1. Coming Home: A Story of Undying Hope
    Karen Kingsbury
    Zondervan / 2012 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Heart2Heart
    Victorville, CA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A beautiful story of hope and faith admist loss!
    June 10, 2012
    Heart2Heart
    Victorville, CA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    In my personal opinion, if a book can make me feel emotion so deeply that I feel a part of the story, it's a winner! This one, moved me to tears many, many times and shows just how we go about dealing with loss as a Christian in a world where all we want is answers to the question why.

    In Karen Kingsbury's latest novel, Coming Home, the reader is immediately invited to join the Baxter family as Ashley, one of the daughters, begins to make plans for her father's seventieth birthday party. Like most family's that are grown and beginning families of their own, it is hard to coordinate a surprise for her dad, John with all his kids present but that is exactly what Ashley has planned. They all want to surprise their dad and be present to show him just how much they all love and care about him, even though they all lost their mom to cancer a few years ago. John has since remarried and doesn't expect anything more than an invitation to attend a bar-b-que with Ashley and her family.

    Not expecting all her brothers and sisters and their families to be able to be there, Ashley's husband, Landon suggests that each of them should write a letter to their dad explaining what he means to each of them. They could read the letters out loud at the birthday celebration and each of them share how much their father's life has impacted them. They all agree to do this and set to work on their own personal letters.

    Much to Ashley's surprise, all of her brothers, sisters and their families make plans to be there moments before her father and his wife show up, and all agree to do their best to keep it a secret. They all are touched that the man who has impacted their personal lives will receive the ultimate surprise that day, unfortunately it will not be the surprise any of them ever expected. You'll have to read this one to know the outcome of the story and see just how their own personal faith will be tested.

    I received Coming Home by Karen Kingsbury compliments of Zondervan Publishers and NetGalley for my honest review. This is my second time experiencing a Karen Kingsbury first and if you never have, you have to try one. It is truly a life changing experience. There is a safe harbor to be sitting in while watching a family go through one of the most challenging and difficult times for anyone but being a family of believers in Christ, makes this one truly unique to watch and feel. This is a true testament to the faith of a believer in Christ and what lies behind this life when we breathe our last. I think Karen did an exceptional job at bringing the Baxter family series to a beautiful conclusion. Even though I haven't read any books in the series, I immediately felt like I already belonged to this wonderful family. You can pick this one up and begin the experience all over again, it's such a perfect stand alone story!

    This book rates for me, a 5 out of 5 stars. Not only did it increase my own personal faith through this book, but it strengthen me, to understand how it all plays out so eloquently together, with hope, unconditional love, and an eternal future promised to all who believe in Jesus Christ. That this life will not end when we leave this world.
  2. CAROL
    Fremont, Nebrasaka
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great Ending
    December 22, 2012
    CAROL
    Fremont, Nebrasaka
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    I have read all of Karen's books. I get excited when I know one is coming out and am anxious to read it. I cried and had to put the book down a few times as didnt want the family to loose there loved one. But couldnt stay away from it for long. Karen has a way of bringing you in so you are right there with the characters. I hate to see the Baxter family end. But if there is anythiing that I took away from this book it that, if we are believers in Christ and believe he died for our sins and rose again we will be saved. And I look forward to that someday. Hopefully, when I am old. Another good book by Karen K everyone should read it.

    Carol of Nebrasaka
  3. i blog 4 books
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Best of the Baxters
    August 20, 2012
    i blog 4 books
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Wow! I feel like I've been on quite the journey with the Baxter family! After 23 books, it has finally come to an end, and I truly feel that they went out on top with Coming Home. Coming Home is more like the first couple of series (Redemption, Firstborn, and Sunrise series). Maybe because the focus is back on the Baxter family? Anyway. We reconnect with the Baxters, reminisce a bit about their stories (which was helpful for me since it's been a while since I read those books!), and then launch into the final story for this family. Intensely emotional is the best way I can describe this book. It had me weeping yet rejoicing, and I'm sure my husband thought I was a total basket case as I went from crying to laughing and back to crying again. (There was at least one time when I wanted to hide my book in the freezer - any Friends fans out there?!) Once it was all said and done, though, I was thankful for the journey. Definitely one of the best books in the Baxter series–maybe one of the best books I've read all year! [5 stars]

    I received a free copy of this book from Zondervan in exchange for my fair and honest review.
  4. Betty
    Whitakers, North Carolina
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    It was a wonderful God inspired book.
    August 17, 2012
    Betty
    Whitakers, North Carolina
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Coming Home.
    By the time this final book was published I had begun to associate some of the characters in this book with members of my own family. All the characters are such down to earth people. Their problems, and the way they were solved, giving God the glory always, was such a blessing to me. It has been a wonderful series of books. Karen Kingsbury is a gifted christian author that makes you know you have just received a blessing when you finish reading one of her books.
  5. kp0719
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Coming Home
    July 11, 2012
    kp0719
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I had read through the first half of Coming Home by Karen Kingsbury. I had already read all of her Baxter series. So a lot of the detail was familiar.

    I thought "Wow, I'm going to make it through this book without any tears". Boy, was I wrong!

    This book turned into more than just a review of previous books. It will pull at your heart as you journey will John Baxter and his children through one of the hardest episodes of their lives.
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