Identify Appertaining To Books Every Now & Then (9/11 #3)
| Title | : | Every Now & Then (9/11 #3) |
| Author | : | Karen Kingsbury |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 311 pages |
| Published | : | November 5th 2008 by Zondervan (first published January 1st 2008) |
| Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Christian. Fiction. Romance |
Karen Kingsbury
Paperback | Pages: 311 pages Rating: 4.35 | 4960 Users | 254 Reviews
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Hmmm . . . I have very mixed feelings on this book. While I enjoyed it from the perspective that it is a clean, Christian, enjoyable piece of action-filled fiction, I also had some issues with it. This is only the second book by Kingsbury I have read, but I am getting a distinct impression: Kingsbury is good at writing Christian themes, she's good at writing suspense\action, she is good at writing emotion, she is good at writing clean content, but somehow, as a whole, her books just really . . . lack. The first one I read was very "meh", and this one was the same. Just kind of left you with an "Hm. Well that happened." Rather disappointing. But, while this was disappointing on some levels, there was a fair bit about it I did like. The characters were all enjoyable. Alex was . . . um, depressed. I struggle to relate to and understand the depressed, "nobody could ever love me" type characters, perhaps because I am such a happy person. All in all though, his struggle was realistic, and his character arc was fairly well done. I think my favorite character was his girlfriend. I wished there was more with her POV! I could really relate to her character. Jamie and Clay were also fantastic! I love the older, mentor-type characters. It took me a few chapters to really get into the story, but once I did, I just wanted to keep reading. The climax, of course, happened late at night, so I stayed up past 11 pm to finish it. I loved the whole police officer element - I love stories with emergency personnel as the main characters. And the whole K9 aspect was definitely fascinating. I think what really bothered me most about this book was Kingsbury's writing style: it's very minimalistic in regards to punctuation, and such, which frustrated this Comma Queen. While yes, a lot of it was stylistic, and just more the way I'm used to thing\like things, there were a few instances where comma rules dictate a comma, and there wasn't a comma. Commas are dying an unnatural death, and I don't like it. Who cares about saving the planet? Save the commas, people! But anyway, overall, this book just didn't really cut it for me. If you are looking for a clean, thriller read, with strong Christian themes, then definitely give this a try. CONTENT NOTE: The main character is a police officer, so there are various issues portrayed throughout, such as driving under the influence, arson, gun play, death, violence, and a few characters get trapped by a wildfire. For those reasons, and for somewhat deep subject matter, not recommended for anyone under the age of 15.
Be Specific About Books Conducive To Every Now & Then (9/11 #3)
| Original Title: | Every Now & Then |
| ISBN: | 0310266157 (ISBN13: 9780310266150) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | 9/11 #3 |
Rating Appertaining To Books Every Now & Then (9/11 #3)
Ratings: 4.35 From 4960 Users | 254 ReviewsAssess Appertaining To Books Every Now & Then (9/11 #3)
This is the 3rd in the 9/11 series and I jumped right from 2 to 3. I have never cried so much reading a book. The author's talent shows in how much her writing made me fall in love with Bo ! Being a dog lover, I would have preferred if Karen had made Bo get wounded and retired to live happily ever with his master.***EXTREME SPOILER ALERT***I have read many of Karen Kingsbury's books and loved them and recommend them. She writes Christian Fiction with a reality that is plausible and applicable to your life.However, this book was not like the others, including the first two in this 9/11 series. It was overly predictable, rushed ending and extremely sad. The author puts a dog on the cover, spends almost the entire book describing the relationship between the police officer and his K-9 partner, graphically
This is the final installment in the 9/11 series. Like the first two books it made me cry. It also made me really think about survivors guilt and how we should be recognizing that it's a very real thing.Spoiler alert: DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS BOOKSo, I can't believe that Karen Kingsbury broke a pretty well accepted rule of writing - she killed the dog. Yes, you read this right. She killed off the hero's dog - how horrible is that. It does serve a purpose in the book, but
A must read......Finished in a restaurant wiping tears away. What a beautiful book.You have me for a faithful reader......Thank you Karen.
Beautiful and inspiring ending of the 9/11 series. Emotional books that bring back memories yet are so encouraging and hopeful.
Not my favorite Karen Kingsbury novel, I didn't find Alex's story as powerful as the first two 9/11 novels. The other hit home and where very powerful. Alex was a character I just couldn't find myself liking. I'm not exactly sure why I couldn't like him, but I just felt no sympathy for him. Oh well, I am looking forward to reading Karen Kingsbury's other series, especially the famed Baxter family novels.
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