Redeeming Love

by Francine Rivers

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I really did not like this book at all at first. None of the characters were likable at all which made it hard to even want to get into the story. But having read [a:Francine Rivers|6492|Francine Rivers|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1225995933p2/6492.jpg] before I knew that transformation was coming, eventually. And I had it on good authority that this was a good book.

And it mostly is. Rivers is kind of locked into the basic plot since she's novelizing a Bible story. But she does it with some creativity and works it into the time period well. The characters are well developed, but one dimensional. (show spoiler)[Michael is always good. Even when he gets angry it's a righteous anger. Sarah, who is the only character that has a reason for being one dimensional, is always resistant, always making bad decisions, always full of self-pity - until of course she reaches her transformation and then he's completely good. Paul is the only other character that goes through any sort of change and, again, is completely full of bitterness and hate until he's full of compassion.] (hide spoiler)

The strength of her writing is the way she immerses you in her characters, their emotions resonate in the reader so whatever they are, you understand them well. And when their praying or quoting Scripture or listening to God faith a living thing which is always good to read.