Helpful Score: 2
Wonderful, marvelous book of the Bailey Flannigan series. You can tell that this book closely parallels Karen Kingsbury's current situation with her eldest getting ready to leave home too. I totally enjoy all the books she's written with this family and the family of characters that populate the pages. If you've enjoyed all the Baxter family series' then I don't have to tell you that this is an excellent book. Can't wait till the next book comes out in June!!!
I have enjoyed reading through the entire series starting with the Baxters and moving through with the Flanigans. I enjoy Karen Kingsbury books, and like the wholesome quality of her writing. This was not my favorite of the series, and was a little slower reading for me, but I am looking forward to book 2 of the series.
I only got to page 115 or so. It just wasn't going fast enough for me I guess. I really wanted to finish it but I had to put it back on the book shelf for now. It wasn't a bad story or poorly written at all. I've read several KK books and loved them all so this surprised me. Do not pass this up because of my review.
good book
Karen Kingsbury is a Christian fiction author who has numerous series to her name. Leaving is the first in the Bailey Flanigan series, which is a spin-off of her Baxter series. I was a newcomer to these family, but had little trouble following along.
I am not a Christian, and I don't care for romance, so at first I didn't remember what caught my eye. Then I remembered -- Bailey dreamed of a life on Broadway. Unfortunately, there wasn't much talk of Broadway. There was a lot of back and forth between Cody (her high school friend whom she loved and who pushed her away and left without explaining why) and Brandon (a Hollywood star who acted with Bailey in an upcoming movie). Both men are very Godly and extremely good at everything they do, much like every other character in the book.
I felt this book was fairly preachy. While I do read some other Christian fiction, this sort of pushed me over the edge. What bothered me the most was when Bailey lumped all of Hollywood together as "needing Jesus" -- equating those who practice Kaballah and a girl who was bragging about making out with numerous people at a party. I get the latter -- but assuming that practicing Kaballah was not religious enough because it did not involve Jesus bothered me.
I finished this book because, despite everything, I cared enough about the characters to find out what happened. I did not, however, care enough to look into the additional three books in the series. 2.5 stars.
I am not a Christian, and I don't care for romance, so at first I didn't remember what caught my eye. Then I remembered -- Bailey dreamed of a life on Broadway. Unfortunately, there wasn't much talk of Broadway. There was a lot of back and forth between Cody (her high school friend whom she loved and who pushed her away and left without explaining why) and Brandon (a Hollywood star who acted with Bailey in an upcoming movie). Both men are very Godly and extremely good at everything they do, much like every other character in the book.
I felt this book was fairly preachy. While I do read some other Christian fiction, this sort of pushed me over the edge. What bothered me the most was when Bailey lumped all of Hollywood together as "needing Jesus" -- equating those who practice Kaballah and a girl who was bragging about making out with numerous people at a party. I get the latter -- but assuming that practicing Kaballah was not religious enough because it did not involve Jesus bothered me.
I finished this book because, despite everything, I cared enough about the characters to find out what happened. I did not, however, care enough to look into the additional three books in the series. 2.5 stars.
Loved the book
Excellent continuation of her previous series. Can't wait to get and read the next books in this series.
A really good read.
Very good read. I always feel a part of the characters in Karen's books
