I started the book during naptime in the early afternoon and finished it during Tae Kwon Do in the early evening.  It’s that good.

The book chronicles the lives of John and Kelly as they journey towards and through four adoptions.  Four different, difficult, and sometimes overwhelming adoptions.  Throughout every trial and triumph John and Kelly grow closer to God and stronger in their faith.  It might sound trite, but in reality it was a very powerful and gripping story.

All throughout the book, I was thinking of the families I know personally who have adopted children.  One is a friend named Becky, who adopted two beautiful children from Russia.  She told me once that the first year after the adoption was the most difficult year of her life.  But, also one of the most wonderful.  Reading Wait No More helped me understand a little bit more about what she meant.  Another family I thought a lot about is the family of my sister who adopted two beautiful children from Columbia.  Her journey has not been without difficulty either, but so very worth it.

Adoption is a high calling, and not for everyone.  The question is — is it for you?  Have you given it serious thought?  Have you prayed about it?  We are all called to take care of the orphans of this world — how can you fulfill that instruction in the book of James?  This book is going to challenge you to think about adoption and orphans and foster care in a way you may never have considered before.  Over 114,000 legal orphans are ready and waiting for adoption through foster care in the United States and that number will keep growing.  If just one family from each of the 300,000 churches in our country would step forward and attempt to adopt one of those children we could have an orphan free country.  Wow.  That is a heady thought.

My Bottom Line:  I hope you will consider getting and reading this book.  It is already on the required reading list for my children.  In fact, I am thinking of reading it aloud.

Disclaimer:  i received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review on my blog.  Here you have it.  No further compensation was received and all of opinions expressed here are my own.

A Lasting Impression certainly made a lasting impression on me. I stayed up most of the night to read, captivated by the characters and lulled awake by the suspense. Every time I tried to close the book and go to sleep, images of the people in the book flashed through my mind, along with a myriad of questions.

As with most historical romance novels, I knew how this one would end. But that didn’t make the journey any less enjoyable. I haven’t read many novels set just after the civil war during Reconstruction and that was refreshing as well.  I didn’t know anything about art forgeries during that time period and it was fun to learn a bit about that.

My Bottom Line: I enjoyed this book very much and recommend it to anyone who enjoys Christian historical fiction.

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from the publisher as part of the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance in exchange for an honest review on my blog. Here you have it. No further compensation was received.

Amy