Official Review: Let The Children Come by Tom Fay

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Most people try to find ways to escape and lose themselves in the wrong things when all they have to choose is the right path, and they will find peace. An excellent review!
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Not exactly what I came to expect from historical fiction, reading description given in review I thought it was a memoir or biography. Even through I do enjoy the assosianely latter genre, it is always biographies of great people of the arts. Unfortunately, this book didn't awoke my interest and as such I will have to skip it. Sorry and congrats!
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The summary of George Müller's life captured my attention. It was so well described that I want to read this book. I want to know what happened after he was introduced to religion. Nevertheless, this was a great review. It has lessons to teach readers and guides them through loss and grief.
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Another great review, Saint Bruno! Personally, I am not interested in Christian literature or reading about how people discover the Bible and God, but I am sure that the target audience will enjoy this read.
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This is an inspiring Christian historical fiction novel highlighting waywardness, grief, friendship, Christianity, faith, change, and family The book is free on Kindle Unlimited and has an inciteful OnlineBookClub review. Congrats @tomfayauthor on the BOTD selection.
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A fascinating book about a young man who turns to God. Your review makes this book sound like a good read.
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Thank you for your review. This book doesn’t seem to be my type of reading so I’ll take a pass.
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This is a well written review and I commend the reviewer

This fact that the son actually had a kind of double life and the father didn’t know makes me really wonder how the boy managed to keep up
I hope he chooses Christ eventually
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Although I'm not a reader of Christian fiction, I'm curious about George's transformation from a troublesome teenager into a man of God. Thanks for your review!
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Great review, I love stories that have some teachings in it. God will always find a way to send us angles, it is up to us if we listen to them.
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This sounds like an excellent book! I love historical fiction and books about faith in God. I can't think of a better combination! Excellent review!
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Although,I really enjoyed your review, I will pass on this one. I’m not into this type of reading, thank you.
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kudos for such a great and detailed review. Also, It's nice for the author to write such novel since most of us doubt God's Plan.
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This review is a power booster to some who might think the book is a drab saintly life story. George's plight from a scorned childhood to anti-social teenage peers pivoted to a full life in Spirit. Let the Children come teaches about sin, repentance and forgiveness.
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When I first looked at the title of the book, I had been wondering why this one had been written about George Muller, a Christian Evangelist. The introduction answered that question and more. This story, unlike others that have been written about George Muller, has been written in such a way as to make this man relatable to us in the present day. It illustrates George’s character and faith rather than a history of his life. In this book the reader is introduced to George five years into our future. I found the sample quite intriguing; Beta the buddy who had helped encourage George into drinking and drugs was now clean. What had his father known all along? Thank you for the excellent review on this book.
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