

File Size: 3277 KB
Print Length: 349 pages
Publisher: Rosemary Hines; 2 edition (April 7, 2014)
Publication Date: April 7, 2014
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00JJQMU8G
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I have really enjoyed both books in this series. I pastor a church and I find quality Christian fiction a wonderful way to "escape" and still be fed, encouraged, challenged, and built up. Too often Christian fiction can be kind of flat, or basically exhibiting good moral qualities with the title "Christian" added, but Rosemary's books are far more rich than that. They deal so wonderfully with real faith in a real world that is fallen, broken, and filled with pain and temptation. I find myself challenged and blessed by her writing and I don't have to even hesitate before I decide to start one of her books because I know it will be time well spent in a busy life. Thanks, Rosemary, for blessing us with your giftings! I would recommend this book, and the first in the series as well, to every Christian. Each deals with a unique angle and aspect of life, and each will leave you much better equipped to look at the issues they present through a solid Christian world view that doesn't romanticize what it means to follow Christ in a world that doesn't.
Perhaps if I had read the first book in the series I would have better understood the characters and their reactions to their situations. Michelle, for example, seemed extraordinarily distressed and overly anxious to conceive. Her desire to have a child seemed to be very sudden. Michelle was portrayed as somewhat self-centered and far too prone to tears when Steve did not agree with her. I found myself less sympathetic towards her character than I probably should have been.Also, I was curious about her mother's reaction to being told about her husband's affair.
Once again, Rosemary Hines has captured my attention from the first sentence! From the moment I read Michelle was holding the envelope in her trembling hand, I couldn't put the book down!I wept, trembled, and rejoiced with Michelle as she pulled away from her New Age friends and began to lean more on God, her family and her Christian friends. Rosemary Hines tackles difficult subjects - suicide, disabilities, infertility, abortion, new age beliefs, and the fear of kidnapping - all in one novel.Through the Tears will bless you again and again. I can't wait to read the third book in this series!
THROUGH THE TEARS by Rosemary Hines is a wonderful and engaging Christian novel. It is the second book in the SANDY COVE series, sequal to OUT OF A DREAM. The story picks up in Michelle Baron's life as she deals with being a newly wed, a brand new Christian and the grievous trials of her father's near death, and her own infertility problems. These trials put a strain on her marriage, and she must seek the Lord to help her through them.Rosemary's writing is easy to read and the books have been those of the sort that you "just can't put it down!" I can hardly wait to read the third book in the series, INTO MAGNOLIA! You can learn more about the author through her website rosemaryhines.com or her facebook author page.Through The Tears
I had never heard of author Rosemary Hines until I saw the first book in the Sandy Cove Series, Out of a Dream, on Bookbub. After reading the description, I knew that I wanted to read it. I could not put it down and of course I bought the second book in the series, Through the Tears, the day I finished the first book.The second book was just as amazing as the first.Rosemary Hines tackles difficult subjects - suicide, disabilities, infertility, abortion, new age beliefs, and the fear of kidnapping - all in one novel. Through the Tears will bless you again and again.As a Christian I have recently felt distant from GOD. I truly believe that these books were put in my path for a reason. The books have taken me to a place where I have begun to focus more on God and trust him in everyday situations.I have now purchased book 3, Into Magnolia, of the series. Thank you GOD and Rosemary Hines for her talent as a writer.
I was so happy to be able to pick up in Through the Tears the friends and adventure I left in Out of a Dream. I say friends because all the characters are so relatable and the storyline is so relevant to what is going on all around us today.I especially love that no matter the pain, temptation and confusion her characters go through, Rosemary shows there is a way... and always a Hope!I can recommend Rosemary's books to anyone who enjoys Christian fiction.
The second of a series, Through The Tears more than holds its own as a sequel. The transition is smooth as the story progresses seamlessly. The characters remain interesting as their lives move through new challenges while dealing with remnants of challenges introduced in the first book. I found myself reading long into the night, unable to leave Michelle and her family. I found many thoughts and feelings of Michelle's to be very familiar. I believed them because I have experience them. Steve's reactions to their circumstances were valid and relatable. The struggles of marriage and parenthood can threaten the best of marriages, and getting ahead of God with our own solutions will surely make things more complicated and can do much harm. I found the book to be engrossing, enlightening, and very entertaining.
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