This book keeps its target audience in mind and never gets too intense, but the fact that it is set in such a normal setting may drive some fear in some more sensitive readers. The worst of this comes at the action climax when the twins and stepdad are forced off the road and are trapped in a submerged vehicle. At one point they see the bad guy lurking outside their cabin that he eventually robs. There is a preview of this at the very start of the book when we hear the bad guy saying he “didn’t mean to kill them” (they survive). As a part of the backstory we also find out their father died in plane crash.
The main characters certainly could have been a bit better examples. While they do come across as somewhat new in their faith there are times when they do things like roll their eyes, have bad attitudes towards school, sneak to check their phone during class, encourages crying in order to get sympathy. This is disappointing compared to other series we have reviewed (e.g., the Baxter Family and Moody series) where the author took the opportunity to show excellent examples that many of us see in our children who have been impacted by their faith). The most disappointing comment comes when the author has one twin say they “usually gag when she (mom) turns on the Christian station with slow music, but tonight the old songs felt good to hear” (this is such a bummer given how awesome worship and contemporary Christian music can be for a family).
Local police are not always shown in the best light. The word “fattest” is used once. There is one odd comment where one twin says, “It’s like monsters in your closet or under your bed. You knew they were there, but you didn’t want to look”.