Where ever you go, there you are.....
Razed Book One, Foundations Series
Reminiscent of the Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, this novel
traces the journey of Mark and his family to Africa as missionaries.
The author portrays a modern Jonah who seems to be using his call to
Africa as a means to withdraw from the challenges of building a
relationship with his father. Doug, although condemned by Mark for not
holding Christian morals, displays virtues of commitment, honesty and
love. It will be interesting to follow the characters in the next book
in the series. I highly recommend this story.
I was provided this text
by Netgalley and Mindstir Media for review purposes.
Prodigal by Rektok Ross
Stories of Hope and Healing:
This young adult story portrays a boy and girl who find each other but
struggle to connect. Lexie, the main character, has to move to a new
state for her senior year of high school because of her mother's need
for cancer treatment. She is surprised to find a blossoming social life
in this new environment. She connects with Ash, a popular athlete, but
they find it difficult to forge a relationship based on trust and
honesty. Both Lexis and Ash begin to find hope and healing as they deal
with the trauma of the death of parents. I found that the story
resonated with my experiences of moving during my senior year. The
author also captured some of the difficulties adolescents encounter when
trying to forge a romantic relationship when they were too hurt to
love. I highly recommend this book to young adult readers. The only
suggestion I have is that the title more adequately reflect the themes
and experiences portrayed.
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