About this book:
“Rebekah
Hendricks dreams of a life far beyond her family's farm in Oklahoma, and when
dashing aviator Arthur Samson promised adventure in the big city, she is quick
to believe he's the man she's meant to marry.
While
she waits for the Great War to end and Arthur to return to her so they can
pursue all their plans, her mother's sister falls ill. Rebekah seizes the
opportunity to travel to Texas to care for Aunt Adabelle, seeing this chance to
be closer to Arthur's training camp as God's approval of her plans.
But the Spanish flu epidemic changes
everything. Faced with her aunt's death, Arthur's indecisiveness, and four
children who have no one else to care for them, Rebeka is torn between the
desire to escape the type of life she's always led and the unexpected love that
just might change the dream of her heart.”
Series: No, a stand-alone.
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned, remembered, read, & quoted; Prayers,
Blessings over food, & Thanking God; Many Talks about God, trusting Him, His
plans for you, your dreams, faiths, & praying; ‘H’s are capitalized when
referring to God; Church going & sermons; Singing a hymn; At one point,
Rebekah wonders if God abandoned her and isn’t hearing her prayers, but
continues to pray for God to lead her; Many mentions of God & His plans; Many
mentions of prayers, praying, blessings over food, & thanking God; Many mentions
of churches, church going, services, preachers, sermons, & hymns; Mentions
of Heaven; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & those and events from the
Bible; Mentions of Christians & their duty; Mentions of Christmas;
*Note: A child tells her sibling
that if he doesn’t listen to her, God will send him to a bad place with the
devil; A mention of a rumor that the Spanish Flu is a judgement from God.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘oh my stars’ and a ‘rats’; When
something crazy happens, Rebekah thinks that she wants to say the word her
brother said when their father’s wagon rolled over his toes, but she dares not
to do that; A bit of eye rolling; Seeing a death (barely-above-not-detailed);
Pain & Injuries (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of wars,
fighting, injuries, & deaths; Many mentions of illnesses, injuries,
blood/bleeding, pain, & deaths (border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed);
Mentions of outlaws, robberies, & jails; Mentions of cigarettes &
smoking; Mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of jealousy; A few
mentions of nightmares; A few mentions of wringing chicken necks for food; A couple
mentions of plane crashes; A couple mentions of deaths of children (a drowning
& an animal attack, barely-above-not-detailed); A couple mentions of a
child receiving a whipping & using the switch for misbehaving; A couple
mentions of throwing up; A couple mentions of manure; A mention of a saloon; A mention
of lying;
*Note: A couple mentions of a
father leaving his family; A mention of a rumor that the Spanish Flu is the
Germans attempting to kill the Americans.
Sexual Content- a cheek kiss, a barely-above-not-detailed
kiss, and a semi-detailed kiss; Touches, Embraces, Nearness, & Smelling (barely-above-not-detailed);
Blushes; Noticing; A man’s eyes rakes over Rebekah’s body (she is
uncomfortable); Mentions of chaperones & a man not taking advantage of a
young woman; A mention of not having anyone to warm your bed; Some love, thinking
you’re in love, falling in love, being in love, & the emotions;
*Note: Rebekah’s mother gives her
instructions on what to do when a man tries talk to her (which is to glare at him)
and what a lady should and should not do (which Rebekah doesn’t always follow
and decides that she may not tell her mother about certain aspects of her trip);
A few mentions of a mother who passed away in childbirth; A mention of a woman’s
curves.
-Rebekah Hendricks, age 19
1st
person P.O.V. of Rebekah
Set
in 1918-1919
315 pages
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This might have been my second
time reading this book, but because it had been so long, it truly felt like the
first. I remembered absolutely nothing about what happened in this book or what
the ending was. I don’t think I’ve ever had that experience before and it was
neat.
While this book could be
considered as romance, it felt much lighter than most Historical Romance Fiction
because we only see Rebekah’s point of view and it’s more focused on taking
care of the children—though she does have a couple potential beaus and there’s
a few kisses, but I thought it overall felt so much lighter compared to others
I’ve read and reviewed.
Now, on Rebekah. She can be
annoying at times. Particularly at the beginning of the book, because she comes
across as very young, thinking that she should be able to make her own
decisions and to live the life she desires. But we see a lot of character
development from her and I really enjoyed that. She knows she needs to be with
the children and will do so because God brought her there. She has her moments
of weakness and wanting to leave—because it’s all so much to handle—but she
knows her place for right now is with the children. I teared up at quite a few
parts because of the changes we see in her and all the faith content. I found
the faith conversations to be very realistic and also helpful.
This was a really pleasant, warm book
to read again. I think if you enjoy Janette Oke or Rachel Fordham’s books, you
ought to check this one out.
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.
