4* I enjoyed this sequel much more than the first book of Marta's Legacy! The women grew in faith and love, and May Flower Dawn was by far the most inspiring character. She brought the whole story to a satisfying conclusion by bringing out all the best traits of the previous generations of women....
Both really good books, I enjoyed the stories of each of these women through the generations. They are stories of mother/daughter relationships broken and restored by faith and through time and life changing events. Each story was written and detailed so you could really understand the actions an...
Since this book was a Christian novel about an unwanted pregnancy, one would also expect a strong anti-abortion message, but one also would expect a novel. Ms. Rivers delivers on the former, but not the latter. The novel was not without some good points and strong writing, but rather inconsiste...
4.5 starsRedeeming Love is one of those must-read romances worth reading at least onceThere are two versions of Redeeming Love. This is a review of the original 1991 version. The 1997 version is basically the same as the original, but was edited to remove any descriptions of the love scenes and...
Although I loved all the books in this series, this one was my favorite. About 2/3rds of the book is set prior to Jesus' public ministry, which was fascinating to read about. Mary is portrayed as a woman who loves God and is devoted to him. Her faith and trust are evident as she is "unafraid" of ...
After reading Redeeming Love, I couldn't wait to pick up another Francine Rivers book. The Scarlet Thread highlights the life of two women, generations apart but of the same family. Enduring differing but similar hardships, it is their ultimate reconciliation with their Savior that binds these ...
"The battle would not take place in the mountains, valleys, or plains of Israel. It would take place in the wilderness of the human heart."-Francine RiversIn the fourth installment in the A Lineage of Grace series, Unspoken, tells the heartwrenching story of Bathsheba and David, which you can re...
I find myself faced with trepidation when writing a review of Leota's Garden. A little info on my perspective may be helpful. I am a public librarian--I read a ton, and a mammoth variety. I even do some reading because I "should"....some of you librarians in the crowd know what I am saying. I fee...
Rivers does an outstanding job retelling the story of Moses through a person some may see as a supporting cast member, behind the scenes: Aaron. Pulling in vast and accurate Biblical detail, she extrapolates plausible dialog and situations that follow the Children of Israel from slavery in Egypt...
Another interesting read by Francine Rivers...Again many lessons learned!A few thoughts from things I read...I'll try not to use names so I don't give away plots... ;)**There is a discussion between two characters, about why God would allow a servant of His to be killed while being faithful to Hi...
MY REVIEW:As the subtitle of this book says, Jonathan was one man who quietly changed eternity. I have always known he was an honorable man since he was loyal to his friend David who became king when he could have fought for the royal position. But this book goes beyond just his friendship with...
MY REVIEW:So we all know that Amos is a small book of the Bible tucked into the back of the Old Testament, but only a few know anything about the man bearing the name. In this book - The Prophet - Francine Rivers mixes fiction with biblical fact to make a story that will hold your attention and ...
Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who forever changed it. The Scribe, the fifth and final book in the Sons of Encouragement series, beloved author Francine Rivers illuminates the life of Silas. Like the other Sons of Encouragement, this book tells the story of a lesser-known bibli...
Unshaken: Ruth's story and her change of heart after losing her husband. She was encouraged to go back to her mother's land and have a fresh start to remarry since she was young. Her sister-in-law, lost her husband a year prior and stayed around until all their husband's died and Naomi would go b...
Hmm... I'm not sure how to begin this review. Despite the two star review I gave it, I did enjoy it more so towards the ending and there was a lot of spiritual wisdom and entertainment speckled throughout it.. buutttt there were just some things I didn't like about this book. And since I got to s...
I wish one could hide only part of a review when there were spoilers. I would say this outside of the cut: I am so freaking disappointed. And the rating doesn't reflect some really good things about this book.Anyway, there will be a spoiler. I will warn you before it happens and you can stop ...
Expect my review on my website 9/27/2010 at http://reenajacobs.com/blog/2010/09/n...I’m not sure if it’s because I have a little writing under my belt or what, but I didn’t enjoy this one as much as my other Francine River reads. The novella had a lot of information chunks thrown at me. This is a...
I enjoyed this book, though I suspect I might have expected a bit much out of it for a novella. The romance also happened alarmingly quickly (Rahab and Salmon literally met and got engaged within a couple weeks, the proposal happening on their fourth encounter), but I could give it a little leewa...
In the Old Testament, God called His people to action with the blast of the shofar, a ram’s horn. He still calls His people today.In this relevant and timely novel, dynamic young preacher Paul Hudson is committed to building his church—but at what cost? When Paul accepted the call to pastor the s...
Author Francine Rivers once created her own "God Box" for talking with God. Whenever something was bothering Rivers she would write a prayer about it and slip it in her decorated cardboard box. It was this personal God Box that gave her the idea for writing this compelling Christmas story about a...
In this compilation of the five books in the best-selling Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers, we meet the five women whom God chose—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Each was faced with extraordinary—even scandalous—challenges. Each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling. ...
A WILD NEW LAND KINDLED HER PASSIONS. . .An untamed man won her heart. From proper Boston to wide-open Sycamore Hill, beautiful Abby McFarland made the journey to a tempestuous new land where danger is often unexpected-and love is always violent. To survive, the shy young schoolteacher must draw ...
Her beloved husband, Mahlon, was dying of a lingering illness that had come upon him months earlier. She fought the sorrow and fear stirring in her. How would she live without Mahlon? She’d dreamed of living a long life with the man she loved, bearing his children, growing old with him. And now, ...
But as they came closer, she noticed their interest in the walls. The men, who carried no packs or parcels, seemed grim as they spoke to one another, watchful of the guard towers. Even more telling was their complete disinterest in her. Soldiers, even those on a serious mission, invariably looked...
"What happened? You look different.” “How so?” I couldn’t help wondering if I looked as good on the outside as I felt on the inside. I stood on the porch, balancing a basket of dirty laundry on my hip the way Mama sometimes did. “You’re smiling. Ain...
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He looked tan and lean, his face intent as he looked from car to car. When he saw her, he smiled broadly. Laughing, she lifted their son, swaddled in a blanket Carleen had given her, so Niclas could see him through the train window.Gone was the anger that had consumed her during the hours of her ...
We found a synagogue and stayed with Jason, a Jew who had accepted Christ in Jerusalem years before during Pentecost. We did not want to be a burden to him. Paul found work as a tentmaker; I wrote letters and documents. Every Sabbath, we went to the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. We showed...
Sometimes they talked until past midnight. He came back every weekend, driving a sedan instead of his Harley so they could include her daughter on Saturday outings. He found activities they all could enjoy: hiking in the hills, a drive into San Francisco to see the Steinhart Aquarium, horseback r...
Anne pouted every time Mary nursed the baby. She began sucking her thumb because the baby did and stole the teething toy her father made for her baby sister. The boys squabbled with one another, drawing attention to themselves. Eighteen months later, the twins, Simon and J...
When the knock came upon his door, he opened it himself. Joram stood before him. He stepped aside and David saw a figure in black, head bowed. His pulse was racing. “The wife of Uriah the Hittite, my lord the king,” Joram said smoothly. David’s head came up sharply. “Do no...
SUNDAR SINGHDESPITE ABRA’S FEARS, a crowd waited to see the premiere at the Fox Village Theater. She and Franklin arrived in a black limousine and stepped out to flashbulbs and microphones. She posed in her forest-green satin gown while Franklin held her mink stole, then posed again with Tom Morg...