Nicole G. (nyteacher) reviewed on 8/10/2017 + 152 more book reviews

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For a book which is Christian fiction, I did not agree with a lot of the messages it sent. The overall theme is God's forgiveness and unconditional love. Great message. My main issue was that Hannah and John were innocent and didn't really need to be forgiven. Hannah was raped and didn't want the baby. She did not act on this, but blames herself when she miscarries. Eventually she realizes that God forgives her. While, I believe every life is a gift, I don't think it was this horrible dark sin for someone who was raped and is now in prison, to not want the baby. If she had aborted the baby or in anyway attempted to cause the miscarriage it would be different. In addition, I didn't really buy the love between Hannah and John. There's almost no interaction of substance between them. It doesn't even appear that they know each other well, and in the end Hannah decides, against the advice of others, that she should keep her past as a secret from him. Overall, I just don't agree with the message.

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