The Assigned is the story of three completely different individuals brought together by a common experience. Each is given a special Gift that is meant to be used to fight against a Familiar, a son of the Devil.
Zeek is bitter towards God. Losing his young wife on their wedding day, he now is dealing with the mysterious illness of his four-year-old daughter. No one seems to know what is wrong with her and Zeek takes it out on everyone else. A priest attempts to bring hope to the family, but Zeek would rather throw the man out. When his daughter practically raises from the dead and makes a full recovery, Zeek finds out that he has a special gift.
Tre is a football star. Getting hurt hasn't made him any more humble. His father is a minister and is always checking in on him, wanting him to come back to God. Tre's brother has gotten himself into drugs and his new crowd isn't what he thought. When Tre's brother calls one night, desperate for help, Tre puts him off for hours only to find him dead. Ridden with guilt, Tre gets careless and doesn't care about his life.
Gloria has a demanding mother. Nothing she does is good enough, so she seeks peace at church. She never understood why her mother dropped her off there one day when all she does is complain about the church. One day, she finds out that the man she considers to be a "father figure" is actually her father, and believing that he knew all along, she runs away.
The three are brought together when Zeek's daughter is almost abducted at the park. They learn that every few generations, three individuals are chosen to do God's work. Will they be able to believe and work together as a team?
I really enjoyed this book. It was a unique story and interesting. I did have a few issues, but they are nothing major. We switch point of view often. While this isn't a major deal, I had to search through the first paragraph or two to find the clues to figure out whose point of view we were now on. Also, my major complaint, is the grammar errors. They weren't spelling errors per se, they were more homophone or just the wrong word. It was like the author used spell check and these were missed because they were still "words," just not the correct one. Some of the language might be questionable to some, but I didn't have any issues with it. Considering the characters' backgrounds, it made sense.
This is the only book that I found out by this author. I think that if he writes more, and there is an open ending for that, I would recommend having someone read it through and try to catch those errors. All in all, I really liked the book and recommend it. Good Book!
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