Francine Rivers - The Atonement Child

Pros: interesting plot concept and execution
Cons: characters are thin, too many coincidences

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Pros: All around wonderful.
Cons: Doesn't shy away from the issues; be prepared when you read it.

This book is not to ridicule opinions or put people down even though it's about a very touchy subject -- abortion. Rivers wrote this book as a healing for women who have had abortions and for perhaps a way of reaching women who are thinking about having...

Pros: Talks honestly about abortion, very well written.
Cons: None for me.

This book really touched my heart. I worked at a Crisis Pregnancy Center and dealt with the issue of abortion everyday. This book said what I heard everyday, abortion is a quick fix but in the long run it tends to do more harm than good, although not...

Pros: Even with Rivers strongest beliefs, she shows every side of the issue.
Cons: I want a sequel! lol

Dynah is a young woman in her first year of college. She was homeschooled and protected from the harshness of the world but she's very smart and strong in her Faith and herself. She's met a Godly senior classman (Ethan) at the college who's on his way in ...

Pros: This is a book that will really make you think.
Cons: It has a delicate subject matter.

Francine Rivers is an interesting writer. She started off writing secular historical Romance novels. She became a Christian in the early 1980's. After struggling with what to write, she turned her attention to the Christian fiction genre. Some of her ...