" This book was a let-down after Summer--I thought the characters had grown some, but in this one they regress again. I have a great deal of ambivalence about Karen Kingsbury books. Generally I find the stories soap-operaish, juvenile, and often contrived and unrealistic. Often I find the characters immature and get disgusted when 30-ish Christians respond emotionally and hurtfully to a contrived difficulty with the maturity of a 13-year old. (Yes, I am extremely left-brained.) They do way too much emotional reacting and not enough pro-active thinking--most Christians in my life are way more mature than that. However, when the characters finally do get around to thinking, forgiving, seeking answers in prayer, Scripture, and counseling, I suddenly love Karen Kingsbury and her biblical insights--they just take way too long to get there! I would highly recommend her stories and writing style to adolescents and young adults, but for someone who's been around the block a few times, the characters' often silly immaturity can get very annoying. The Bible lessons she works into the solutions to her problems are so right-on and really touch me where I live. So, hate her soap-opera. dragged-out writing/love her theology. Just for the Bible insights, I will probably continue to read her books, even if I have to skip over parts where 30-year-olds are reacting like adolescents. I will have to read every Karen Kingsbury book twice--the first time just to know what idiotic parts I can skip over and what deep parts to re-read for the Bible and life lessons. "
— Lola4, 1/22/2014