“Summer is supposed to be fun, but things have never been worse for eight-year-old Jack Bolton and his nine-year-old sister, Emma. Spending the summer with grandparents he has never met is not Jack's idea of fun. And Grandpa bringing horses to the farm has Emma sick with fear. The siblings remember Dad saying, “We can trust God to bring us through anything,” but they are finding it hard to believe God's promises with Mom and Dad so far away. His promises must be Forever Settled in their hearts.”
Series: Book #2 in the “He Reigns” series. Review of Book #1 Here!
Spiritual Content- Each chapter starts with a Scripture that is also usually discussed in the chapter as well; In a bonus chapter at the end of the book, the author shares about Jesus and a prayer to pray to welcome Him into your heart; A few Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, prayed, discussed, & thought over; Prayers & asking God about what a Scripture means; Praising & Thanking God; Witnessing to someone & hearing that person invite God into her heart; Talks about God, trusting Him, praying, & fear; Most ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Jack starts to read his Bible in the morning, but then begins to rush through it or skip it because of excitement about something else which *Spoilers* causes his attitude to become troublesome and his grandmother talks to him about it; Jack feels the Holy Spirit speaking to his heart about reading the Bible *End of Spoilers*; Jack learned that it was okay to just read the Bible a little at a time and listen for God to explain it & also that it was okay to talk to God like he talks to a friend; Mentions of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, God keeping His promises, & trusting Him; Mentions of Bibles & Bible reading; Mentions of prayers, praying, & answered prayers; A few mentions of a church, church going, & services; A mention of miracles.
Negative Content- A bit of eye rolling; Jack thinks of his sister as “bossy” once and snaps at her; When very disappointed, Jack says he hates being with his grandparents and then has an important realization about the meaning of a Scripture which fixes his attitude; Emma hates being on the farm due to her fear of large animals and getting hurt by them which makes her sob over being there (*Spoiler* Her grandmother talks to her about this and she is not fearful by the end of the book *End of Spoiler*); Emma and Jack are told by their grandmother that they must obey them right away without complaining and while they both say they will, Emma wonders if Jack can do that; *Spoiler* Shortly after, Jack doesn’t follow the rule of staying close to the house, so he and Emma are punished with an extra chore; Jack realizes after praying about it that he was wrong and apologizes to his grandparents *End of Spoilers*; Halfway through, Jack starts to get a bad attitude about helping around the farm and *Spoiler* it is due to him skipping his Bible reading and prioritizing something above God; His grandmother talks to him about this and he tries to do better *End of Spoiler*; Jack is concerned that he might get a “beating with a leather strap” from his grandfather if he misbehaved (this is a misunderstanding and does not happen); Mentions of a car accident, injuries, & a grandmother being in the hospital (but will be okay); A couple mentions of a fire; A couple mentions of jealousy (including Jack towards a girl who lives on a farm & Emma wishing she had a girl’s curly hair).
Sexual Content- N/A.
-Emma Warren, age 9
-Jackson “Jack” Warren, age 8
P.O.V. switches between them
155 pages
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My personal Rating-
I was a little surprised that this book didn’t follow the twins from the first book of the series. It follows two new characters, Jack and Emma, as they visit their grandparents who they haven’t seen much. It looks like most of the rest of the book in the series will follow this new sibling duo.
While there were a few typos here and there, it overall a good story with strong faith content and our main characters learning good lessons. I think a few conversations might be a little unrealistic for the ages of our main characters, but perhaps it will cause young readers to think about what they are saying and grow from the characters' experiences as well. :)
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.
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