Review:UNTIL I FOUND YOU by Victoria Bylin
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Review:UNTIL I FOUND YOU by Victoria Bylin
"Until I Found You" is a christian based romance.
Kate's grandmother has a stroke and on her way to help out Kate swerves to miss a condor and the road gives way sending her and her car off the cliff. Enter Nick the reformed playboy who rescues her in the "Nick" of time.
They "fall" for each other of course, but Nick is sworn off of dating for another six months so things get a little complicated. Also is the fact that Kate is not a christian and so doesn't share his convictions.
All in all this had the makings of a good tale. However, I only gave it two stars- and this is why . . .
First of all, though I have no problem with religious romance, I found this one to be preachy and too in my face. As the intended audience is women of faith, I see no reason why Nick's brother the pastor would unload a full blown sermon over the phone when all Nick wanted was some moral support, after all, he is already converted. That is just one example of why I found this book overly preachy.
Secondly, Kate's character really annoyed me. She came across to me as wishy washy, clingy and scared of her own shadow, which didn't fit in with the idea that she is a savvy advertising agent with great business sense. I didn't like the way she completely hung at Nicks feet like she couldn't do anything without him. Even when she supposedly found her way with God, I felt like she did it more so that she could have Nick than because she wanted God.
Third, I found too many inconsistencies that took me out of the story. For example, Nick takes her to the city to meet with her boss and they risk life and limb to get back to Meadows before the road closes so that grandma won't be alone, and yet once they get there they can't risk going up the drive to her house because they might slide? She spends the night at Nick's, which is not a smart idea for a guy who is turning over a new leaf, but beyond that, what about grandma? We risk everything to get there, and yet we're afraid of a little icy road? Maybe it's a California thing.
Also, the Condor theme was a nice idea but it didn't really tie in all that well, and frankly I know more about the rescue of Condors now than I ever cared to know. Yawn.
I really hate writing less than favorable reviews, and I do have to say that the book was clean, and entertaining enough in it's way. I usually love books from Bethany house because I can trust that they have good values. The values in this book are there, but I found them a little forced and unnatural for my taste. I also found it all just a little too predictable. Two out of five stars on this one.
Kate's grandmother has a stroke and on her way to help out Kate swerves to miss a condor and the road gives way sending her and her car off the cliff. Enter Nick the reformed playboy who rescues her in the "Nick" of time.
They "fall" for each other of course, but Nick is sworn off of dating for another six months so things get a little complicated. Also is the fact that Kate is not a christian and so doesn't share his convictions.
All in all this had the makings of a good tale. However, I only gave it two stars- and this is why . . .
First of all, though I have no problem with religious romance, I found this one to be preachy and too in my face. As the intended audience is women of faith, I see no reason why Nick's brother the pastor would unload a full blown sermon over the phone when all Nick wanted was some moral support, after all, he is already converted. That is just one example of why I found this book overly preachy.
Secondly, Kate's character really annoyed me. She came across to me as wishy washy, clingy and scared of her own shadow, which didn't fit in with the idea that she is a savvy advertising agent with great business sense. I didn't like the way she completely hung at Nicks feet like she couldn't do anything without him. Even when she supposedly found her way with God, I felt like she did it more so that she could have Nick than because she wanted God.
Third, I found too many inconsistencies that took me out of the story. For example, Nick takes her to the city to meet with her boss and they risk life and limb to get back to Meadows before the road closes so that grandma won't be alone, and yet once they get there they can't risk going up the drive to her house because they might slide? She spends the night at Nick's, which is not a smart idea for a guy who is turning over a new leaf, but beyond that, what about grandma? We risk everything to get there, and yet we're afraid of a little icy road? Maybe it's a California thing.
Also, the Condor theme was a nice idea but it didn't really tie in all that well, and frankly I know more about the rescue of Condors now than I ever cared to know. Yawn.
I really hate writing less than favorable reviews, and I do have to say that the book was clean, and entertaining enough in it's way. I usually love books from Bethany house because I can trust that they have good values. The values in this book are there, but I found them a little forced and unnatural for my taste. I also found it all just a little too predictable. Two out of five stars on this one.
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