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A Thousand Tomorrows (Cody Gunner Series #1)

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I've never read a Karen Kingsbury book that I didn't like. The heart she puts in the development of her characters has always touched me and I don't believe I've ever read one of her books without shedding some tears. "A Thousand Tomorrows" certainly was no different. However what I did notice was different about this novel was the abscence of reference to scripture. In previous books scripture tended to be threaded througout the entire book. This just wasn't the case in this novel. Again, I certainly still enjoyed the book a great deal and read it in one sitting because as usual, Karen's characters drew me in and gripped my heart. There just seem to be a change in this book from her previous books. With that said, I learned that Karen's books don't have to meantion specific scripture to teach us all lessons about the love of God. Incredible author.

A Thousand Tomorrows is and inspirational book about how to live your life to the fullest. In this book Cody Gunner goes through life missing someone special to him. The reason why this person left causes Cody a lot of anger that he expresses through bull riding. He doesn't care that he might die doing this; all he cares about is the eight seconds that he is on the bull. This is only way to let out his anger but this is a secret that he keeps to himself. Ali Daniels is on the Pro Rodeo Circuit, too, and she has a secret she keeps from the rest of the riders. This until she meets Cody. Ali learns that she can learn to trust Cody and with the trust they give each other they fall in love. When a tragedy happens, they both have to live life together fully because the time they have may be short. Anyway this is an amazing book, and the ending is so sweet that you may end up crying.
Karen Kingsbury is an inspirational author who knows how to write a good book that you take it to heart. She is an amazing Christan author. In A Thousand Tomorrows she portrays two people's lives in which all they can do is live life to the fullest or they are cheating themselves of the time they have. This is an amazing book that all you can do is love.

This novel, like all of Karen Kingsbury's novels, was great. You identified with her fcharacters, you learned lessons, and you grew from reading this book.

A Note to anyone reading this novel: This is NOT a Christian Fiction novel, like you have come to expect from karen kingsbury. this is by her own admission, a secular nove, written for a secular audience, but clean enough so her Christian readers would feel comfortable. That had (in my estimation) been achieved. This is a novel I would use to give to someone who was interested reading Christian fiction, but didn't know where to start, or didn't want to go BOOM right into the "preachy-teachy" as some people think books end up like in this genre.

I unlike some people who have mentioned this, appreciate the realism in Kingsbury's stories. Life does not have a happily ever ending to it, instead she makes her endings as I like to call Happily After All. Yes, there is sadness and sorrow and death, but usually (as there is a sequel or a series to nearly all of her works), things work out in the end. Maybe not in a happy, rah rah yay! kind of way, but in a spiritual, uprising way.

Why the 4 Stars? Too short for my taste and read way too fast.

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A beautiful story, but I'm disappointed in it. I had come to trust Karen Kingsbury's characters as being of strong Christian convictions, but this book gives me no reason to even believe the characters are Christian at all. It is a beautiful tale of loving and giving, but there is no scripture, no exhibition of faith short of a brief mention of prayer, nothing to draw one closer to God in the writing of the book. I don't believe that every book one reads has to be loaded with Godly talk from start to finish, but when it is being sold as a Christian book by a known Christian writer, I believe a person has a right to expect strong Christian characters in the story and writing that will help strengthen the walk of the Christian reader. Nothing in the book was offensive, but it just didn't have the depth I've come to appreciate in Kingsbury's other works. I wish I'd have read it before buying it.

What motivates people to greatness? Often it is anger, sometimes it is determination to defy the odds. In this heartwarming tale of love and struggle, both of these emotions are displayed in the lives of Cody Gunner and Ali Daniels.

Acclaimed Christian novelist, Karen Kingsbury shares insights into the world of rodeo, barrel racing and bull-riding, an environemnt that many of us are not familiar with and yet the reader finds himself becoming more interested this distant sport.

Cody is the bitter son of an NFL great. His Dad left at an early age and Cody never forgave him or his mother. Ali is surrounded by loving parents, but she battles a fatal disease, Cystic Fibrosis.

For Cody, his anger fuels his passion to ride. For Ali, her determination to live a life of purpose fuels her. In the midst of their individual quests, their paths cross and hearts once closed to love are now open. Even as they face Ali's impending death.

It is clear that Karen wrote this book to be a bestseller and a Hallmark movie. It has all the right elements. And yet the reader's interest is kept because we're taken inside the unknown world of rodeo and the mysterious and yet incurable disease called Cystic Fibrosis.

I came away with a greater appreciation for both, especiall those who struggle with CF. I had heard of the disease, but I did not really know what it was. Karen Kingsbury carefully educates the reader on the struggles, the medical treatments, the long-term prognosis, and everday life for those afflicted with this disease. If anything the beautiful storytelling and the delicated dialogue draw into the world of CF like never before. I personally came away with much greater compassion for the parents of CF-afflicted children. God bless them.

This is an inspirational book, a family-time story, a heartwarming tale of hope, love, and forgiveness. You're entire family will enjoy it.

Karen Kingsbury, that is all you need to say, those who read her know she is the MOST AMAZING AUTHOR. All of her stories are AMAZING. you will laugh, you will cry, you will get connected and attatched to the characters in the book and you will not want the story to end. An amazing story about how God was there even through the tough times.

I was very excited to read the next book by this wonderful author. However, I will say I was disappointed. This was a good romance book but was not "up to par" with her other books. I haven't gone back through the book page by page but I am almost positive "God" was not mentioned anywhere in her book. I also missed Karen's regular scriptures references as some of the other reviewers mentioned. All in all, it was a very easy and enjoyable read. I still needed the tissues at the end but still would have liked to see more of Karen's faith from previous books.

I loved this book. I love watching bull riding. 2 of my sons have ridden bulls. Even as a nurse I learned a few things about CF.
I loved the true unselfish love they had for each other.

I LOVE this book!!! I could read it a millon times and still not be sick of it!!! Karen Kingsbury is the best author ever!!! She is wonderful down to earth christian lady!! Who loves the Lord, her family and fans with all her heart!! To me there is no one better than her!!! And she makes her books come to life!!!

This is a wonderful book that I think everyone of faith would enjoy reading. The story is very well told and at times it will break your heart. After reading A Thousand Tomorrows you must also read Beyond the Clouds, a sequeal to this book.
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!