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Ooh, this is so fun! I feel a little out of my league though, because I’m not used to critiquing or looking very in-depth at books. I just kind of read them and if I like them, I like them and if I hate them, I hate them. And don’t have any particular idea why. 🙃 I guess it’s good to do things outside of our comfort zones sometimes, though.

So, actually I was pretty skeptical going into this, because I have this prejudice against Christian fiction, and I was like “yay christian fiction. how fun. this is going to be mediocre at best.” But I then I started reading it…and I now confess of my earlier assumptions and accusations. I am really enjoying it! 😄

@daeus-lamb I’m ready for Chapter 14…that’s like only five chapters ahead. I may have…kinda-ish got sucked in. 😳🙃 @elisha-starquill I didn’t get quite as far as you did though. 😂

I really loved the friendship between Matt, Dickie, and Jesse, although I’m not really a fan of the relationship between Matt and Jesse. @taylorclogston I’m glad I’m not the only one. I didn’t really want to say anything about it because I thought I might just come across as a cynical, old ogre. 😬😂

Dickie is probably my favorite character so far. ❤️

I think one of the reasons I like about the friendship between the kids so much is because, like @elisha-starquill said, they all sort of band together and are connected through their suffering/hardships. They just hang out and have fun together and they teach each other things and it’s just so sweet.

@caseybold I agree with you. The whole Matter vs. Earl thing is kind of rubbing me the wrong way. Matt almost acts like Jesse somehow belongs to him, and heaven forbid that she grow up and decide that she loves someone else! But then again, I haven’t finished the book, and it might change. So, I’ll just wait and see.

One thing I do know for sure is that I prefer the twelve year old Matt to the adult Matt. 😂