The One Percent Miracle: The Remarkable Story of Modern-day Miracles and How Lexi Hansen Beat the Odds

by Marcia Hansen

Lexi Hansen was not supposed to survive. After being hit by a car on her way to a college class, Lexi had only a one percent chance of recovering. Through the heart-wrenching weeks that followed, her mother, Marcia, learned firsthand how to recognize the daily miracles that were saving Lexi. This incredible true story will inspire you to trust in God and believe in miracles.

256 pages, Paperback

Published January 9, 2018

Reviews

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story itself is very interesting but could have been contained in a few pages. I appreciate Hansen's testimony shining through on every page, but it actually got tedious for me pretty quickly and I started skimming, since I already know by heart all the Bible stories and scriptures she quotes. They sound like an amazing family and Marcia seems like an amazing mom. And reading it as a member of the same church as she is, it was obvious to me that they are Latter-Day Saints. Yet she never mentions the Church's name, uses generic religious terms for everything, and never quotes from the Book of Mormon. Even at the end, when Lexi's mission call arrives, generic terms are used. I'm not sure why they chose to write it that way, especially considering the publishing company is a Latter-Day Saint one... So that kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

[NaDell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was about Lexi Hansen who was in a terrible accident that medical professionals gave her a less than one percent chance of survival and even less of a full recovery who defied the odds. Her mom shares the miracles that occurred in their family and in others they knew and didn't know as Lexi was in a coma in the hospital and people prayed and fasted for her.
The story was amazing and I vaguely remember hearing about it when it happened, however, there were a LOT of misspellings (especially in scriptures and quotes) which made me knock my rating down an extra star.
Still, well worth reading and feeling the strength of Lexi and her family and friends throughout this trial.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is proof that miracles still happen today. Lexi should have died after she was hit by a car, but through much fasting and prayer by friends, family members and even strangers, she survived despite all odds. I liked reading about Lexi's story and the kind of person she is. Their family came through this trial as a closer unit and grew tremendously in their faith. My one complaint about the book would be that there were a ton of grammatical errors. I couldn't help but think numerous times, "Who proofread this?" I felt like that could've been easily avoided.

[Robert Lloyd · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the overall story, and did find it uplifting, but I was uneasy with how the book was presented. It's obvious that the family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but I couldn't help but feel that this was being heavily downplayed. Whether this was a decision by the author or the publisher I have no idea, it just seemed disingenuous to me.

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 good read. I liked how the chapters were structured but I was overwhelmed with long passages of scripture throughout the entire book. Having experienced a similar miracle in our family, it felt relatable and I enjoyed it.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was disappointed that so much of the content of this book was not about Lexi. Storyline was slow.