I am not so sure the novel glorifies God but the book is a good read.Nina is an alcoholic. Shes lost her marriage, her business and the respect of her daughter. After rehab, she tries to make a new start in her hometown staying with her sister, the sheriff. The next door neighbor appears to be a nice man but is actually a vampire. Yet he is a vampire with a conscience. He only kills and drinks the blood of bad people, unlike the female vampire in town who kills for sport and vengeance.Dead bodies drained of blood, both animals and humans, set the stage for Nina in danger. She faces the demon of alcoholism and the deadly threat of a jealous vampire. Nina is close to middle age so I doubt teens would find this novel of interest.Glorifying to God? I cant say. But it is a good story and is well written. If you would like an alternative to current vampire novels, this may be the one for you. Discussion questions make this book suitable for a group read.This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.
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Date:November 17, 2009
If you read my reviews regularly, you probably know already that I rarely read the complete description of a book before deciding I want to read it. I started reading the description for Thirsty and saw that it is about a woman battling alcoholism and I knew I wanted to read it. Now, I have this little ritual when I am getting ready to start a new book. I like to read other reviews of the book to get a feel for how other readers feel about it. When I did that for this book, I kept seeing the word vampire and I thought oh no. I grew out of my vampire phase when I was thirteen. Well, then I read the note to readers at the end, I was touched by the amount of prayer the author put into this book. So, I opened my mind and jumped in.Sometimes a reader needs a gentle shove out his or her comfort zone to be truly inspired by a book in a different way. Thirsty is one of those books. It has a unique premise and an edge to it you dont see a lot in Christian fiction. I was amazed at how fast this story moved and how the author kept me engrossed throughout. Nina is just an average woman who has to face demons from her past and her present. She is involved in a spiritual battle not unlike the battles we all face every day.Being a vampire book, there is some graphic violence. I generally do not like books that have that, but in this book, I did not find it overwhelming or overdone. I am pretty sensitive about things like that and it did not bother me at all. Overall, Tracey Bateman has written a fantastic book. I am so glad I read it and did not let the vampire element keep me from reading it. This is more a book about spiritual battles and redemption than anything else. All the prayers Ms. Bateman prayed before writing this book were answered because it was amazing and surprisingly uplifting. So, would I recommend Thirsty? Absolutely!
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Date:November 16, 2009
The title of this novel tells it all, Thirsty. We are all thirsty for something to satisfy. In Thirsty we find Nina, who is an alcoholic, she has lost her husband, children and her career to addiction. We also find Markus, a vampire, who is thirsty for more. As Nina finds herself going back to her hometown in Missouri, reconnecting with her parents, her sister, Jill (who is the sheriff), and spending a week with her daughter, Megan, she meets Jills neighbor Markus. Is he really a friend or does he hold secrets? Nina has gone through re-hab, but knows each day is a struggle to overcome her addiction. As Nina is trying to start a new life there is one in town who is taking life. Nina finds herself thirsty for a drink just as Markus, will their two worlds come together? Thirsty is a powerful, haunting story of addiction, what it can do to us and to those around us.I love how Tracey has brought the Love of Jesus into this thriller and turns the focus to Him. Tracey gives a beautiful tale of what can happen when we let go and let God. I was mesmerized by the first page. Nina unfolds bits of her past at the beginning of every chapter to give us insight to how her addiction began. This book left me longing for more. This was a gift from Multnoma WaterBrook Press for its review.
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