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jensebring's review against another edition
5.0
SOOO good! Read it in 2 days. Francine Rivers has a way of getting you invested in the characters. She weaves the tale in such a way that you can't put it down. LOVED it!
DO NOT RECOMMEND FOR YOUNG ADULTS...
There are intimate scenes with detail. I don't particularly like those kinds of scenes, but found the necessary. So many women are shamed for their past like it has to be something they should hide or deny. The fact that she puts it in the book makes her character more real.
DO NOT RECOMMEND FOR YOUNG ADULTS...
There are intimate scenes with detail. I don't particularly like those kinds of scenes, but found the necessary. So many women are shamed for their past like it has to be something they should hide or deny. The fact that she puts it in the book makes her character more real.
colleengal7's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Get ready to cry happy mad and sad tears. Ends happy though! The author did it again!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Beautifully written story of a small town girl making it big in Hollywood but felt unloved and unseen throughout. She learns God chases her and always loves hermidwifereading's review against another edition
2.0
I'm sad to say that this is the first and only Francine Rivers book that disappointed me. Her writing style is as lovely as ever, and her ability to help me empathize with the characters is still there. It's just...it was too easy. Too convenient. It was beginning to remind me a bit of Redeeming Love, but then it just, fell away.
I am one who doesn't mind predictability in a book, especially if an author can still move me, even if I know what's coming.
I felt less and less moved as the book went on. And by the end, I found myself unable to believe it any more.
And that makes me sad.
I am one who doesn't mind predictability in a book, especially if an author can still move me, even if I know what's coming.
I felt less and less moved as the book went on. And by the end, I found myself unable to believe it any more.
And that makes me sad.
debs4jc's review against another edition
4.0
Abra's life has been a struggle since the day she was born. Abandoned by her birth mother under a bridge, Abra's life was saved by Pastor Zeke. Pastor Zeke and his wife adopted Abra and things went well for a while. But the Pastor Zeke's wife - who had been in failing health already when they adopted Abra - dies and Abra is left full of grief and guilt. Did the strain of caring for her help cause her adoptive mother's death? Then Pastor Zeke decides that he cannot give the time needed to care for Abra on his own, and sends her to live with another family. You can guess she is going to have issues after that, and indeed she runs off to the Hollywood area with a man who entices her when she is a teenager. Try as they might, the people who love her from back home can't track her down for a while. It isn't until she is discovered by a talent agent and turns up on the big screen that the realize what has happened to her. Will Abra ever return to them?
This was a good examination of the factors that might cause someone to become entrapped in an abusive relationship, as Abra does with the men who are only after her for her beauty and talent. There was a nice contrast as the people who truly loved her for who she was were eventually able to break through to her and help her see that she was already loved (by them as well as by God) and did need to go looking for it elsewhere. Definitely work the read, it's an engaging and eye-opening story.
This was a good examination of the factors that might cause someone to become entrapped in an abusive relationship, as Abra does with the men who are only after her for her beauty and talent. There was a nice contrast as the people who truly loved her for who she was were eventually able to break through to her and help her see that she was already loved (by them as well as by God) and did need to go looking for it elsewhere. Definitely work the read, it's an engaging and eye-opening story.
oneenglishteacher's review against another edition
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lanayagraham's review against another edition
3.0
This was a tough read. It's a bit too sad and drawn out for my taste. However, i did feel like the ending redeemed it