Today I’m excited to feature another new-release! The Tales of Taelis series is a great children’s series with solid, Christian principles.
Here is the first line:
Dara pushed a strand of hair, the color of a crow’s wing,
back into the cloth that kept it out of her face. She stared
off toward the snow-covered hills, glistening in morning light.
(Dreams and Devotion by Sarah Holman)
Before I share my review and all the other fun stuff of a blog tour… hop over and see what the other FLF bloggers have to share! Also, comment and share a first line for today!
MY REVIEW
This was a sobering story, filled with true-to-life heartache and choices amidst hardship. I appreciated the lessons that Dara and Dresden learned about forgiveness and trust.
I know it was true to the time, but some people may be hesitant to read this because Dresden was a priest. In ways it was true to the Catholic priests of that era in that he vowed to never marry and to hold the church’s needs above his own, yet the message of salvation through grace alone and not works was clearly presented. It was definitely evangelical and not works-based-salvation. That would be one thing I’d like to address with younger readers as they read the book so they wouldn’t be confused about the doctrines portrayed here vs. traditional doctrines of priests.
As with the other books in this series, it makes a great children’s book with a simplistic style and easy to understand lessons.
*I received this book from the author and happily provided my honest review.*
ABOUT THE BOOK
Some dreams will be dashed, and their devotion will be tested.
Dara’s life is full of farm work and worries, especially now that her older brother is a priest in a far off city. Yet she still has time to dream of the life she hopes will someday be. She dreams of marrying her dear friend and the worries of her family ending. Now, the selfishness of one person threatens her very way of life.
Dresden’s initial excitement about living a life devoted to the service of God quickly is dashed on the rocks of reality. The life of a priest is nothing like what he imagined. To make matters worse, he finds out his family back in his home village is on the brink of disaster. Torn between his vows and his love for his family, what will he choose?
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About the Sarah
Sarah Holman is a not so typical mid-twenties girl: A homeschool graduate, sister to six awesome siblings, and author of many published books and short stories. If there is anything adventuresome about her life, it is because she serves a God with a destiny bigger than anything she could have imagined.
Stops on the blog tour:
July 8
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July 10
July 11
July 12
July 13
July 14
July 15
This was a sobering story, filled with true-to-life heartache and choices amidst hardship. I appreciated the lessons that Dara and Dresden learned about forgiveness and trust.
Amanda Tero Books 
Happy Friday!! My first line us from A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren: \”Gage Watson blamed the trouble on the bright, sunny day.\”
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Happy Friday! I just started Cara Putnam's Beyond Justice. \”If he didn't find that flash drive now, he would have to disappear.\”
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These sound interesting. Thank you for sharing. I'm going to have to look into them.
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Happy Friday! Congratulations to this author!
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Happy Friday! Sounds like a good read for kids.
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OOOoooooooo!!!!!!!!! Cool! Thanks for this post!
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Mr.—–. I glanced down at my seating chart, heart drumming in my ears. From Playing by Heart by Anne Mateer.
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Happy Friday!My first line is from Anne Love’s “The Gardener’s Daughter” in the Of Rags and Riches romance collection.Thump, Thump. She could plant herself in a library world such as this one forever.
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Happy Friday Amanda!
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Thanks for all of your comments and sharing your first lines! 🙂 I enjoyed reading through your comments.
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