kellyfurr 's review for:

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

3.0

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The story was fun to read but I picked this us because I was interested in the retelling of the biblical allegory in Hosea, and to me it seemed to only resemble that in a very basic, structural way. I think for the most part Francine Rivers used the idea to tell a nice story about love between a man and a woman, I do not think it is incredibly descriptive or accurate of the biblical account describing the relationship between God and His people. Of course there are religious overtones, especially about forgiveness, I just don't think it is exactly the same message that I get from reading Hosea in the Bible, not that it has to be. Being Christian Fiction it is certainly not explicit, but I do think that Rivers was at times unnecessarily creative in her attempt to create a dark past for Angel, although not in an offensive way. I think it was a bit of a let down after all the hype on the cover and the accolades inside of the book.