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Uncompromising: A Heart Claimed By A Radical Love (2011)

by Hannah Farver(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0802411673 (ISBN13: 9780802411679)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Moody Publishers

review 1: I am no stranger to Christian books for teen girls. I’ve occasionally read them since I was that age over twenty years ago. So many times they are encouragement that God still loves you even if you have a bad hair day. I was very pleased and I must admit a bit surprised that Uncompromisng: A Heart Claimed By a Radical Love by Hannah Farver was a deep book for girls. Of course, she discusses beauty and the implications of focusing on the outward appearance, but she puts it into perspective with Scripture.One thing I really appreciated was her mention of expository Bible Study. If there is one thing I wish she would have elaborated on in this book, it is this topic. Many adults don’t even know there is a way to study the Bible besides letting it fall open to a pass... moreage and seeing what is there and calling that their “word for the day”. Hannah encourages in depth Bible study, and that is rare to find in any book, especially one for teens.She discusses all the hot topics of teen girls. Yes, that includes guys. She doesn’t encourage dating over courtship or vice versa, she allows that decision up to the reader. She talks about the need for community and female friendship -- including Christian woman who are older than you so you can learn from them.Her book is written in a down to earth way. It is far from preachy. Neither do you feel she puts herself on a pedestal as having all the answers. In fact, as an adult, the biggest flaw I found with this book is it seemed a little too much like a casual conversation. I understand she wanted to make jokes, and that is fine, but the way they were worked into the book disrupted the flow of my reading occasionally, but that could just be a personality quirk of mine.There are 24 pages of text, 10 pages of composing the checklists “Am I ready for Marriage” and “Modesty Checklist” and 10 pages of a study guide. I believe this book would work well with a teen girls’ discipleship group. With 12 chapters, it could also work well with a Sunday School class. I highly recommend this book for teen girls, especially those in the younger and middle teen yearsFTC disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The opinions are my own.
review 2: This is a really good book for girls. It is written by a college student in a way for teenagers to relate, but not in the I'm-an-adult-trying-to-talk-like-a-teen type of way. A lot of the book is about modesty (I'm a strong Christian and I even learned some things on that) but the whole book encompasses love. It talks about relationships with guys and girls and family and most importantly with God. There is a LOT of good Bible verses in here and I think this is a great book for any girl, whether she is an atheist or a long-time Christian (although those more defensive against religion would probably not willingly read this because of the strong Christian message and constant Bible references). less

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