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Above the Line #3
Take Three
Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison set out to change the world with their films--and they are finally seeing their dreams come true. The dedicated producers are deep in negotiations with America's top young movie star to play the lead in their next inspirational movie. But life takes a sudden turn for Chase, removing him from Jeremiah Productions permanently. In the process, Keith brings on one of the Baxter family members and the moviemaking continues. At the same time, a crisis hits Keith's daughter, Andi, and Keith feels helpless to respond. Devastated by the consequences of her wrong actions, Andi ventures out on her own and decides on a course of action that could destroy her. Meanwhile, Bailey Flanigan is caught up in her own drama with Cody Coleman. A Campus Crusade retreat gives them time alone along the shores of Lake Monroe and lets them face a possibility they've avoided for years. Will Keith keep the passion he had at the start of his filmmaking--and will there be enough passion left over for his hurting daughter? Or has their quest to change American culture become nothing more than a quest for fame?
337 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2010
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Karen Kingsbury
208 books12k followersKaren Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books are being developed into a TV series slated for major network viewing sometime in the next year. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.
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August 4, 2011
As always, Karen Kingsbury has produced another well-written book. However, am I the only person who is getting tired of her portraying Christians as perfect families with endless monetary means in big houses, succeeding at everything they do? That's not reality. Reality is messy, even as a Christian. Bad things happen to good people and everything doesn't always turn out perfectly. Not everyone can have a perfect little family like the Baxters or the Flanigans. Even people who live right and raise their children right can suffer because the as the Bible says, "The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike." I'd just like to see a dose of realism in these books because frankly, all the perfection just makes those of us who aren't "perfect" feel like we're doing something wrong. Not all of us can be actors or movie producers or famous football coaches. We don't always have the money to pay our bills on time and couldn't afford a 7-bedroom house if we tried! Time to get real, Ms. Kingsbury.
September 4, 2020
3.5 🌟This one was better than the second book. It’s starting to all come together. You can see how the storylines are fitting together, which is so satisfying. I’m anxious to see how it all ends. I’m hoping for an ending that feels complete.
November 5, 2010
My friends laugh at me for reading these books but I feel so invested in the characters that I keep going. I'm so glad that I do because I love these people. I feel refreshed when I read their stories and yes it makes me want to be a better person (there I am a cornball). Parts of this book were quite a tear jerker as I went through Andi's struggles with her and rejoiced at God's love for her. If only Clarence would show up at every tough decision in life! I can't wait to get started on Take Four!
June 21, 2010
I really like Karen's books and recently have liked some of the risks she's taken by letting her characters fall or not turn out perfectly. While I enjoyed this book and read it quickly, it wasn't one of my favorites. I really enjoy the Bailey/Cody storyline. But there were a lot of things that happened in this book that just seemed a little unrealistic. The speed with which some things were "fixed" disappointed me a little bit. Most of the time, life doesn't work itself out so quickly and perfectly. All in all, this was a book that had more to do with things being resolved, but I usually like walking with the characters through their struggles.
This was a decent book, but one of those where in my head I was thinking...yeah right. That's not how life goes.
This was a decent book, but one of those where in my head I was thinking...yeah right. That's not how life goes.
March 24, 2017
so I ended this book and I was like woah that's the end? I mean it was a pretty great way stellar if you will to end. It was unexpected that it ended that way but gooooooood ending! Karen! another amazing book! Pretty good! So I'm excited to read the second book and I'll start it right away like now because it it it it is so so good!
October 15, 2024
This book in the Above the Line series was wonderful. It deals with an unwanted pregnancy and what the girl deals with the situation and how all life is wanted. It was written extremely well and I gave the books 5 stars!!
July 12, 2019
This book was so much better than the last one! Even though Andi has to face her consequences.
September 29, 2025
2.5 ⭐️
Andi two seconds after backing out of an abortion:
I think I should be in a leadership role for young Christian girls.
So ready to be back in the Baxter family after this series 🤣
Andi two seconds after backing out of an abortion:
I think I should be in a leadership role for young Christian girls.
So ready to be back in the Baxter family after this series 🤣
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 19, 2017
Keith and Chase are at the bubble, about to break through Hollywood and gain a reputation for making life-changing movies. So, why when they're in such exciting times, does Chase suddenly feel as if he's in the wrong place and that God wills for him to leave?
Andi is reaping the fruit of her previous actions, going through a crisis that leaves her future in jeopardy. Will she turn back to God or continue down a path of self-destruction?
Bailey and Cody are still doing a dance of whether or not they can be friends. They continue to edge around each others lives, but will someone make a move to push them closer or end their friendship?
This book takes many of the things that I was discontenting about in Take Two and resolve them in a way that was highly satisfactory for me. I needed to seem some of the things that never came to an ending in the second book come to a satisfying (and God-honoring) conclusion in this book, so I was thrilled with that aspect of the book. This was a much better book than the second one in the Above the Line series. Here's what I thought about each of the major point-of-view characters:
**Spoiler Alert**
Andi: Andi finds out early in this book that she is pregnant from her relationship with Taz. Of course, by this point, Taz has moved on to his next conquest. She spends the entire book full of shame over her decisions and feeling unworthy to even tell her parents. She's too worried about bringing shame to their movie company and to them. She doesn't want them to know that she isn't their innocent little girl anymore. She decides to have an abortion and to just start over again after her abortion, but God truly intervenes in her plans. When he does, she realizes it as a miracle and proof of God that her heart has been waiting for. It is my hope that that next book in the series brings her the healing that she needs because she has went through a really rough time in this book.
Bailey: Bailey continues to go through her life in the half-aware way that she has. She spends more time with her family, and I love that since I love the Flanigan family so much. She also spends a little more time with Cody, and finally realizes that she doesn't love Tim. I've been waiting for her to realize that this whole series! I'm hoping good things for her in the next (few) books.
Keith: He is totally committed to Jeremiah Productions and to the life-changing movies that they're committed to make. He suffers a professional blow early in the book as Kendall and Chase both depart from the company, but he doesn't let that keep him down for long. God is able to work everything out to his good, and he is still on track professionally. He finally realizes that there is something really wrong with Andi, and that takes a toll on him, but he really is the type of person who is rolling with all that life is giving him.
Chase: Early in the book, he realizes the trouble that his attraction to Kendall could bring him. He also realizes how much he's missing out on life with his family at home. He prays over how to best balance his Hollywood work with his family, and he ultimately realizes that he can't. He receives an out of the blue job offer that allows him to be at home with his family, and even though this ends his story early in this book, I am so glad that he pulls himself back from the brink and allows himself to be molded into the person that God would have him to be. I thought he was a total jerk in the second book, but he redeemed himself in this one :-)
Cody: He realizes that he wants to be a football coach, and he gets an opportunity to spend a little time working with the team at his old high school. It's an awesome thing. He still struggles with his relationship with Bailey because he realizes that he can't just be friends with her and that he has no place in her life as long as she has Tim in it. His mother is also back to abusing drugs. So, other than is professional realizations, he doesn't have much going for him. Still it's enough, and I really like his character.
Dayne: Just as Chase wants to get out of the movie business, Dayne finds himself wanting to get back into the movie business. That is serendipity. He's excited to be on board with Jeremiah productions and he encourages Keith and Lisa to temporarily relocate to Bloomington so that they can work more closely and be closer to their daughter, Andi. It's a win-win.
Ashley: Ashley has very few point-of-view scenes, and the purpose of much of her POV is to be a part of Andi's story. The first place Andi goes for an ultrasound is Sarah's Door because they offer free ultrasounds as part of their ministry. Ashley tries to get through to Andi and prays for Andi. She also, while she's in POV pays a visit to Sunset Hills and to the cemetery to refresh us on the people at Sunset Hills and to remind us of the past.
Lisa: Lisa is worried about Andi. She spends most of the book not acting on the worry because she doesn't want to worry her husband during such a delicate time in his ministry. She's making the best decisions she can, and she suspects what's going on, but finds that much of her relationship with Andi is out of her control. She prays and she hopes for the best.
Brandon: Brandon is on tap to play in the next Jeremiah Productions film. He is in two dual roles. He's the man who fell in love with a story that is life changing and Christian in nature and who wants to bring it to life on the screen. However, he is also a partier and someone who is running from God and wants no part of God in his life. I imagine he will have POV chapters in the next book, and I look forward to them.
Luke: Luke only has one point of view section. He's Dayne's lawyer and the main attorney for Jeremiah Productions, so he is in the book several times. However, his POV is used to show his family life with Reagan and his children. It is also to show their desire to adopt again, and them praying for the birth mom that will one day choose them.
This is an excellent and fast-paced read. It's a little too neat, the answers come a little too soon, and sometimes the pat answers are unrealistic. I can already see ahead to what some of the conflict will be the next book and it seems too pat and predictable. I like it, and I'm not ready to give up on the Baxters, but I find that I didn't love this one.
Andi is reaping the fruit of her previous actions, going through a crisis that leaves her future in jeopardy. Will she turn back to God or continue down a path of self-destruction?
Bailey and Cody are still doing a dance of whether or not they can be friends. They continue to edge around each others lives, but will someone make a move to push them closer or end their friendship?
This book takes many of the things that I was discontenting about in Take Two and resolve them in a way that was highly satisfactory for me. I needed to seem some of the things that never came to an ending in the second book come to a satisfying (and God-honoring) conclusion in this book, so I was thrilled with that aspect of the book. This was a much better book than the second one in the Above the Line series. Here's what I thought about each of the major point-of-view characters:
**Spoiler Alert**
Andi: Andi finds out early in this book that she is pregnant from her relationship with Taz. Of course, by this point, Taz has moved on to his next conquest. She spends the entire book full of shame over her decisions and feeling unworthy to even tell her parents. She's too worried about bringing shame to their movie company and to them. She doesn't want them to know that she isn't their innocent little girl anymore. She decides to have an abortion and to just start over again after her abortion, but God truly intervenes in her plans. When he does, she realizes it as a miracle and proof of God that her heart has been waiting for. It is my hope that that next book in the series brings her the healing that she needs because she has went through a really rough time in this book.
Bailey: Bailey continues to go through her life in the half-aware way that she has. She spends more time with her family, and I love that since I love the Flanigan family so much. She also spends a little more time with Cody, and finally realizes that she doesn't love Tim. I've been waiting for her to realize that this whole series! I'm hoping good things for her in the next (few) books.
Keith: He is totally committed to Jeremiah Productions and to the life-changing movies that they're committed to make. He suffers a professional blow early in the book as Kendall and Chase both depart from the company, but he doesn't let that keep him down for long. God is able to work everything out to his good, and he is still on track professionally. He finally realizes that there is something really wrong with Andi, and that takes a toll on him, but he really is the type of person who is rolling with all that life is giving him.
Chase: Early in the book, he realizes the trouble that his attraction to Kendall could bring him. He also realizes how much he's missing out on life with his family at home. He prays over how to best balance his Hollywood work with his family, and he ultimately realizes that he can't. He receives an out of the blue job offer that allows him to be at home with his family, and even though this ends his story early in this book, I am so glad that he pulls himself back from the brink and allows himself to be molded into the person that God would have him to be. I thought he was a total jerk in the second book, but he redeemed himself in this one :-)
Cody: He realizes that he wants to be a football coach, and he gets an opportunity to spend a little time working with the team at his old high school. It's an awesome thing. He still struggles with his relationship with Bailey because he realizes that he can't just be friends with her and that he has no place in her life as long as she has Tim in it. His mother is also back to abusing drugs. So, other than is professional realizations, he doesn't have much going for him. Still it's enough, and I really like his character.
Dayne: Just as Chase wants to get out of the movie business, Dayne finds himself wanting to get back into the movie business. That is serendipity. He's excited to be on board with Jeremiah productions and he encourages Keith and Lisa to temporarily relocate to Bloomington so that they can work more closely and be closer to their daughter, Andi. It's a win-win.
Ashley: Ashley has very few point-of-view scenes, and the purpose of much of her POV is to be a part of Andi's story. The first place Andi goes for an ultrasound is Sarah's Door because they offer free ultrasounds as part of their ministry. Ashley tries to get through to Andi and prays for Andi. She also, while she's in POV pays a visit to Sunset Hills and to the cemetery to refresh us on the people at Sunset Hills and to remind us of the past.
Lisa: Lisa is worried about Andi. She spends most of the book not acting on the worry because she doesn't want to worry her husband during such a delicate time in his ministry. She's making the best decisions she can, and she suspects what's going on, but finds that much of her relationship with Andi is out of her control. She prays and she hopes for the best.
Brandon: Brandon is on tap to play in the next Jeremiah Productions film. He is in two dual roles. He's the man who fell in love with a story that is life changing and Christian in nature and who wants to bring it to life on the screen. However, he is also a partier and someone who is running from God and wants no part of God in his life. I imagine he will have POV chapters in the next book, and I look forward to them.
Luke: Luke only has one point of view section. He's Dayne's lawyer and the main attorney for Jeremiah Productions, so he is in the book several times. However, his POV is used to show his family life with Reagan and his children. It is also to show their desire to adopt again, and them praying for the birth mom that will one day choose them.
This is an excellent and fast-paced read. It's a little too neat, the answers come a little too soon, and sometimes the pat answers are unrealistic. I can already see ahead to what some of the conflict will be the next book and it seems too pat and predictable. I like it, and I'm not ready to give up on the Baxters, but I find that I didn't love this one.
March 31, 2010
I love the characters in the Above The Line Series ( I am a member of the Baxter Family lol)...Take Three was great...tears fell for Andi and when she made her decision even more tears fell. Bailey and Cody are cute together...I wonder what is next for them. Can't wait for Take Four!
What I learned...How can I get through the next 12 hours in God's power, accomplishing His purposes, and concerned only about pleasing him?
What I learned...How can I get through the next 12 hours in God's power, accomplishing His purposes, and concerned only about pleasing him?
September 2, 2012
I have read all of Karen's books and love them all. For some reason this group of 4 books is my least favorite in all of the series with all of these characters. I think after reading so many of her books they are becoming too predictable for me and like another reviewer said everyone is always so perfect and says the right thing. However, I will still be waiting expectantly for each new book :)
May 19, 2015
Take Three by Karen Kingsbury is about Bailey and her starting college. She's going out with Tim but she likes Cody. She eventually breaks up with Tim and gets together with Cody. Allison, Bailey's roommate, gets pregnant and wants an abortion but then opts to give the baby up for adoption instead. It's amazing to see what God can do in people's lives.
June 18, 2015
I enjoyed this books but not as much as the other ones. I really liked how Andi grew in this book, even when she was on the verge of giving up she found her way back to God. I will read the last one because I believe it will be the completion of the happy ending that we got in this book.
May 13, 2022
For those of you who love reading Karen Kingsbury books, Take Three is definitely for you! For those who have never read Karen Kingsbury, this series might make you want to read all of her books. She has over 5 million of her books printed in the world! Take Three is an amazing book because it allows the reader to understand every character by switching narrators and its Christian elements.
Take Three is about many main characters, including three movie producers, Chase, Dayne and Keith and their wives, Bailey Flanigan, Cody Coleman and Andi Ellison, who are all college students. Andi becomes pregnant and locks herself out from the world instead of reaching out for help, while Cody and Bailey work to better understand what their relationship really is. And while 3 movie producers find their way through their crazy lives. So while there are many main characters, Kingsbury does really well helping us see from all their perspectives.
The first thing that stuck out to me was that she switched characters at least once every chapter, so that the reader can see what each character is feeling on the topic at hand. For example when Chase told Keith he was backing out of Jeremiah Productions, we knew exactly what was going on in Chase’s mind, but in Keith’s mind the reader couldn’t be for sure, but soon we knew exactly, that he felt trapped under 30 floors of rebar and cement. Kingsbury wants us to fully understand each character, so that when she adds to the character’s life, we can truly understand what is going on. Also when Andi finds out she is pregnant, she assumes her family will be angry for betraying their beliefs, but when Kingsbury allows Keith and Lisa to narrate, the reader finds out that it is not really that way. So when the reader can see all perspectives, it helps add to the story without making it hard to understand.
Karen Kingsbury also has a Christian element in all her books, which helps the reader know that is what keeps her characters grounded in life. A great example of this is when Keith feels alone in his production after Chase is gone and Keith says, “And while God does the figuring, there’s only one thing we can do.” We see that in the darkest hours when we look to God that things will work out somehow. And they did. Soon Keith got a call that changed everything. But that isn’t the only example, when Bailey is leaving the football game she asked God what was happening. And she got the answer she needed to help her know what her next move should be. Through the good and the bad times the characters look to God for direction and everytime they get some sort of answer, though sometimes subtle, it is direction that they needed.
Karen Kingsbury wrote this book with an element of Christianity and also switched narrators often making this book enjoyable to the reader. Take Three has many conflicts between the many characters, so how does it end? If it is like any other of Kingsbury’s books I think the reader can draw up a picture for it, but the reader must continue reading to find the real answers and take a journey with these many characters.
Take Three is about many main characters, including three movie producers, Chase, Dayne and Keith and their wives, Bailey Flanigan, Cody Coleman and Andi Ellison, who are all college students. Andi becomes pregnant and locks herself out from the world instead of reaching out for help, while Cody and Bailey work to better understand what their relationship really is. And while 3 movie producers find their way through their crazy lives. So while there are many main characters, Kingsbury does really well helping us see from all their perspectives.
The first thing that stuck out to me was that she switched characters at least once every chapter, so that the reader can see what each character is feeling on the topic at hand. For example when Chase told Keith he was backing out of Jeremiah Productions, we knew exactly what was going on in Chase’s mind, but in Keith’s mind the reader couldn’t be for sure, but soon we knew exactly, that he felt trapped under 30 floors of rebar and cement. Kingsbury wants us to fully understand each character, so that when she adds to the character’s life, we can truly understand what is going on. Also when Andi finds out she is pregnant, she assumes her family will be angry for betraying their beliefs, but when Kingsbury allows Keith and Lisa to narrate, the reader finds out that it is not really that way. So when the reader can see all perspectives, it helps add to the story without making it hard to understand.
Karen Kingsbury also has a Christian element in all her books, which helps the reader know that is what keeps her characters grounded in life. A great example of this is when Keith feels alone in his production after Chase is gone and Keith says, “And while God does the figuring, there’s only one thing we can do.” We see that in the darkest hours when we look to God that things will work out somehow. And they did. Soon Keith got a call that changed everything. But that isn’t the only example, when Bailey is leaving the football game she asked God what was happening. And she got the answer she needed to help her know what her next move should be. Through the good and the bad times the characters look to God for direction and everytime they get some sort of answer, though sometimes subtle, it is direction that they needed.
Karen Kingsbury wrote this book with an element of Christianity and also switched narrators often making this book enjoyable to the reader. Take Three has many conflicts between the many characters, so how does it end? If it is like any other of Kingsbury’s books I think the reader can draw up a picture for it, but the reader must continue reading to find the real answers and take a journey with these many characters.
March 29, 2018
Great continuation of this Above the Line series! When I first started the book, though, it was a little confusing. I thought it was supposed to be the start of summer vacation and final exams for Bailey and Andi were finished. But exams were talked about even when Bailey went on a retreat with the Cru group. And fate was working because Tim, Bailey’s boyfriend, couldn’t make the retreat but Cody could! Bailey and Cody had a great time and grew closer.
So over the next few weeks Bailey’s feelings for Tim get weaker. When Bailey and Tim go to New York City with Bailey’s family, Bailey sees that she doesn’t have certain things in common with Tim anymore. Then when Tim was talking to Bailey on campus about going back to the city for try-outs, Tim basically is rude when Cody stops by their table and tells him the conversation is private. Thankfully Bailey gets the opportunity to break up with Tim, something that’s been on her mind for months.
Andi is struggling. She found out she is pregnant with Taz’s baby. Taz already has moved on to another girl and doesn’t want to have anything to do with the baby. Andi doesn’t want to tell anyone, especially her parents about her situation. It will only embarrass and make things harder to deal with for her father, being a Christian film producer. Keith also finds out his partner, Chase, is quitting Jeremiah Productions. Chase wants to stay home with his family and becomes the head of the youth group for his church. Things start to fall into place...Dayne Matthews calls Keith to tell him he misses making movies and would love to work at Jeremiah Productions. He falls right into place replacing Chase.
Andi also finds her place. Through prayer and coincidences, Andi realizes the best thing for her to do is put her baby up for adoption. And we realize who the adoptive parents will be...Luke and Regan Baxter! Andi moves back in with her parents, who have rented a house in Bloomington, and she will get their support during her pregnancy and beyond.
So over the next few weeks Bailey’s feelings for Tim get weaker. When Bailey and Tim go to New York City with Bailey’s family, Bailey sees that she doesn’t have certain things in common with Tim anymore. Then when Tim was talking to Bailey on campus about going back to the city for try-outs, Tim basically is rude when Cody stops by their table and tells him the conversation is private. Thankfully Bailey gets the opportunity to break up with Tim, something that’s been on her mind for months.
Andi is struggling. She found out she is pregnant with Taz’s baby. Taz already has moved on to another girl and doesn’t want to have anything to do with the baby. Andi doesn’t want to tell anyone, especially her parents about her situation. It will only embarrass and make things harder to deal with for her father, being a Christian film producer. Keith also finds out his partner, Chase, is quitting Jeremiah Productions. Chase wants to stay home with his family and becomes the head of the youth group for his church. Things start to fall into place...Dayne Matthews calls Keith to tell him he misses making movies and would love to work at Jeremiah Productions. He falls right into place replacing Chase.
Andi also finds her place. Through prayer and coincidences, Andi realizes the best thing for her to do is put her baby up for adoption. And we realize who the adoptive parents will be...Luke and Regan Baxter! Andi moves back in with her parents, who have rented a house in Bloomington, and she will get their support during her pregnancy and beyond.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 11, 2022
This is the third book of the Above the Line series and the 17th book of the Baxter Family series.
There are three main stories in this book. The first story involves Keith and Chase, the Christian movie producers who have finally achieved success from their first movie and are movie towards their second when Chase suddenly resigns. Took a lot of guts for him to just walk away from money and success but he did.
The second story involves Keith's daughter Andi. She is sowing her wild oats as a Freshman at Indiana University. She steps away from God with her "boyfriend" Taz and faces the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy. What will she do? How will her parents react?
The final story within the book involves Bailey and Cody Coleman. This has been going on for quite sometime and we finally get some resolution in this book. Bailey has been dating Tim but even she knew that wasn't working.
I also enjoyed the Baxter family making appearances now and then. You know where the Luke adoption hunt is going before it even lands.
Christian soap opera at its finest.
There are three main stories in this book. The first story involves Keith and Chase, the Christian movie producers who have finally achieved success from their first movie and are movie towards their second when Chase suddenly resigns. Took a lot of guts for him to just walk away from money and success but he did.
The second story involves Keith's daughter Andi. She is sowing her wild oats as a Freshman at Indiana University. She steps away from God with her "boyfriend" Taz and faces the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy. What will she do? How will her parents react?
The final story within the book involves Bailey and Cody Coleman. This has been going on for quite sometime and we finally get some resolution in this book. Bailey has been dating Tim but even she knew that wasn't working.
I also enjoyed the Baxter family making appearances now and then. You know where the Luke adoption hunt is going before it even lands.
Christian soap opera at its finest.
September 6, 2017
I'm so glad Andi decided not to have an abortion! I have a friend whose daughter had an abortion scheduled. As soon as I found out I was so upset because I would love to be able to have another baby! I wrote her and told her I couldn't believe she would consider murdering her baby when there is so many of us that would adopt her baby. Her Mom even got mad at me for sticking my nose in their business. None of them are Christians so it doesn't bother them. She was supposed to go the next day to get an abortion but she changed her mind and now has a beautiful daughter that she loves. I just wish real life worked out like these books. My daughter left home against our wishes to be with her boyfriend. I have cried endless tears and prayed continuously for her to come home along with my husband, parents and others that are praying. I just keep praying and believing that God will intervene.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 15, 2020
This was so good! There were so many storylines rumming thoughtout the book that i'll only touch on each one breifly.
First of all, we have Andi Ellison who's struggling with her faith in God and some of her decisions. I boyfriend didn't like her boyfriend at all. For starters, he wasn't a Christian and he had horrible views on things that pertained to got. Also, I'm glad that Andi decided to put her baby up for adoption instead of having an abortion. I also made the connection to Regan and Luke adopting the baby at a certain poirn.
I was sad to see the partnership between Keith and Chase end, but, it was the right thing for Chase to do. I'm was happy to see Dayne sigh on almost immediatly after that happpened.
God definetly was working in all the different situations throughout the book. Can't wait to read the last one!
First of all, we have Andi Ellison who's struggling with her faith in God and some of her decisions. I boyfriend didn't like her boyfriend at all. For starters, he wasn't a Christian and he had horrible views on things that pertained to got. Also, I'm glad that Andi decided to put her baby up for adoption instead of having an abortion. I also made the connection to Regan and Luke adopting the baby at a certain poirn.
I was sad to see the partnership between Keith and Chase end, but, it was the right thing for Chase to do. I'm was happy to see Dayne sigh on almost immediatly after that happpened.
God definetly was working in all the different situations throughout the book. Can't wait to read the last one!
August 9, 2017
Chase considers his marriage and life in the midst of success. Bailey struggles with her feelings, her love interests. Cody defines more of his purpose. Andi learns her life is about to unexpectedly change.
Hollywood, Film Making, Paparazzi
Exciting twists bring memories from earlier Baxter books. Feels like a treasure chest being opened revealing beautiful jewels.
When I think this series can't get any better, it does. Relationships broken, then restored causes tears to flow.
A wayward daughter possibly making a horrible life-changing decision lays heavy on parents. I've often said it's easier taking care of toddlers versus adult children. I felt the pain of Lisa and Keith for the daughter Andi.
I loved this read, emotionally great.
Hollywood, Film Making, Paparazzi
Exciting twists bring memories from earlier Baxter books. Feels like a treasure chest being opened revealing beautiful jewels.
When I think this series can't get any better, it does. Relationships broken, then restored causes tears to flow.
A wayward daughter possibly making a horrible life-changing decision lays heavy on parents. I've often said it's easier taking care of toddlers versus adult children. I felt the pain of Lisa and Keith for the daughter Andi.
I loved this read, emotionally great.
October 23, 2023
Bailey - we can all see what's going on except her! Enjoyed the part of the book near the end where God intervenes in a major decision. She keeps talking about a relationship where they can't tell where one ends and the other begins. What does that even mean? Plus it bugs me how Karen doesn't keep track of continuity with details very well sometimes. Here Ashley is visiting 2 of her old nursing home patients when books ago it said that none of them were still alive, and then in another one it said Helen no longer remembered her daughter but in this one suddenly she's remembering her again. I don't think it works that way with Alzheimer's patients. Also it seems like the Baxter kids age unusually slowly. Not in this book, but throughout all the series.
April 19, 2024
It took me over 7 months to come back to this series because Take Two was just so rough that I absolutely needed a break. While Bailey’s character (which continued to drive me crazy this entire time) made it such that the overall book couldn’t get more than 3 stars, I did definitely enjoy this one more than the last. Even though I don’t particularly love having so many different storylines going on at once, I do think it helped having more of the OG Baxter characters brought into this one.
Looking forward to wrapping up this Above The Line series and realllllyyy hoping I will come to enjoy Bailey more in the next series.
Looking forward to wrapping up this Above The Line series and realllllyyy hoping I will come to enjoy Bailey more in the next series.
May 3, 2024
Above the Line, Take Three has been my favorite book in the series so far. This book spins an inspiring story about redemption and love. I appreciate Karen's message throughout the novel about not only redemption and love from God but also how important it is to give and receive these gifts to our fellow humans.
One of my favorite parts of the story is when Dayne and Katy Matthews reminisce about their lives in the Firstborn series.
Above the Line Take Three features all the characters Karen Kingsbury fans have enjoyed reading about, including the Baxters, Flannigans, and Cody Coleman. This book is a must-read for all fans!
One of my favorite parts of the story is when Dayne and Katy Matthews reminisce about their lives in the Firstborn series.
Above the Line Take Three features all the characters Karen Kingsbury fans have enjoyed reading about, including the Baxters, Flannigans, and Cody Coleman. This book is a must-read for all fans!
January 19, 2021
So glad I am almost finished with this series. I like this series but I like the stories of the Baxters a lot more. Sometimes the Baxter's are in this series but not so much. Andi ended up pregnant, decided to have a abortion but in the end she ended up turning back to God and made the decision to give the baby up for adoption. Bailey FINALLY broke up with Tim and her and Cody finally kissed. So glad that storyline finally ended. Can't wait to read the last book in this series to see how it all ends. Then I know that Bailey Flanigan has her own series for me to read after that.
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January 6, 2019
The most amazing story !
This was an amazing, heart tugging, beautiful love story ! Every time I finish one of Karen Kingsburys books , I am in love again , with God , and the possibilities of what life can bring when you let him lead. Gives me hope ,peace and anticipation of what God is going to do in my life too.!
This was an amazing, heart tugging, beautiful love story ! Every time I finish one of Karen Kingsburys books , I am in love again , with God , and the possibilities of what life can bring when you let him lead. Gives me hope ,peace and anticipation of what God is going to do in my life too.!
November 19, 2019
I enjoy Karen Kingsbury books. She is a talented author. Something I like how she weaves the voice of God speaking to the characters into the text. She also takes us into the heads of each character, so we know their thoughts and where they are coming from. The characters are believable and we can learn lessons through their lives. Well written, Karen.
August 10, 2024
Take Three is the 3rd book in the Above the Line Series. This one hit so many emotions for me because I could relate so well to a couple of the character’s traumatic circumstances.
This book is full of drama, including heart break, relapse, and consequences. But it’s also filled with God’s love and grace.
Karen leaves us hanging with so many unanswered questions and story lines, so I’m excited to dive into Take Four.
This book is full of drama, including heart break, relapse, and consequences. But it’s also filled with God’s love and grace.
Karen leaves us hanging with so many unanswered questions and story lines, so I’m excited to dive into Take Four.
December 19, 2017
Looking forward to Take Four. Much happened in this 3rd book. As always, I hear reminders of how much I need to talk with God and how he answers prayers. Wishing I could make that fact know to many that I love.
March 29, 2019
Just had to keep reading this one. Good thing I am retired. Life is messy and full of choices and to see the way Karen Kingsbury writes about it is so real. I am enjoying this series and reminded again of God's faithfulness.
April 9, 2019
I love the reconciliation in this book, between Andi and her folks, between Bailey and Connor, between chase and his wife.
Again, these are great books, but not standalone novels. I look forward to finishing the series with book 4.
Again, these are great books, but not standalone novels. I look forward to finishing the series with book 4.
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November 7, 2020
She took me from the beginning to the end....
Karen is such an amazing Christian Author who has such a Blessed Gift in sharing her Love of God through her words. Take Three had me from the beginning to the end...love the Baxter Family.
Karen is such an amazing Christian Author who has such a Blessed Gift in sharing her Love of God through her words. Take Three had me from the beginning to the end...love the Baxter Family.
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