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A review by kellyhager
Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker
4.0
Lacey Ann Byer is the kind of kid every parent would want. She's sweet, smart, respectful and active in church. (But it's genuine; she's not like Katherine in Cruel Intentions.) She's so committed to the Lord that she wants a lead role in her church's Hell House. But not just any role---she wants to be Abortion Girl, one of the most powerful scenes in the house. (Hell Houses are designed to get people saved by scaring the crap out of them.) And then things change. She meets this guy and things happen with her friends and everything's not as black and white anymore.
I really liked this book. I liked how Lacey was able to separate her feelings for God from her feelings for religion, and I loved Lacey and her friends. It reminded me of a cross between Saved (but less hostile) and Footloose (that comparison was from my fellow book blogger, Sarah) and with a pedigree like that, how can you NOT want to read it?
I'm a Christian (but Methodist. We are warm and fuzzy and believe that Jesus loves you; we do NOT do that Hell House thing) and have been fascinated/repelled by hell houses (see previous parenthetical note about Methodists) since I found out what they were. As a Christian, it's nice to read a book that doesn't portray Christians as weird/freakish/mean. And while yes, Lacey does have her small-minded moments, she also grows out of them (like in Saved!). This book also reminded me of the novel Pure by Terra Elan McVoy, which I completely loved.
Recommended.
I really liked this book. I liked how Lacey was able to separate her feelings for God from her feelings for religion, and I loved Lacey and her friends. It reminded me of a cross between Saved (but less hostile) and Footloose (that comparison was from my fellow book blogger, Sarah) and with a pedigree like that, how can you NOT want to read it?
I'm a Christian (but Methodist. We are warm and fuzzy and believe that Jesus loves you; we do NOT do that Hell House thing) and have been fascinated/repelled by hell houses (see previous parenthetical note about Methodists) since I found out what they were. As a Christian, it's nice to read a book that doesn't portray Christians as weird/freakish/mean. And while yes, Lacey does have her small-minded moments, she also grows out of them (like in Saved!). This book also reminded me of the novel Pure by Terra Elan McVoy, which I completely loved.
Recommended.