"Behold" by Faith L. Potts

About this book:

  “A collection of short stories honoring the birth of the Savior

  From two siblings caught up in the harrowing days of World War II to separated foster children in the US…
From a memorable road trip across the Southeast to the reunion of a war-torn family...
You’ll be swept into the Christmas spirit with the endearing stories tucked inside these pages. The storylines range from family to romance to the bond of community, with settings scattered across America and beyond.
  Behold the beauty of the Savior’s birth with this gathering of stories that warm the soul and bless the heart.”


Series: The last novella is connected to the author’s previous book, “Dandelion Dust”.


Spiritual Content- Set around Christmas time; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going & Hymns; Talks about God, Jesus, & praying; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God & thanking Him; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Heaven; Mentions of churches, church going, pastors, & hymns; A few mentions of blessings; A couple mentions of Bibles & Bible reading.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: an ‘idiot’, a form of ‘sissy’, and a ‘stupid’; A bit of eye rolling; Two of the novellas are set during a war & many mentions of wars, fighting, deaths, MIA soldiers, injuries, missing body parts, burns, & pain (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of alcohol & drinking problems; A couple mentions of a car accident & deaths; A couple mentions of nightmares; A couple mentions of smoking & cigarettes; A (teasing) mention of drugging someone;

             *Note: A few mentions of country music singers & songs.

Sexual Content- five cheek kisses and three barely-above-not-detailed kisses; A few touches & embraces between each couple (not-detailed); A few mentions of kisses & kissing; Love, falling in love, being in love, & the emotions;

             *Note: A mention of swatting a brother’s backside.

-Ruth Watkins

-Doug Watkins

-Kaitlyn Dalton

-Jamison

-Charity Traven
                                P.O.V. switches between them

                                        Two novellas are set in 1944 & the other two are contemporary
                                                  100 pages

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My personal Rating-

Eeeee! This was such a cute novella collection! Even though a couple of them did feel very short, I did really enjoy all of them—but especially that last one. 😉 All of the novellas were so sweet and had great messages to be reminded of during the Christmas season.

See y’all on Wednesday 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.

*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.