Janette OkeCritiques

AR: 5.5

AR: 6.1

AR: 5.3

This is not a bad book by any means, I just am still at the place in life that Virginia was at in book two.

Tropes: none since this is the story of her life

Content: death, alcoholic character, mentions abuse

I really wanted to like this but all the characters seemed to be the same, especially the sisters. It sort of seemed like I was an outsider looking in as opposed to being there with them if you know what I mean.

2 Stars

Content: one (off-page) kiss

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts are my own and a positive review was not required.

I love how Janette is one of the few Christian authors who writes characters in their late teens/early 20s.

Tropes: not really any, this is a story of the character's life

Content: kissing

This whole book feels so real.

This was a good one even if the MC did drive me batty at times.

I don't know why I left this unread on my shelf for so long. It was very good. I was drawn right into the story from chapter one. The characters were well-developed and there was growth in them despite all the hurdles the authors threw their way.
I highly recommend this one.

4.5 Stars

Content: death of a parent

AR: 5.1

I liked this, but it seemed to drag endlessly at times.
The story is set just after Jesus was crucified and rose again. It involves Leah, a relative of Pilate's, whose family has fallen into disgrace, so she works for Pilate's wife, Procula. Leah's grandmother was Jewish, but Leah was raised as a Roman and only remembers some of the stories her grandmother told her of her faith and way of life. Alban, a centurion of Pilate's, wants to marry Leah so he can rise in Pilate's estimation because he knows that she is a relative of Pilate's. Meanwhile, Procula has been having awful headaches and just knows it has something to do with what happened to Jesus. Pilate is eager to discover what happened to Jesus - and he tasks Alban with this discovery. There are many people who want to convince Alban that the disciples stole Jesus' body - and some of the disciples are included in the action of the story. So are some of the women mentioned in the Bible - Mary Magdalene, in particular. Alban wants to uncover the truth. Leah meets Mary and is given an introduction to the heritage she shares with her grandmother. It was a good story that included a lot of internal struggle for both main characters, but the scenes written for Alban dragged and dragged. Also, his sudden desire to be a good husband to Leah (after it was made clear in the beginning that this marriage was only a career move) was never really explained. It happened before he really dealt with much internal struggle over what he believed, so it didn't really make sense.
I'm glad I finished it - it had a satisfying ending - but it was a clunky read at times - too many times, thus the 3 star rating.

AR: 5.0

AR: 4.9

AR: 4.8

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American Actress Katherine Heigl portrays the main character in this series of movies, of which we have 3 DVDs in this library.

As always Janette OKs writes another book I will read for years. The internal struggles they had about finding the answers that led to their eternal peace was so beautifully written. I really felt like it was a great representation