I really did like Christa Parrish's first book, and I was looking forward to this one, but I had a hard time reading it. There seemed to be alot going on in everyone's life, it really overwhelmed me. Then suddenly everyone was getting along and the book wrapped up. I was disappointed but would read her again since I really enjoy her first one. ( )

I started this book, but never finished it. Not sure WHY I couldn't finish it, but it just did nothing for me. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a book, or maybe it was just a "flat" book. I"ll give it a break...and come back and try it again in a few months. Maybe then, it will be a good book. ( )

Overall a decent read. The plot is good but heavy. Parish covers a lot of major issues in this book and I'd agree that they weren't all resolved/treated in a believable mannor. Parish did a great job showing that our plans are not always the same as what God's plans are for our lives. ( )

Well-written, good plot, and a non-cheezy ending (I dislike endings that tie everything up into an unrealisticly neat, perfect, happy ending). I love that the couple weren't your run-of-the-mill Christian protagonists. The husband is Indian ("with a dot, not a feather" ) and the wife is a vegan, tattooed, wanna-be hippy (sounds wacky, but it works in the book). All the characters were likeable and believable. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and I'll be on the lookout for more books from Christa Parrish. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'Watch Over Me'. No, I didn't realize when I chose this book that it was 'Christian' fiction but actually, that didn't change my opinion of the book at all. I did enjoy it. Christa Parrish knows how to weave several different storylines quite seamlessly and I found it a totally satisfying read. I loved the characters (especially Matthew and Benjamin). Yes, it was heartbreaking when Silvia's parentage was discovered and she was taken away from the only home she had known but in real life, this can happen and in the book, it did. I would definitely recommend this book, as 'Christian' fiction or just plain fiction - it's a good read. ( )