Customer Reviews

Written on Her Heart

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I absolutely loved this book, so much so that I'm keeping it on my bookshelf. I find that a lot of Christian writing is cheesy, formulaic, predictable and poorly written. But this is a good romance novel! A little too short but its sentimental and warm without being corny. The characters are a bit elderly but their ones that you grow to love even if your a college student in your twenties. I'd reccomend it to anyone.

I enjoyed this book. It had a sweet message. I thought the plot was realistic. Because I enjoyed this book, I then read Mr. Maki other book: A Choice to Cherish. This book was also good.

My title for this review pretty much says it all. The synopsis on the back cover that makes it sound so intriguing is just plain deceiving, in my humble opinion. What mature woman in her right mind would wait until the very last second to leave her home that is in the direct path of a fast moving inferno? The poetry is okay; the rest of it is just plain stupid. I cannot see any value in the far-fetched scenarios in this book and am sorry that I wasted my time and money.

I would definitely call this a novella. It is short enough to give you a quick fix when you want to read a sweet story. It is about restoration in life and relationships.

This a great, quick read. Perfect to snuggle up with on a rainy day. Be careful reading other reviews as they give away the majority of the story. Even the editorial review says too much. I'm glad I picked it up. It is clean and not too mushy. You can picture the characters and the setting. I'd love for the story to continue with a sequel!

This story of a long-lost love is a winner! I loved the poetry, as well as the plot. Also, using a summer wildfire as a backdrop, as it threatens the lead character's home while she tries to restore her life, adds to the suspense. I learned a lot about firefighters and how they battle out-of-control fires.

I thoroughly enjoyed this hardcover novel, as it is a beautiful book with a beautiful package. Even my husband, who doesn't read much, picked it up and loved it. 160 pages was a number he could handle!

The author, Alan Maki, also wrote A CHOICE TO CHERISH, which is absolutely great. He has hit two homeruns with these two novels!

The blurb makes this book sound really fantastic, but I was disappointed. I mean, it's only 160 pages. That's really short for a novel. The author really could've created a heart-rending story if only he'd thrown in a few more conflicts, or even fleshed out the ones that were there. As it is, every dilemma is tied up neatly with a bow within the next few pages that follow its introduction. I don't know about you, but I like to agonize for a little bit over "will he or won't he" and I like to slam a book shut in frustration when the main character just doesn't do what a prudent person would do. Character development was a bit thin, too. The Tom character had such potential! If I had to guess, I'd say the author lost interest in this story before it was fully developed.

When I started this novel, I thought I was in for a big emotional ride. James character was awesome. Molly character was to whiney. When Molly's friend Steph comes to visit her, Steph takes Molly out to buy her a book for her birthday. Steph JUST happens to pick out the one and only James Wade poetry book, the author is Molly's long lost love. Isn't this a little TOO much coincidental. Outside the book shop, Molly opens it up and JUST happens to find a poem in it that James wrote to her years prior.
I think the ending was a little out of the obvious as well, James ends up rescueing Molly and himself in a fire. This novel had great potential, however, very predictable. Maki did a great job on James and his feelings, thoughts and reasons for staying hidden after his war injury, this part was very well written. Molly could have been a little more pepped up and detailed than she portrayed in this novel.