by Jeri Smith-Ready
This Side of Salvation had a lot going for it. Sports, school, religion and romance — all things that are important to a sixteen-year-old. David had a bright future ahead of him in baseball. He trained just as hard for it off-season as he did during his seasons. College scouts were on the look-out f...
Quick thoughts: For some reason I took a little over a week to read this book. That's not very long but definitely longer than normal when I've a whole pile of books to get to from the library. I think what slowed me down was the alternating settings between "now" and the past, i.e. the lead-up to t...
This side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready is a wonderful story about family, friendship, love, loss and freedom. David, the main character is in a very difficult situation because after the death of his brother his parents became religious, like hard-core religious, and David doesn’t know what to d...
This review is also available on my blog, Bows & Bullets Reviews David more or less gave up his life 40 days ago. He's parents believe in this crazy thing called The Rush, which is basically the Rapture where all the good people are called up to heaven and the baddies get stuck on Earth for the apo...
Religion in books is a difficult subject, and something I usually try and avoid. However, in This Side of Salvation it's used as a plot device that works well to drive the plot without shoving a whole bunch of ideals in your face. Add in a sweet romance and a close brother-sister relationship and ...
I was very ready not to like this but it grew on me. I ended up being more invested in the story than I expected - although I do think much of the story could have been trimmed without losing connection to the characters (nay, perhaps it would have got me into the story faster!) If we're comparing R...
I was very ready not to like this but it grew on me. I ended up being more invested in the story than I expected - although I do think much of the story could have been trimmed without losing connection to the characters (nay, perhaps it would have got me into the story faster!) If we're comparing R...
Fantastic. One of the best books you will read next year. I loved this.
David and his sister must adjust to the idea of the Rush, an event much like the Rapture. David sacrifices much to appease his parents while at the same time struggling with his beliefs. THIS SIDE OF SALVATION surprised me. I liked it way more than I thought I would. David is an amazing guy. He is...
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