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I don’t know how I feel about this one yet… the writing has been funny in spots already so I have some hope!

If this book doesn’t live up to the hype I might cry! I’ve looked forward to this series for years!

This is already so fun! I have so much hope!!

I’m enjoying this well enough so far. The only thing that’s bugging me is that I’m struggling to differentiate the timelines. Three feels like too many for me tbh

This is so much fun so far! Mail order bride stories are somehow always great for me lol! 😆

I don’t know what is going on but I think I like it?

“The people which sat in darkness saw great light: and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
- Matthew 4:16-17

“Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.”
- 1 Samuel 12:24

“But the blots were more expressive to me than the best composition; for they showed me that Peggotty had been crying all over the paper, and what could I have desired more?”
(p. 257)

“But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.”
- Matthew 1:20-21

“Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?”
- 1 Samuel 7:20

I’m on the verge of dnfing but I’m just interested enough in what’s going to happen that I think I’m just gonna go on ahead… hopefully it gets better!

“And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.”
- 1 Samuel 2:1-2

***SPOILERS***

The jump in 15 pages from “I wish I had died. I wish I had died then, with that feeling in my heart! I should have been more fit for Heaven than I ever had been since.” to “‘She is dead.’ There was no need to tell me so. I had already broken out into a desolate cry, and felt an orphan in the wide world.” 😭💔 I love David so much already, this is killing me!

This is super intriguing so far! I have to finish it in the next week bc it’s due at my library, so that will force me to get a move on with it hopefully 🤞

I’m not loving this so far but I can see the potential. I really just want how the time crossing works to be explained to me. Like, give me a breakdown of *why*!

I would DNF but I hate DNFing this late into the book…