I sped through this trilogy in 2 days. I found the books compulsively readable and very entertaining. Every other page made me laugh out loud and do tI sped through this trilogy in 2 days. I found the books compulsively readable and very entertaining. Every other page made me laugh out loud and do that eeh eeh eeh + laugh + clap combo (Nigerians will understand) because I was just floored by what the characters were saying or getting up to.
This is a book which at it's core is a love story between two characters, spanning years and years. Around that love story, we have themes surrounding religion, faith, relationships and marriage as they pertain to Christianity, marital issues, friendship, family, trust, and betrayal.
I enjoyed how entertained I was by the book and how I could read it without feeling like I was forcing myself. I'm not the biggest fan of Christian fiction because of how it comes off to me and while this one also had its pitfalls, it's one of the very few works of Christian fiction I've been able to finish.
Over the course of the three books, we are introduced to several characters, and there are so many plotlines, subplots and character arcs.
To avoid giving spoilers for the ending of the first book, but also speak on a general level about the characters and the trilogy.
One thing I'll say is that I both liked and disliked the ending. There were many moving parts of this trilogy and to me, not all of them ended satisfactorily.
Another thing I really liked in this book was the female friendship, and how Rachel's friends were there for her. At the same time I found a little problem there because she seemingly abandoned her friends after marriage and motherhood and only reached out later when she needed a lifeline. However, her friends really came through and I appreciate that.
There was also a passage in the third book about lesbians that I felt was very unnecessary and it added absolutely nothing to the book, IMO. It did not have to be there and it rubbed me in the wrong way.
I feel like the characters didn't get enough growth or improvement. There was so much bad advice doled out over the course of this book and there was never any point where the characters reckoned with their advice and understood the harm it perpetuated or even apologize for it. It gives me the impression that if the issues arise again, they would give the same advice.
In conclusion, lovers of Christian fiction books and people in search of more books that align with their faith would love this trilogy....more
I sped through this trilogy in 2 days. I found the books compulsively readable and very entertaining. Every other page made me laugh out loud and do tI sped through this trilogy in 2 days. I found the books compulsively readable and very entertaining. Every other page made me laugh out loud and do that eeh eeh eeh + laugh + clap combo (Nigerians will understand) because I was just floored by what the characters were saying or getting up to.
This is a book which at it's core is a love story between two characters, spanning years and years. Around that love story, we have themes surrounding religion, faith, relationships and marriage as they pertain to Christianity, marital issues, friendship, family, trust, and betrayal.
I enjoyed how entertained I was by the book and how I could read it without feeling like I was forcing myself. I'm not the biggest fan of Christian fiction because of how it comes off to me and while this one also had its pitfalls, it's one of the very few works of Christian fiction I've been able to finish.
Over the course of the three books, we are introduced to several characters, and there are so many plotlines, subplots and character arcs.
To avoid giving spoilers for the ending of the first book, but also speak on a general level about the characters and the trilogy.
One thing I'll say is that I both liked and disliked the ending. There were many moving parts of this trilogy and to me, not all of them ended satisfactorily.
Another thing I really liked in this book was the female friendship, and how Rachel's friends were there for her. At the same time I found a little problem there because she seemingly abandoned her friends after marriage and motherhood and only reached out later when she needed a lifeline. However, her friends really came through and I appreciate that.
There was also a passage in the third book about lesbians that I felt was very unnecessary and it added absolutely nothing to the book, IMO. It did not have to be there and it rubbed me in the wrong way.
I feel like the characters didn't get enough growth or improvement. There was so much bad advice doled out over the course of this book and there was never any point where the characters reckoned with their advice and understood the harm it perpetuated or even apologize for it. It gives me the impression that if the issues arise again, they would give the same advice.
In conclusion, lovers of Christian fiction books and people in search of more books that align with their faith would love this trilogy....more
I sped through this trilogy in 2 days. I found the books compulsively readable and very entertaining. Every other page made me laugh out loud and do tI sped through this trilogy in 2 days. I found the books compulsively readable and very entertaining. Every other page made me laugh out loud and do that eeh eeh eeh + laugh + clap combo (Nigerians will understand) because I was just floored by what the characters were saying or getting up to.
This is a book which at it's core is a love story between two characters, spanning years and years. Around that love story, we have themes surrounding religion, faith, relationships and marriage as they pertain to Christianity, marital issues, friendship, family, trust, and betrayal.
I enjoyed how entertained I was by the book and how I could read it without feeling like I was forcing myself. I'm not the biggest fan of Christian fiction because of how it comes off to me and while this one also had its pitfalls, it's one of the very few works of Christian fiction I've been able to finish.
Over the course of the three books, we are introduced to several characters, and there are so many plotlines, subplots and character arcs.
To avoid giving spoilers for the ending of the first book, but also speak on a general level about the characters and the trilogy.
One thing I'll say is that I both liked and disliked the ending. There were many moving parts of this trilogy and to me, not all of them ended satisfactorily.
Another thing I really liked in this book was the female friendship, and how Rachel's friends were there for her. At the same time I found a little problem there because she seemingly abandoned her friends after marriage and motherhood and only reached out later when she needed a lifeline. However, her friends really came through and I appreciate that.
There was also a passage in the third book about lesbians that I felt was very unnecessary and it added absolutely nothing to the book, IMO. It did not have to be there and it rubbed me in the wrong way.
I feel like the characters didn't get enough growth or improvement. There was so much bad advice doled out over the course of this book and there was never any point where the characters reckoned with their advice and understood the harm it perpetuated or even apologize for it. It gives me the impression that if the issues arise again, they would give the same advice.
In conclusion, lovers of Christian fiction books and people in search of more books that align with their faith would love this trilogy....more
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