Slow start to this one. I couldn’t stay with it the first few attempts to listen. The author uses very descriptive writing that was poetic… almost too much so at times. Not every moment in a book needs to be poetic, but she did make the scenery come alive and you could almost taste things..
I hated for it to end. Such a great scripturally based , hope filled book! I feel so encouraged!
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I will admit this was a well written story. However that does not make it ok in anyway. After seeing all the positive reviews I am scared where our society is heading. She was a child!! He was an adult. He wasn’t a violent pedophile, kidnapping a stranger. He groomed her. A normal man his..
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The storyline makes it seem as if it’s perfectly normal and okay to be a Pedifile.
It is strange and inappropriate for anyone under 16 at least but for adults it’s good.
This book had me rewinding and listening over again to ensure I didn’t miss any parts. I find myself torn at the end, either way would have been both heartbreaking and beautiful.
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2 a.m. 6/11/2023 and I just stayed up way to late completely consumed in this book. My thoughts and feelings are so conflicted about this one. There was no stopping me, I was invested. At one point, I thought, “Oh no, this is wrong and sad.”. Had I just read something totally inappropriate or had..
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This book is so well told , love the dreamy southern descriptions of everything, suspense and a downright good ending .
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Brilliant. loved it. I loved Book two as well called Forever Jack. It finished the story brilliantly. Quite a ride. It had me laughing and crying at times.
This story captivates E. K. Johnston’s style and talent as a writer of realistic and honest stories. Johnston demonstrates, through her incredible cast of characters, various reactions to difficult, scary, and hard situations without ever making any situation larger than real life. Because every hardship is realistic, even sad scary moments never leave the reader..