"Over the Wall" by Chris Fabry

About this book:

  “”He didn’t care how he got there or what the people were like—he had to get to North Carolina…”

A girl with NASCAR dreams. A guy with NASCAR nightmares. When their worlds collide, they’ll both be forced to face life in ways they couldn’t see coming.

Get behind the wheel and see the race through the eyes of the drivers in this fast-paced thrill ride that spans a year of the chase for the cup!”


Series: Book #2 (of four) in the “RPM” series. Review of #1 Here!


Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned, read, quoted, & talked over; Prayers & Trying to pray; Church, Youth Group going, & sermons; Being witnessed to; Talks about God, faiths, & praying; ‘H’s are not capitalized when referring to God or Jesus; Jamie struggles with the idea of being the perfect Christian & plays the comparison game; Mentions of God, Scriptures, & the Bible; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of prayers, praying, & a prayer chain; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of churches, youth groups, Bibles/Bible studies, & pastors; Mentions of missionaries & the mission field; Mentions of religious people; A few mentions of nuns; A couple mentions of blessings;

             *Note: People comment negatively about Jamie’s dad about his belief in God; A couple mentions of superstitions; A mention of a “Satan dog” (a dog that looks like Satan).  

Negative Content- Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Jamie lies a couple times; Fighting, Hitting, Being Beaten up, & Pain (up to semi-detailed); Many, many mentions of car crashes, cars going airborne, fires, pain, blood, injuries, & a death (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of fighting, wanting to hit someone, & being beat up (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of plane crash & deaths; A few mentions of alcohol & tobacco; A couple mentions of kids being hit by cars (a teen comments that they deserve it); A couple mentions of gossip; A mention of a war; A mention of the lottery; A mention of shooting squirrels;  

             *Note: Mentions of car brands, brand names, racers, & celebrities; A few mentions of a fictional character; A mention of a secular song.

Sexual Content- Mentions of cute guys & beautiful girls (Tim comments on how beautiful Jamie is); A couple mentions of crushes; A mention of a song about kissing.

-Tim Carhardt, age 15

-Jamie Maxwell, age 16
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        187 pages

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My personal Rating-

{ Add ½ a star for those who enjoy NASCAR races. }

Each book ends with a cliffhanger (expect for the last one, of course), so just be warned that if you may like this series, to get them all at once! I would say this book is cleaner than the first book, but I do hope Jamie and Tim become more sibling-like than him commenting on how beautiful she is in the next two books.

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.