I gave this book 5 Stars. I loved this book, I felt so drawn into the characters lives, I felt their pain and their joys. I have a new favorite author and will read everything she writes in the future. Someone complained about language and to be honest, I do not remember any bad language and I normally would have, maybe I was just too caught up in the story but I was not offended at all by this book. My heart will be smiling for days over this book. Also, someone said it did not uplift God but I thought it was totally uplifting, having recently started walking with the Lord again, after turning away because of great pain in my life, I felt great joy in the fact that Matt returned to God and the changes that only God could have made for him. In the end Kate realizes that God had not forsaken her and had done everything to bless her even though she did not realize it (or deserve it at the time in her rebellion). I feel like I must have read a different version than the ones a few of the reviewers read because I just did not see the same things. If I had not already promised it to someone, I would put it on my keeper shelf to read when I get discouraged with life.
