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I almost gave this book 4 stars simply because the character Lauren really drove me nuts, at times! This Karen Kingsbury book really needs to be read in order, after Even Now. I am sorry to tell you that Lauren will also annoy you in Even Now, too, but I guess it can’t be helped! I cried and cried and cried, and sometimes, Kingsbury does that to a reader. I love Karen Kingsbury, and this book is certainly one of her best! She actually wrote Ever After in only five days!!!!!!! When she has a story to tell, she tells it, and she tells it well! I love to find memorable moments in the books that I read. One of my favorites from Ever After is: “Sometimes, life is so hard you can only do the next thing. Whatever that is, just do the next thing. God will meet you there” (215). This was actually said by Elisabeth Elliot, wife of Jim Elliot who was killed while serving as a missionary. I tell myself, “The sun will rise,” during difficult times, so the following from page 244 really resonates with me. “One day the dark clouds of this time would lift, because morning always came. No matter how long and dark the night. That was God’s promise.” And when I feel as if the division of America is so full of hatred I don’t know how we can ever unite, Kingsbury offers this. “Because with all its flaws and differing opinions, the United States really was the greatest country on earth—-the birthplace of freedom” (265).If you love Christian fiction and/or Karen Kingsbury, you are going to want to read this book. When I read a book, I love to watch the movie or miniseries afterwards. My husband knows this. He saw the book cover and said, “Oh! We are about to have another movie to watch!” I looked at the book, confused, then said, “Oh, no! This is NOT the Drew Barrymore Ever After!!”
