Helpful Score: 2
This was my first book that I received from PaperBack Swap! Richard Paul Evans has once again brought to life a story that tugs at the heart strings. The story revolves around hope and love and believing in your dreams. Once you begin to read it you won't be able to put it down! Happy reading!
Helpful Score: 2
I thought the story was a bit predictable, but I liked the general theme of people "saving" one another. It was a very quick read. I thought a couple of plot points were not very well thought out, but others really tugged at the heart. Overall, a very sweet book, just the right amount of mushiness for the holiday season without being bombarded with it.
Helpful Score: 1
WOW - what a great book. I couldn't put it down. It just got better and better. Keep a tissue handy!!
Finding Noel is about how people come into our lives for a reason. It is a love story about Macy and Mark, two young people from different worlds.
Really nice Xmas Story. Easy ready.
Many lessons in this book!
This is a VERY quick read (started it Christmas Eve, finished it Christmas night...that's with all family activities and things in the middle there). I think part of it has to do with the fact that the story is very captivating, and partially to do with the fact that the chapters are short with a title page for each which makes for a lot of pages that only have the chapter number on them and nothing else, so it's really not the 300+ pages that are listed, but rather somewhere around 200 something pages since there's 36 chapters which means you lose at least 36 pages to just titles, not even including the half-pages and quotes that take up a whole page even if they are only a sentence long. Anyway, this is a story that does tug at the heart strings. It's about a young man named Mark Smart who is down on his luck. In rapid succession, his mother died, his girlfriend dumped him, and he lost his scholarship to school. He has no intention of returning home to Alabama (he's currently in Utah) because he hates his father for the way he treated him growing up. He considers ending his life when his car ends up getting stuck during a blizzard, but then he meets a young woman named Macy Wood who helps him feel better. He learns that Macy had a very difficult life (separated from her sister and given up for adoption when she was little to an adopted family that was very abusive). Together, Mark and Macy try to find Macy's sister, despite not knowing her name. The only clue they have is a Christmas ornament Macy's birth father gave her before she was adopted.
This one will make your eyes tear up a bit. Although certain parts are predictable, I found that I couldn't put this book down. It's a great read during the holiday season!
This one will make your eyes tear up a bit. Although certain parts are predictable, I found that I couldn't put this book down. It's a great read during the holiday season!
A beautiful story. Another great read from Richard Paul Evans.
Loved this book; but have tissues handy. Lots of tears.
Another great holiday story. Fast read with a touching message. Makes me miss the relationship I could have with a sister I already do have.
A great story about hope and reminds us why we should never give up on life no matter where we came from. God has a good plan for our lives.
My first read of one of Mr. Evans books and I couldn't put it down. Brought tears to my eyes and made me stop and think about my life quite a few times. I'm here to request more of his books.
All of Richard Paul Evans books are heart felt and meaningful. He knows how to keep the message simple, yet powerful.
