Monday, March 31, 2014

"Sealed With a Kiss" by Beverly Lewis {Day 7 of the Countdown!}

{For those just joining us: I'll be seeing/meeting the very talented author, Beverly Lewis, on April 7th for her book tour...so every Monday & Friday we'll post a review of one of her books! Starting the 10th of March and ending the 7th of April. So, more reviews of awesome books!}
                                                We're on day 7 of the count down!



About this book:

“Too many little white lies can create one big jam. Holly and her best friend, Andie, are having a race to see who can collect the most pen pals by Labor Day. The contest was exciting and fun at first, but Holly eventually finds herself in a bit of a mess when she starts writing to a male pen pal. College-aged Lucas Leigh, Holly's newest and top-secret pen pal and the nephew of her favorite author, thinks Holly is a much older, published writer. Holly is thrilled when Lucas suggests they read each other's manuscripts, but her seemingly innocent deception backfires when Lucas asks to meet Holly in person: Now Holly must give up the opportunity to meet her favorite author or face the consequences of telling lies.”


Series: “Holly’s Heart” Book #3 (review of Book #1 here and #2 here!)
 
 
Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are mentioned; Prayers; Talks about God; Mentions of God, Jesus, & forgiveness; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of witnessing; Mentions of churches, church going, Sunday school, youth group, a church choir, hymns, services, & pastors; Mentions of devotions; A few mentions of being/becoming a Christian; A few mentions of Heaven; A few mentions of a Christian rap group; A couple mentions of missionaries; A couple mentions of someone being religious.
 
 
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: three ‘stupid’s and four ‘dumb’s; Eye rolling & sass; Holly talks back to her mom & can have an attitude; Seeing someone almost drown and then get hypothermia (they are okay); Holly is not happy about the man her mom is dating & wants to come up with a plan to keep them apart; Mentions of lies & keeping secrets; Mentions of Holly’s parents’ divorce; A few mentions of someone who died from cancer; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of eavesdropping; A mention of blackmail;
             *Note: A few mentions of famous people (George Washington, John Kennedy, Winston Churchill, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Billy Graham); Mentions of car brands; A couple mentions of brand names (Jell-O & Sears).
 
 
Sexual Content- Blushes; Noticing cute boys; Holly is a bit boy crazy; Many mentions of boys, cute boys, & crushes; Mentions of dates, dating, & girlfriends/boyfriends; Mentions of a two-timer (Book #1); Mentions of flirting; Mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of blushes; A couple mentions of seeing couples kiss;
             *Note: Holly lies to her (older, male) pen pal about her age (when he requests a picture, Holly goes on a mission to make herself look older, *Spoiler* she later regrets not being honest and telling him her age, and before meeting him at a public event, she stuffs tissues “in all the right places” to appear older, but decides to tell the truth *End of Spoiler*); Holly talks about her figure & how it’s developing with her best friend & mom; Holly gets her period (Andie calls it the “monthly miracle”, no details except Holly being excited that she’s now a woman and gets to use the supplies she’s been waiting to use); A couple mentions of other girls’ curves.
 
-Holly Meredith, age 13
                                         1st person P.O.V. of Holly
                                              160 pages     

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My personal Rating-
{Add a full star for girls in Public or Private school.}
I personally found this “Holly’s Heart” book to be the most enjoyable thus far, though it did have it’s moments of bad decisions and harsh words from Holly. Thankfully, she’s learning and growing, which is nice to see. There’s still quite a bit of friendship and boy troubles, but it’s less than the prior two books.
 
 


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

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