Official Review: Children of Dreams

[KattPascale]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Children of Dreams" by Lorilyn Roberts.]

This non-fiction book details the journey of a single woman who adopts two girls internationally and all the religious aspects of each step. It is very well written, technically very sound, and put together extremely well. The book itself is very easy to read and draws you in (not only because it’s all true), because there is a lot of international history, tender moments and conflict. The author does a great job of dealing with confrontation and showing how she can work through it constructively.

The book opens with the author’s journey to Nepal to adopt her first daughter. The author does a great job detailing each step (without boring the reader). She helps the reader visualize her experience through her words and flashes back periodically to give more detail about how she got to where she is and why she has made some of the decisions that she has made. As a reader you feel like you are on the airplane with her going through all the exact motions with her. It is an eye opener as to how other countries are so extremely different than the United States.

Lorilyn Roberts shows the readers through her work, that a woman can be strong without being rude. She also shows the readers that even though you may feel like you have been abandoned and hit rock bottom, that there is always something to look forward too. Much strength comes out of her words.

Now here comes the hard part. This book is categorized as a Christian book. There is a high volume of Christian references and the author works through all of her issues with a Christian viewpoint. It can be difficult for a non-Christian to get through all of the biblical references and questions about God and his power.

I rate this book a 3 out of 4 stars. Again, it is very technically sound and easy to read. It also gives a lot of information to those who are interested in learning more about the international adoption process and how it is not like window shopping. I just hope that the author’s religious views do not take away from the difficult life experiences and work that it took to put this book together.

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[Megs82]

My favourite part of this review was 'about how the author doesn't bore the reader with detailed information...I find that happens in some books and it's just so frustrating, as I get the feeling the author is just trying to create more words to extend the book, so I only end up skimming over it anyways!!!

I look forward to reading this book

[llwroberts]

The worst mistake an author can make is to bore the reader. That must be the unpardonable sin. That's called lazy writing!