"Katy's Homecoming" by Kim Vogel Sawyer

About this book:

  “Just one perfect night Katy gets the chance of a lifetime—she’s been elected to the homecoming court, and there are rumors her crush, Bryce, might ask her to go with him. What could be more perfect? For one unforgettable night she would be able to experience life as many other teenage girls do—a stunning gown, gorgeous hair, jewelry, and makeup. Except Katy’s Mennonite community prohibits dancing as well as fancy dresses and makeup, and her father would not approve.
  When an opportunity arises that could allow her to attend without her father knowing, Katy must decide: Will she hold tight to her convictions, or will she sacrifice her principles for one special night?”


Series: Book #3 (of four) in “Katy Lambright” series. Review of Book #1 Here! Book #2 review Here!

Spiritual Content- Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4b at the beginning; Prayers; Bible reading; A Bible study & discussing a couple of Scriptures; Scriptures are read, mentioned, quoted, remembered & discussed; Talks about God & what He wants; ‘H’ are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God & His will; Mentions of the Mennonite faith; Mentions of church going; Mentions of a Bible study group, Bible reading & Bibles; Mentions of prayers & Blessings over food; A few mentions of denominations; A few mentions of the Amish; A couple mentions of a preacher; A couple mentions of sins.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’, two ‘idiot’s, two ‘sheesh’s and twenty four forms of ‘stupid’; Mentions of sarcasm, attitudes & eye rolling; Mentions of snippy comments from jealous girls; Mentions of parties & alcohol/beer; Mentions of Katy’s mom who left when Katy was young; Mentions of jealousy; A mention of the school skipping in Book #1; A mention of butchering a cow (no details); A mention of bad words.

Sexual Content- two ‘sexy’s; Many mentions of boyfriends, dating, dates & girls acting goofy around boys; Mentions of crushes, liking someone & butterflies; Mentions of blushes, flirting & jealousy; Mentions of PDA & a girl almost sitting in a guy’s lap they’re so close; Mentions of guys ribbing each other & getting “something” form girls; Mentions of dances & inappropriate movements; Mentions of guys using girls (either for alcohol or his pleasure); A few mentions of a guy wanting to kiss a girl, but then breaks up with her when she says no; A few mentions of couples cuddling & touching (barely-above-not-detailed); A mention of a girl swaying her hips;

            *Note: A mentions of a horse that was mated; A mention of someone butting into a conversation; A mention of being the butt of a joke; A mention of changing in front of other girls; A few mentions of bras & bra straps; Mentions of & trying on scandalous and immodest dresses that show skin & her figure.

-Kathleen “Katy” Lambright, age 16
                                        P.O.V. of Katy
                                                        202 pages

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My personal Rating-

This third book had more Spiritual Content than the last one, so that was nice. I admit that I rushed through reading this book, so that I could find out what would happened quicker. I wanted to make sure Katy would do the right thing. ;)

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*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.