Not going to lie it's takes about 30 or so pages to pick up but the second you even touch 100 you will be sucked in. I will read another of Karen Kingsbury's novels, because it was a captivating story and well written. The story line wasn't bad but there a few "holes" and I quickly grew tired of "all you need is Jesus" and "only Jesus can rescue you. The war between the Fomorians and the Nuada fast approaches, and to avoid the tide of this invasion, Clanfintan and his warriors escort Shannon and human army far from Partholon to Muses Temple but only to find another smallpox outbreak. While I am often an advocate for artistic licence, I do not find it agreeable to take liberties with what God it saying/thinking/doing.

I can’t say much more about her life without giving away major spoilers, but suffice it to say that things don’t really turn around for her until she accepts Jesus into her heart. In fact, this was a huge problem I had with the book in general: too much telling and not enough showing. Ideas of justice and defence are explored in the figures of Athena, Sekhmet and Kali, and the final chapter on compassion and salvation uncovers links between Isis, Mary, Tara and Guanyin. Her writing is beautiful and I easily got a feel for the surroundings, understood the context, and enjoyed the developing relationships.If you have been abused or know of anyone going through abuse this story would be a great read for you! But, none the less, the pain and heartache represented between the pages of Divine occur in real life more than we'd like to think possible. Divine women – in many guises – have featured in every world faith, from deep history until the present day, inspiring people and cultures across the world.

In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. There are descriptions of women being beaten and abused by men, and, though the details are slight, or perhaps because the details are airbrushed, the descriptions reminded me a little too much of 50 Shades, and the thought occurred to me that the Christian women readers the book is addressed to might actually use such scenes as fantasy fodder.I read some incredible books last year – the majority of them fantasy which surprised me as I’m big on reading thrillers! I was utterly confused about the names - I had assumed Ore was the city inside Latia which was in the ULA. All I have to say regarding this can be summarised by this quote from Tyler, the Creator: “So that was a fucking lie”. Delving into the lives of the oppressed population of Appia, Divine is undoubtedly thought-provoking and heart-wrenching – the perfect read for fans of Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series, the Hunger Games, and The Man in the High Castle. In a cross-cultural and global approach, this book discusses Eve alongside Inanna, Radha and Aphrodite in the context of sex and desire, while in the chapter in evil, witches and Hecate are compared with other deities like Lamashtu and the Cihuateotl, as well as monstrous women such as Taraka, Medusa, Rangda and Lilith.

Was it was the devil, or was she schizophrenic (although she didn’t seem to be mentally ill), or was she merely depressed? This book is like none other I have ever read, it takes a while to get your head around the concept but once you do - you just can't put it down. Additionally, I completely dislike the way that the relationship of two adult believers was portrayed: though they clearly loved each other, they refrained from starting a relationship/getting married because they each "committed themselves fully to God's work". Stealing a car and running from the cops because you think they’re going to take you back to an abusive situation, when your only previous experience with cops was them saving you from a abusive situation?You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Show me a woman who is actually counseling clients not just retelling her own torturous story over and over, which felt masochistic and/or narcissistic to me.

For some of us, this type of living is so far beyond our wildest imagination, that we have difficulty relating to it.The plot unfolds at a fine clip with as many unexpected twists and turns as fans of thrillers could wish for, making it difficult to put down. Electa’s fate takes an unexpected turn when, against all the odds, she is Chosen to remain in her society for the rest of her life and to compete in Imperial Panore, a once in a generation event to find a wife for the future Emperor. I have put together some reading goals for this year and I wanted to share them with you as a way to hold myself accountable.