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mikayla4's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
elizabethmscarlos's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who is not religious in any sense I very much enjoyed this book. I really enjoyed reading a book set in the 1850's and I feel like I learned a lot about that time period through this book. I loved how gently and patient Micheal was with Angel and those around him. I really loved how he respected Angels choices when it came to herself and religion and allowed her to find her own path when it came to that. This was a very inspiring story by the end I grew to really appreciate Angel/Sarah and the way she was able to help herself by helping those around her.
kempfme's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
guffeybrittanym's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely fell in love with this book, the story, and its characters. I couldn't put this book down! Will definitely be follow this amazing author!!!
elsiekop's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kcollado's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
I love this book (I think the movie is good too). It's like a retelling of the story of Hosea in the Bible. It is set during the Gold Rush in the West of the United States. What I also like about this book is that even though the main character is a prostitute, the author doesn't go into unnecessary details but doesn't "sugar coat" it either. Woulld read this book again.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault
calebmatthews's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! I can’t believe it, but I think this book has to be a five. There are some things that are a little too much for me, but the story was incredibly well written. I loved these characters and how each of them has their own struggles. Even Michael who is portrayed as such a man of God really grapples with his anger. Sarah struggles in a way that feels real. I gasped when reading the final part where Paul and Angel are talking in the House of Magdalena and Angel thinks that Miriam had Michael’s child. I could not put this book down.
I like God in this book a lot, but sometimes I have to admit that God seemed to feel too much like a wise-old Morgan Freeman than I cared for. I didn’t care for the directness in which God would speak to the characters. I think that is because I have always experienced God as a feeling more than exact words. Anyways, these last little critiques almost made me say this book was a 4, but I have to give it a 5. It said it was a Christian romanced and it DELIVERED!
Favorite parts:
Susannah’s God Box - a box where you put the worries that don’t belong to you
“Because for some of us, a mile can be harder to walk than thirty.” - From when Angel decides that she is wrong and needs to go back to Michael and admits that by walking the mile back to his house rather than the 30 back to Pair-a-Dice.
“Seventy times Seven.” - From when Michael is having trouble forgiving and God keeps answering with the same phrase.
I like God in this book a lot, but sometimes I have to admit that God seemed to feel too much like a wise-old Morgan Freeman than I cared for. I didn’t care for the directness in which God would speak to the characters. I think that is because I have always experienced God as a feeling more than exact words. Anyways, these last little critiques almost made me say this book was a 4, but I have to give it a 5. It said it was a Christian romanced and it DELIVERED!
Favorite parts:
Susannah’s God Box - a box where you put the worries that don’t belong to you
“Because for some of us, a mile can be harder to walk than thirty.” - From when Angel decides that she is wrong and needs to go back to Michael and admits that by walking the mile back to his house rather than the 30 back to Pair-a-Dice.
“Seventy times Seven.” - From when Michael is having trouble forgiving and God keeps answering with the same phrase.
blackarrow16's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
abbymac99's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible. All I can say is incredible. Just truly a must read! Gripping, heartbreaking yet fulfilling, moving, truthful, romance that points directly to the love of Christ and was done in the least cheesy and most amazing way. Would 10/10 recommend and read again!