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A review by macymcbeth
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
5.0
This book can't decide if it wants to rip you apart or stitch you back together, so it does both. I mean this is in the best way possible.
It is a story is about faith, love, growth, acceptance, trust, friendship, peace, and rebirth (plus so much more). The writing is phenomenal and the author uses Christian allusions to help tell Angel's story and show us how we can find peace and love when we put our trust in God. The pages are filled with depth and hidden meanings that make you rethink your own life and how you treat those around you.
Names are so important in this book and I really enjoyed the way that Rivers used each name—and the identity associated with each name— to help show each step towards peace and acceptance that our heroine was making. It showed the value of someone's name that I think we often overlook. Also, Michael Hosea is a King among men. That's all I'm going to say about that.
Redeeming Love is a book that I anticipate re-reading many times and discovering something new in each read. It's one of those books that you itch to take a pen to and mark favorite passages or pieces of foreshadowing. I found myself re-reading passages or even pages because the writing wouldn’t let me go.
"Oh, God, it's not the way I had things planned. But then, what of real, lasting value ever is?"
P.S. If you really want a sucker punch to the feels, listen to the entire Mumford & Sons discography while reading/thinking about this book. It's like the songs were written for this book and these characters.
It is a story is about faith, love, growth, acceptance, trust, friendship, peace, and rebirth (plus so much more). The writing is phenomenal and the author uses Christian allusions to help tell Angel's story and show us how we can find peace and love when we put our trust in God. The pages are filled with depth and hidden meanings that make you rethink your own life and how you treat those around you.
Names are so important in this book and I really enjoyed the way that Rivers used each name—and the identity associated with each name— to help show each step towards peace and acceptance that our heroine was making. It showed the value of someone's name that I think we often overlook. Also, Michael Hosea is a King among men. That's all I'm going to say about that.
Redeeming Love is a book that I anticipate re-reading many times and discovering something new in each read. It's one of those books that you itch to take a pen to and mark favorite passages or pieces of foreshadowing. I found myself re-reading passages or even pages because the writing wouldn’t let me go.
"Oh, God, it's not the way I had things planned. But then, what of real, lasting value ever is?"
P.S. If you really want a sucker punch to the feels, listen to the entire Mumford & Sons discography while reading/thinking about this book. It's like the songs were written for this book and these characters.