What do You think about Oceans Apart (2004)?
I gave this book five out of five stars, because it is a really good book. It also is really easy to read, but I recommend it to all girls, teenagers and adults.I liked this book, because it has a very good theme behind it, and it was really easy to read, like all of Karen Kingsbury's books. This book is about Conner and his wife Michael, and how they have to get through their struggles, while eight year old Conner has to live with out his dead mom. All Conner wants is a dad, and his dog, but allot of forgiveness is needed. I like how this book changes point of views every chapter, so you know all of the main characters feelings throughout the whole book. I enjoy how this book references prayer, God and bible phrases, because it helps me with my own personal faith. I also like how all of Karen's books are inspirational, and how they quickly change you feelings from happy to sad all of the time. I hope you to read this great and inspiring book.
—Emily Brunswick
This book is really amazing. It makes you think more on the right and wrong decisions and it makes you think in faith and if your being loyal to a certain person. It could be a friend,a boyfriend or even a husband if you're married. In this book Conner Evans, a pilot, makes a poor decision that leads to a major concequence. He was a married man with children when he breaks the greatest promise he ever made. He had an affair with a flight attendant named, Kiahna Siefert. He never saw her again. But eight years later he receives a call related to her. Unfortunately she died when the plane she was on crashes in the pacific ocean. And she has left behind a seven year old boy named Max. Max is the son of Conner Evans. Her will clearly states that if she dies she would like Max to meet Conner Evans, though Max would go thinking he is a very special friend of his mom. She would like Max to stay with him and his family for two weeks, then they would have to decide if they want to adopt him because Mr.Evans is not named as his father in his birth certificate or if they want him to go to another family. Now Conner Evans has to make a decision if to keep his boy or to let him go in order to save his family from destruction. This book has to do a lot with religion the characters are Christians.
—Amainary
I stumbled upon this book in our garage, read the summary, and knew that this was going to be my next read. And I really enjoyed it. Karen Kingsbury did a great job putting together a very realistic life story filled with love, forgiveness, and second chances. I felt like this book had a realistic plot; a pilot has an affair with a woman while he is overseas, delayed one stormy night. Though Connor knew it wouldn't ever "happen to him," and he would stay true to one of the most important promises he had ever made - the promise at the altar - it still did. And that's so true, because we all think that it won't ever happen to us. But in reality, it can happen to us as much as the next person.The story started out a bit slow, but it wasn't dull or boring, so I never felt like I wanted to put the book down. The flow was kept, with good transitions throughout. I really liked that the story was in third person, and I loved that it switched between four people; Connor, Michele, Max, Kiahna, and Ramey. We were able to see their lives, and feel their feelings, even though it was still in third person. I liked that a lot. It gave us the opportunity to switch between the characters smoothly, and it kept the story flowing rather than switching from first person to first person. Throughout the story I felt interested, intrigued, suspicious, curious, sad, happy, and joyful. I felt love, the genuine kind, and I saw forgiveness. At the ending, my heart was touched. A few tears escaped. I loved the itty bitty tidbits throughout the story that added on; I loved the butterflies especially. I liked the friendship Max and Buddy have. I love Max and Kiahna's song. And most of all, I loved the part that God played throughout the lives of Connor, Michele, Kiahna, Max, and even Connor's father, another beautiful story. Love happens when people forgive.
—Ana
