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Grace Alive Grace Alive Series Book 1 eBook Natasha Markham Amy Stone

What a book! I loved the comparison between the teachings of two pastors. On one side, there is belief in God due to fear and on the other side belief in Jesus is through Love. Grace Alive is the name of the church, where you find the real love of God. The story of Zoe, daughter of pastor, who grew up learning to pray to God out of fear of earning the wrath of God, if she did not follow certain rules, is so interesting that you can’t put the book down. How she falls in love, goes against the wishes of her family and gets meaning of her life at Grace Alive, is really touching. I liked the thought that you don’t need to earn the love of God, it is a free gift from God. Though personally, I am yet to be convinced of the existence of God, but I liked the story and went along with it very well. If I have liked this book so much, then I feel that certainly the people, who believe in God, would love this book..


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Grace Alive Grace Alive Series Book 1 eBook Natasha Markham Amy Stone Reviews

I normally am not a big fan of books with alot of religious talk. Most authors try to preach too much and with too much judgement. This book is packed full of religion, but done in a heart warming manner. If your religious you know you can be your own worst enemy, but God forgives you. In this story Zoe, a preachers dauther, finds out God is not who she thought he was. He doesn't want you beat yourself up or fight for him. But it takes her meeting Branson to realize true love and acceptance. The book is emotional and can get preachy but in a good way. I left loving the story and characters while finding more acceptance of myself.
Zoe Reed thinks she is a failure. Her father, a pastor, expects perfection. He's trying to control her life and her future. Zoe feels trapped and frustrated. When she meets Branson Tate, she is interested. Her parents will never approve. After all he has three children out of wedlock. Does Zoe have the strength and the faith to follow her heart? Natasha House weaves a tale of love, forgiveness and healing. I liked Zoe. She is an interesting character who is searching to find herself. Branson has a troubled past but I like his enthusiasm as well as the joy and love he has for his children. The dialogue sparkles with wry humor. The story grabs your interest and pulls you in. There is a plot twist that completely surprised me. I enjoyed this uplifting, romantic book. This is the first book of Natasha's that I read but it won't be the last. I like her writing style.
Not having any prior experience with this author, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself immediately pulled into the story and entertained right from the first page. I really liked Zoe as she's very easy to relate to and has an amusing personality. Her job at the weird craft store, in combination with her sarcastic tendencies and frank thoughts, makes for some very humorous moments! Her struggle to follow God's will is very interesting, in light of the fact that her parents are telling--practically demanding--her to do exactly the opposite of what she feels God wants.

Branson's past contains some of the worst stuff possible--from a human perspective, at least--and though I was initially shocked, I actually really liked the boldness that the author showed in giving him such a sordid past, thereby displaying the extremity of God's forgiveness and love, and the power it has to change even the darkest of lives. I liked how Branson was such a nice guy and so awesome with his kids--completely different than you would expect him to be, considering his past. His kids added some cute moments to the story, and the sub-plot concerning Branson's dual-custody of them was quite interesting; I actually wish a bit more time would have been devoted to it.

Much of the plot revolves around law vs grace, and while it's appropriate in the context of the story, it does come off a bit preachy. There's quite a bit of God speaking to people throughout, though not necessarily audibly. Much of this I thought was really cool, liked when Zoe would know God was encouraging her to blindly do the right thing in the midst of a difficult situation... but at other times it was just a bit too much and felt unrealistic. I'm not here to debate the theological aspects, but I will say that both the "law" and the "grace" sides are depicted as fairly extreme, and those in the "grace" camp struck me as being somewhat charismatic.

The story started out extremely strong for me, but as it progressed I become less enthused. It's hard to discuss without giving spoilers (which I won't do), but I can safely say that a few things--the situation with Zoe's Dad, in particular--took some turns that were rather unpleasant. I wish that situation could have been done a bit different, maybe with something not quite *so* drastic.

Overall, there really was a lot that I liked about Grace Alive--Zoe's personality and the author's writing style being at the top--but I'm still undecided if I will ultimately continue with the series or not. I kind of doubt it, though it is in the realm of possibility.
Gosh my review on this book is long overdue. I've been meaning to post it, but life has been hetic. That being said now on to my review....

First off I have to say this is not the usual type of book I would read. Sure I love to read romances. But I wasn't sure what to except when I started to read this. But what I got wasn't what I was expecting and not in a bad way. This book was so much more. This book was the first book I've read from Mrs. House.

I love a book that has a plot that captures my attention from the beginning and holds it till the end. And Mrs. House does that. She had me laughing from the beginning to the end, in a good way.

Right from the start Zoe's character had me laughing. Zoe is smart and kind and funny, though I do have to admit she might be a little naive about some things.

Also I feel in love with Branson's character right away. You could tell that he really had made a change in his life and was trying to good on what he was handed in life.

There were a couple of character's in the book that I tried to like, but just couldn't find myself liking even in the end. You'll see what I mean if you read it. I even tried to put myself in their positions and couldn't find myself doing what they did.

I will say this though this book has a lot of scripture in it and I thought that would throw the book off for me. But it didn't and it really worked for this book and what it was about. This book is really about Faith, Trust and Second Chances.

I've already recommended this book to a lot of people. Definitely give this book 5 stars!!!
What a book! I loved the comparison between the teachings of two pastors. On one side, there is belief in God due to fear and on the other side belief in Jesus is through Love. Grace Alive is the name of the church, where you find the real love of God. The story of Zoe, daughter of pastor, who grew up learning to pray to God out of fear of earning the wrath of God, if she did not follow certain rules, is so interesting that you can’t put the book down. How she falls in love, goes against the wishes of her family and gets meaning of her life at Grace Alive, is really touching. I liked the thought that you don’t need to earn the love of God, it is a free gift from God. Though personally, I am yet to be convinced of the existence of God, but I liked the story and went along with it very well. If I have liked this book so much, then I feel that certainly the people, who believe in God, would love this book..