An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers

I was sooo emotional at the end, and at some parts in the middle, of the story. I loved how the memory verses in this story, tied so strongly with the scene/situation they were written in. I loved the journey that Marcus went through, I loved the fact that Phoebe became a Christian and did everything in her power to do the Lord's will. I LOVED THIS STORY! There were so many life lessons in this book, like the first one, that I wanted to highlight! I read it in two days! HONEST! I couldn't put it down, I was hassling my friend for the 2nd book! I love the changes of each character, though I wanted to back-hand Julia. Book 3 is spinoff of a character from book 1. The last part of the book was definitely 5 stars for me while the other ¾ of the story was only 4 stars.īook 1 & 2 continuing story. It wasn't until the last 25% of book when they were placed in the same situation did I begin to love the story. I’m not a fan of the “romance couple” not being together for the majority of the book and that’s what happened here. The characters must first be right with God before they are free to romantically give their heart to another. My heart always craves the romance in stories and while this one does have that it took while for it to happen. After reflecting on the story it dawned on me why I wasn’t connecting with it like I had the first one. I was conflicted on how to rate this book because the first 75% of the book I liked it BUT didn’t love it. Maybe this “mistake”, if it is one, was put in the story like the Amish do with their quilts “purposely plan a mistake into each of their projects because they believe attempts at human perfection mocks God.” So, I’m going to view this oversight as an allowance for a human touch on this book. We both tried to “Nancy Drew” the situation and came up short. Both KC and I remember it being Octavia who introduced her to Calabah. I contacted KC right away to ask her who “Olympia” is because in book 2 it is mentioned that she introduced Julia to Calabah. I’m not sure what happened but it seems the author changed the name of one of the characters. A pilgrimage for answers on who this christian God is leads for a deeper and meaningful story. Life choices have come to collect their dues and left in the wake is regret and emptiness.

Their past transgressions bond them to their inner selves while not allowing them to be truly free. One of the main things that drives the story is the transformation that Hadassah, Marcus and Julia must face both in the physical realm but also in spiritual realm. AUDIO On Sale for $3.99 (normally $42.00) -> Īn Echo in the Darkness is a continuation of the biblical principles from book one.

An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers