Angie ThompsonRecensioni

My Review:

Genre: Contemporary, suspense, fiction, inspirational.

My Rating: 5 stars.

Recommendation: 13 up for slight violence.

My Favorite Character/s: I enjoyed reading about each of the characters but DaVonte is my favorite of all the characters! He isn't your typical hero but I liked that about him. He was interesting to read about, and I almost wish that there is a sequel.

My Verse for DaVonte is Luke 10:34

And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. (King James Version.)

My Thoughts: This book was so good! I loved the plot and the characters. Ah, this book was so neat, interesting, and the spiritual content was wonderful! And I highly recommend getting this book right away!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Stellae Books in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own and a positive review was not required.

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Has anyone else ever gotten the feeling a book is good before they even started it? I have that feeling once in awhile and it's never been wrong yet! That was the case with this one, and it didn't disappoint!

Each of the characters in this novella were vivid, to the point, and played important roles in the story. I was drawn into the story from the very beginning, and the plot moved forward at a steady and engaging pace all throughout. But before I say more, let me explain a bit more about the story!

Basically, there are three main characters: DaVonte, Levi, and Peyton. The story usually switches POVs when the chapter switches, but everything is in third person except for DaVonte, so I suppose you could say that he is the main main character. Let me just commend the author right now on how well-written these three boys' stories were!

DaVonte's characters shows us that we should never judge others on face value, based on race, ethnicity, income, or anything anything else. Levi shows us that even the most fearful of hearts can take courage and make a difference. And Peyton... Well, Peyton shows us that "religious" doesn't always mean godly. "Simple lessons," you may say. "I already know all those things." But this book presents them in a completely new and applicable way, showing us how the lessons Jesus taught two thousand years ago are still very real and true.

Absolutely recommended!

Please note that I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are completely my own and I was not required to leave a positive review.

This is a short clean dystopian fiction story. Jan (computer programmer, hacker, and child prodigy) must race against time to destroy the massive intel-gathering computer program she and her brother Kevin (child genius) had helped create, thus saving the locked-down futuristic world from unimaginable privacy invasion and corruption.

At first, I found the book rather confusing. It was written in a way that left the reader one step behind the plot and characters as the story unfolded. However, by the end of the story, the majority of loose ends were tied up nicely. Although the story is clean and makes a couple nods at God, I did not think it was incorporated in the work enough to list "Christian" as a sub-genre. It also felt like the story could have been three times as long and talked a bit more about the kids' parents roles and what they were doing while the happenings in the story took place, and I think the work could have used a bit more world-building. Still, the story was fantastic and left me wanting more. Four stars.

This is a short Christian coming-of-age novella, a modernized parable of the Good Samaritan meets S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders". The community is divided. On one side of the bridge are the poor folks, the greasers, the "deadbeats". On the other side of the bridge are the more well-to-do jocks, the "bridgers". The cast of characters includes DaVonte Jones, a poor high-school student from the "wrong" side of the bridge; Brett Martens, a track athlete from the "right" side of the bridge; Levi Allison, the timid son of a preacher; and Peyton Emeric, the stuck-up spoiled rich kid who the other bridgers look up to and whose lead they follow.

I enjoyed this book very much. This is the second work I have read by this author, and neither time did she disappoint. The moral was great, the story was great, the characters were great. It had alternating points of view, switching back and forth from DaVonte's first-person POV to a third-person POV, which at first was somewhat annoying to me but which I got used to rather quickly. I highly recommend it. Five stars.

Off Course

I love the central theme of brotherly/sisterly kindness here and how, through a short piece of fiction, I feel like I know and have lived with these characters. And for a short fiction, there's so much to it in terms of growth and sibling bonds and healing.
I'd recommend it for those who enjoy stories of hope, redemption, and the impact of choosing family over things of short-term importance. I'm already thinking of rereading it.

Wow! I wasn't sure what to think of this when I first saw it, but it sounded intriguing to I nabbed a review copy. And I'm so glad I did! I'm not huge into retellings, especially Biblical retellings, but this one pleasantly surprised me! It is very unique both in story and style, and really grabbed my interest.

Based off the parable of the Good Samaritan, there are three boys - one from the "other" side of the bridge, the rough side of town; one a painfully shy pastor's kid; and one a faithful member of the church - on the outside that is.

I immediately loved DaVonte. What a sweetheart! I loved how that despite how little he knew on the subject, and despite all the peer pressure of pressure, and being a kid from the "other" side of the bridge, he clung to the truth and strove to do what's right.
Peyton, on the other hand, drove me up a wall. What a jerk! I would have liked to see a little bit more redemption in his storyline, but obviously, to fit the parable, that couldn't really happen.
And I loved Levi! The pressure of being a pastor's kid is very real, and I feel like Thompson handled it very well. I loved that like DaVonte, despite Levi's issues, he still did his best to do what was right.

The style Thompson uses to pen this short novel is very unique. We switch from 2nd person POVs for both Peyton and Levi, to first person POV for DaVonte. I wasn't sure how I felt about that at first, but I think it ended up working really well for the story. Overall, I enjoyed Thompson's writing style, and the pacing of the story kept me engaged at all times.

The themes, morals, and messages throughout this story are spot on. It's clear there was a lot of time and heart poured into this book, for which I commend the author.

Overall, I enjoyed this book very much, and would highly recommend it!

Recommended for ages 14 for thematic material. A boy is stabbed and beaten, although the event is not graphically described. There is also mentions of drug and alcohol abuse, abusivenegligent parents, and violent gang activity. None of which is graphically described. The author handles these tough issues with great tact and care.