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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
I normally love Francine Rivers’ books. But for some reason these books just didn’t hit me. Every time it was a little kids POV it didn’t feel realistic. The kids had was too many complex thoughts that a kid would never really understand. It just really didn’t hit me the way other of her books hit me.
I was crying by the end of this book! I was kind of disappointed Rivers ended the series in having Dawn die...I can see why she did it but it was heartbreaking! I connected with each of the characters like like the other book but especially with Dawn because she went through a lot of the same things I did, only she was older and married when they happened but I remember those events well.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book encouraged me to continue to be hopeful even when life hands you a tough hand.
This book was the epitome of a feel-good read. Francine Rivers used to be one of those few Christian authors that I could rely on for a well-written, challenging, thought-provoking novel. Many of her earlier novels are. I still rank "Redeeming Love" and "Leota's Garden" up towards the top of my favorites list.
Rivers still manages to avoid the plethora of cliché pitfalls that most other Christian authors like Lynn Austin, Karen Kingsbury, Tracie Peterson and many more, fall into.
However, she does not take that next step up and create characters that draw me in or develop a plot that has a single ounce of originality in it. With very few exceptions (and most of those minor), I could have predicted the consequence of each choice a particular character makes throughout the entire novel.
I wish more authors challenged themselves when setting pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard) because the reward for the reader multiplies many-fold when the author does.
I can't say that I recommend this book. There is also nothing about it that would make me not recommend it either. I will not, however, purchase it for my own library.
Rivers still manages to avoid the plethora of cliché pitfalls that most other Christian authors like Lynn Austin, Karen Kingsbury, Tracie Peterson and many more, fall into.
However, she does not take that next step up and create characters that draw me in or develop a plot that has a single ounce of originality in it. With very few exceptions (and most of those minor), I could have predicted the consequence of each choice a particular character makes throughout the entire novel.
I wish more authors challenged themselves when setting pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard) because the reward for the reader multiplies many-fold when the author does.
I can't say that I recommend this book. There is also nothing about it that would make me not recommend it either. I will not, however, purchase it for my own library.
I thought the series of these two books was excellent. Francine Rivers did an excellent job of creating a real life situation that I could relate to. I felt what the daughter was feeling. Aside from the story line being excellent, Francine's writing style keeps the book flowing smoothly. Francine didn't disappoint with this one.
I thought the second book was way to long, although I liked the final scene at Jenner. Maybe I just needed to move on to something else?