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rebekahmorris's review
3.0
I'm still somewhat undecided about this book. I liked it, but at the same time there were some things that made me not like it as well.
Characters:
Pete, Katherine, Mac–they were all well done, and I liked Pete from the start. Katherine and Mac both had issues. They were each dealing with their own troubles and pasts and were like two kids fighting with each other at first. I liked them both, but there were some times when I just wanted to shake them!
Setting:
Having the story set in Maine was quite delightful. The town seemed like it might be lovely, though I didn't get to feel like I knew much about it except there was only one church (seems very unlikely since this is a modern story) and only one school–a Christian one (also seems highly unlikely). The school had me confused since there were boarding students and these all seemed to be foster kids. Huh? How can foster kids be sent away to boarding school? Maybe I read something wrong, or maybe they do things differently in Maine, but I've never heard of anything like that.
I also had a hard time swallowing the fact that a man, shot in the stomach could somehow evade the police and game wardens for over a month! And then when they found him, he went right to jail. Hmm, either the author forgot he had been shot, or he healed really quickly.
My biggest issue was that the story, while it had a good message of forgiving, seemed a bit vague. There was no mention of reading the Bible that I recall, unless it was once. The first half of the book really didn't have much mention of anyone praying, though they "went to church" but it gave the impression, to me at least, that everyone was a "Christian." Toward the end of the book Mac stars praying, and he and Katherine realizes that they have made decisions without even praying about them. Overall I was left with a confused impression about the Christianity.
There is a time when Katherine is sick and Mac takes care of her until her mom arrives. Nothing happens or is mentioned, but it might be an issue for some people.
Characters:
Pete, Katherine, Mac–they were all well done, and I liked Pete from the start. Katherine and Mac both had issues. They were each dealing with their own troubles and pasts and were like two kids fighting with each other at first. I liked them both, but there were some times when I just wanted to shake them!
Setting:
Having the story set in Maine was quite delightful. The town seemed like it might be lovely, though I didn't get to feel like I knew much about it except there was only one church (seems very unlikely since this is a modern story) and only one school–a Christian one (also seems highly unlikely). The school had me confused since there were boarding students and these all seemed to be foster kids. Huh? How can foster kids be sent away to boarding school? Maybe I read something wrong, or maybe they do things differently in Maine, but I've never heard of anything like that.
I also had a hard time swallowing the fact that a man, shot in the stomach could somehow evade the police and game wardens for over a month! And then when they found him, he went right to jail. Hmm, either the author forgot he had been shot, or he healed really quickly.
My biggest issue was that the story, while it had a good message of forgiving, seemed a bit vague. There was no mention of reading the Bible that I recall, unless it was once. The first half of the book really didn't have much mention of anyone praying, though they "went to church" but it gave the impression, to me at least, that everyone was a "Christian." Toward the end of the book Mac stars praying, and he and Katherine realizes that they have made decisions without even praying about them. Overall I was left with a confused impression about the Christianity.
There is a time when Katherine is sick and Mac takes care of her until her mom arrives. Nothing happens or is mentioned, but it might be an issue for some people.
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