1. The Living Room
    Robert Whitlow
    Thomas Nelson / 2013 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Kathy
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    August 12, 2013
    Kathy
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Love Whitlow...never disappointed... In his books or CBD products.
  2. Janet Albertson
    Johnstown, CO
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Another great book by Robert Whitlow
    July 28, 2013
    Janet Albertson
    Johnstown, CO
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I read a lot of Robert Whitlow books in 2011 while I was having chemo. I discovered then that he is an author who makes me think! There is always a Christian theme running throughout, but also conflicts and mysteries on many levels. I was excited to find this book up for review on Book Sneeze.

    Amy Clarke is the main character. She is married with two children, ages ten and fourteen. The ten-year-old is delightfully all boy and the fourteen-year-old girl is at the stage of pulling away from her parents as they try to protect her from dangers she does not realize are there.

    Amy has a special relationship with the Lord that carries over into her dreams, where she feels the peace and restoration of God. She also receives inspiration for her books, and most recently, it seems God is warning her about future events in these dreams. Amy has finished two inspirational novels and is working on a third book, which is dealing with darker conflicts. She gets called back to the law office where she previously worked, to fill in for a maternity leave. When she has insights about the cases the lawyers are working on, she has to decide whether to talk about her dreams, and the lawyers have to decide whether to act on her dreams.

    Meanwhile her daughter seems to be getting too close to one of her single male teachers, and has several episodes of unexplained loss of consciousness. Amy and her husband, Jeff, were interesting to watch in their parenting techniques, communication, and affirmations through the trials of life. I enjoyed Mr. Whitlow having his character Amy contrast her marriage communication with the communication of Amy's fictional characters in her books!

    All Mr. Whitlow's books that I have read have had lawyers and law matters central in the plot. My understanding is broadened by all the information in the storyline.

    I highly recommend and appreciate the clean, intellectual mystery writing and look forward to more books by Robert Whitlow.

    Book Sneeze provided me a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
  3. nonna
    maryville, tn
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    Not as interesting as his other work
    December 4, 2014
    nonna
    maryville, tn
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 3
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 3
    Amy Clarkes first book of christian fiction had been published. The second one was ready to send to the publisher. Working full time as a legal assistant, taking care of her husband and two children, and writing left her very little free time. She decided to quit her job so she could devote more time to her writing.

    Her inspiration for her books came from her dreams. As she begins writing her third book, the dreams become more like prophecies. While awake, she recalls details from the dreams that affect those around her. She warned a friend about a field trip to the fire station. She saw the child being hurt. Her friend went along on the field trip, and was able to keep her son from walking in the path of a moving truck. She saw a woman at church holding a baby, unaware that the woman had suffered several miscarriages and wondered if she would be able to carry a child to full term.

    Amy was reluctant to share with anyone, and was uncomfortable with her gift.

    When Harold Phillips, Amys former boss called and offered her a temporary job, she decided to accept. Her husband was a hard worker, but didnt make enough to make ends meet. The income from the books was much less than they expected.

    Amy had dreams about some of the cases the law firm was working on, and she shared them with her boss. He made decisions based on what she shared, but unfortunately the information was not always correct. One situation she thought was work related turned out to be about a family member.

    She lost her job because she couldnt give Mr. Phillips her word that she would keep her dreams to herself.

    Other than the dreams, Amys life was typical. Her husband was beyond supportive of her, her 14-year-old daughter wanted to make her own decisions and her 10-year-old son just wanted to be involved in sports and play with his friends. The relationship between her daughter and the single male teacher seemed unrealistic. I would think Amy and her husband would have paid more attention. The book started slow, but became interesting as the characters faced minor, as well as dangerous, situations.

  4. StoryGirl
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    Interesting
    July 18, 2013
    StoryGirl
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    Having never read anything by Robert Whitlow before, I wasn't sure to expect. Parts of this book I really enjoyed -especially since it was a change from what I normally read- but there were a few things that bothered me about it. The thing is, the things that bothered me probably wouldn't bother most people. But I'm a very conservative person, so some of Amy and Jeff's lifestyle choices -though certainly more godly than most people- didn't seem to me the best option. Mainly, it was with putting their children in public school. Half of the problems they had with their kids made me think, "good grief, if they just homeschooled their kids, things would be so much better!" A lot people might hate me for that, but really, sending your children to a godless institution for eight hours, five days a week- and then letting them go gallivanting off the rest of the time- really bothered me.

    However, the rest of the plot was interesting, and as an author who gets many of her ideas from dreams, that aspect of the story really intrigued me (and to tell the truth, the look at the publishing industry made me so much more grateful that I've decided to self-publish!). I found one plot twist rather predictable- I was expecting it nearly the entire, 400+ page novel- and the story wasn't quite as fast-paced as I thought it would be. However, it was still a nice change for my normal fiction fare, and it kept my interest the entire way through.

    I received this book for free from booksneeze.com in exchange for my honest review.
  5. Pastor
    Wisconsin
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: male
    2 Stars Out Of 5
    Not Up To Par
    September 23, 2013
    Pastor
    Wisconsin
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: male
    Quality: 3
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 2
    First, let me say, that I have very much enjoyed Robert Whitlow as an author of Legal Thrillers. "The Living Room" was different from his other books and I did not like it very much. I was bored from the start and could never really get into the story. It was slow going. It was not about legal matters per say. It just centered around a legal secretary by the name of Amy who had dreams. In her dreams she traveled to a special place she called the Living Room. It was there that she would receive inspiration for her novels. But then, her dreams took on a life of their own. They begin to happen in real life. They affect the people around her. She wanted to stay home and only be a writer but finances forced her to go back to work.

    When Amy takes a major case at her firm she has a hard time juggling her family, career, and that desire to be a full time author of fiction books. I suppose that women who do this all the time...juggle family and careers would be able to relate very well. Each area of her life has its own challenges. Eventually this various worlds collide and she learns some to trust and hear God. There are spiritual principles we can all learn from in the book.

    I do believe that God speaks through dreams but not all dreams are from God.

    Even so, I was just not drawn into this book like the author's other books. I just can't quite put my finger of what it is, but I will read the next book he puts out.

    I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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