Official Review: Waterman's Fire by Angela Nowak

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unamilagra wrote: 11 Jun 2019, 15:15 Aside from the fact that I find the plot line of the police recruiting a teenager to help them bring down a drug ring to be a stretch, it sounds like this would be a fun read for a conservative Christian audience. Thanks for your insightful and thorough review!
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With that being said, there were some things I liked about the book. I enjoyed following James’s character as he began to come out of his shell and take chances on things he wouldn’t usually take chances on such as, working on the secret mission with his new friends, asking his crush out, and embracing God. The author did an excellent job of showing James evolve throughout his summer vacation.
Despite the book's shortcomings, I really enjoyed your excellent review.
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Cecilia_L wrote: 11 Jun 2019, 22:15
With that being said, there were some things I liked about the book. I enjoyed following James’s character as he began to come out of his shell and take chances on things he wouldn’t usually take chances on such as, working on the secret mission with his new friends, asking his crush out, and embracing God. The author did an excellent job of showing James evolve throughout his summer vacation.
Despite the book's shortcomings, I really enjoyed your excellent review.
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It's interesting that James sees his new job opportunity as an answer to prayer. I would like to see how his faith plays out in the story. I love your descriptions about riding the waves. Great writing!
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Sounds like a good read, but I have no interest on Christian faith read. Thanks for the head's up!
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kdstrack wrote: 12 Jun 2019, 19:26 It's interesting that James sees his new job opportunity as an answer to prayer. I would like to see how his faith plays out in the story. I love your descriptions about riding the waves. Great writing!
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Scarlet Nicoll wrote: 13 Jun 2019, 06:53 Sounds like a good read, but I have no interest on Christian faith read. Thanks for the head's up!
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It sounds as if this book has a lot of promise and a good premise. It's a shame about the editing mistakes. You did a great job with your recommendations!
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I'm glad that only spelling error we're noticed. That means that character development and storyline were excellent. I'll definitely enjoy it. Thanks for the review
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sarahmarlowe wrote: 13 Jun 2019, 13:35 It sounds as if this book has a lot of promise and a good premise. It's a shame about the editing mistakes. You did a great job with your recommendations!
Thanks for your kind words!
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juliusotieno02 wrote: 14 Jun 2019, 03:34 I'm glad that only spelling error we're noticed. That means that character development and storyline were excellent. I'll definitely enjoy it. Thanks for the review
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:techie-studyingbrown: Although I do enjoy a YA now and again, and I usually encourage most anything faith based, it sounds as though the believability of the story may be lacking.
Really informative review. Thank you for your thoroughness
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Wabbyrn wrote: 14 Jun 2019, 13:07 :techie-studyingbrown: Although I do enjoy a YA now and again, and I usually encourage most anything faith based, it sounds as though the believability of the story may be lacking.
Really informative review. Thank you for your thoroughness
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