Burton knows how to keep his audience on the edge of their seats while telling his spy exploits. A raw look at knowing about the threats made against America and the losing but necessary race of prevention against the tide of evil.

Vuolo’s description of her “personal theological memoir” is apt. She dissects the lies she believed, the truth she found in the Bible instead, and does it all without speaking ill of her parents. A lighter read that only will take a couple hours.

Easy to read, devotional style, thoroughly Calvinistic.

I loved the element of following a group of friends throughout a series. The military backdrop is also a huge bonus. Unfortunately, once you’ve read one book, you’ve pretty much read them all. This particular one turned a bit to the darkly realistic side with some unethical, gag-inducing realism.

My favorite of the four in the series. The main character is very relatable.

I liked the main male character in this book the best. I also really enjoyed the majority of the plot, but at the end it also had the most elements of unbelievability out of the four in the series.

True Raiders…of what? This book is like it was written about a dream you couldn’t remember fully when you had woken up. Characters meander in and out with no clear connection to anyone or the story itself. The plot jumps around in time and from random character to character and odd location to location so much, I couldn’t keep track of what was happening. Often we’d be told that a specific character, with no introduction or background, went to a location to look at something. Meanwhile, we had no idea where the location was, what the item was, or what any of it had to do with anything — least of all an expedition to find the Ark. I couldn’t even tell what happened to the expedition in the end. Despite the killer cover and advance praise, I don’t think I’ve ever read such a poorly written book.

A gritty and up-close look at the race for the atomic bomb and the spies of the three major powers during and after WWII.

Too long.

Fantastic account of the 1958 founding of Teen Challenge, a global Christ-centered residential drug rehab program. This book starts with the bang of a minister getting thrown out of a NYC courtroom housing the trial of seven teen gang members charged with murder. And then the Lord told him to go back.

The global ministry didn’t start out this way. David Wilkerson just wanted to reach the teen gangs of NYC to tell them of Jesus’ love for them. He faced incredible barriers. But God proved himself again and again in this modern-day George Muller story. Eventually the ministry morphed into a home in the hood for gang members who wanted to follow Christ, and then into a drug rehab program.

A primer in real life accounts of the Holy Spirit’s working and His power. I wouldn’t recommend this book for kids. Parents should use discretion with their high schoolers. Even as an adult reader, some of the descriptions of street life seemed (justifiably) graphic to illustrate how roughly these kids lived. Drug use, violence and sex.

This book puts into words the emotions our hearts feel during normal days and points us back to our Creator who created those emotions. My favorite is Upon the Finishing of a Beloved Book.

Lynn’s best book yet!

My favorite part of this book, hands down, were the layers of depth to the characters. You really feel like you understand what makes them tick and why they do what they do. They’re real people with real trauma. (At least, they felt real to me.) I’m giving high marks as well to the supporting characters: the extended family of the main characters. You’ll laugh and maybe even cry along with them as you catch realistic glimpses of their pasts, where they are now, and their love for each other.

The villain was a small part of the story (which I liked) and a bit too melodramatic to be believable (which I didn’t like). The ending was a smaller dose of adrenaline than Lynn’s other books (not always a bad thing; I liked it here). The story’s strength shines in the relatable, ordinary moments of broken people and families learning to love each other.

I’m already drooling for the next one! She’s killing me to make me wait for the backstories and futures of some of the family members (supporting characters)!

Loved this book! Clean story and lovable characters. Lynn is my second favorite author in this genre, after Dee Henderson.

Boring. No clear plot line 125 pages in. Well written but mostly hum-drum and foul-mouthed accounts of the power struggles between CIA directors, their staff, the White House, and Congress. I already knew that kind of thing happened.

Wonderful reminiscent tale of neighbors helping neighbors decades ago.

Amusing and witty book about what happens when a dino finds a Benjamin and takes him home to show him off.

I persevered long on this book as an audiobook, but just couldn’t get into it. There wasn’t much of a plot, just a boy’s life.

I liked the characters alright, but it was a bit dark for my tastes. The plot twist at the end was a sucker punch.

I loved that this is a story beginning with a cult that the main character escaped from. The real life trauma that plays out is incredibly realistic. I also really enjoyed the interaction of her family members and how they were written into the plot. They were (mostly) sweet and usually very believable.
As the storyline progressed, I felt like the main character’s believability wavered. Usually it was a plot device to give tension to the story, but it wasn’t well executed and just made me annoyed with her when it happened. But I still liked the story well enough to finish and find out what kind of happy ending everyone got.

Four stars for book one. Three stars for the next two. I liked the main characters a lot, but the storylines of the second two, especially, suffered from lack of character development and believability. I really wasn’t too sure I liked the romance in the third one until about 3/4 through. The addition of secondary characters’ storylines was a nice touch, but it wasn’t developed well enough and felt quite sudden whenever one of them made a decision.

I liked the concept of a series about siblings. They have a good bond that is fun to see. This series unfortunately suffers from lack of character development and no real explanation about why characters fall in love. I really wanted to love this series — it happens in Hawaii, for crying out loud — but I gave up after the second book. They were just starting to repeat a variation on a familiar plot. The story was nothing really inspiring, except for a romance that sometimes I wasn’t always sure why it had occurred!

I did not like this book and did not finish it. Selfish and controlling new husbands, old husbands basically cheating on wives, sexual references— enough for me to say no thanks.

Boring. Didn’t finish. Maybe it’s the nature of legal thrillers.

Absolutely loved every minute!

A rip-roaring ride of patriotism and pure American grit! This was a clean and inspiring read.

Great book, plot, and writing, with no romance! You’ll find yourself cheering for the characters all the way.

Honest, gritty, raw, thoughtful, beautiful portrayal of God’s holiness and his grace in Jackie’s story. Best suited for more mature readers or those thinking through issues of homosexuality. 5/5!

Well written, but not at all what I expected. Reads much more like a romance novel than historical biography. It does illustrate the relationship between C. S. Lewis and his wife quite vividly.