Reviews for Take One (Above the Line Series #1)

The average rating for Take One (Above the Line Series #1) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-08-27 00:00:00 Stefano Possati Karen Kingsbury is perhaps my favorite all time author. I think I can officially say I've read and loved everything she has written. And this series now at 4 books, is no exception. They are quick light reads and reinforce Christian morality and principles. This series introduces us to a whole new cast of characters for Karen, while feeding our love for the best loved family in Christian Chic Lit, The Baxters. Many of the Baxters and others from that series make appearances in the new series. I love it. She manages to weave in the new with the old. We spent 12 books with the Baxters and I wondered if there was any possible way for her to not just let them drop off the face of the "literary earth". And she did, flawlessly. I expect nothing less from her, though. The Ellison and Ryan families show us so much about what it means to be Christians in a world where the choices seem harder and harder with each passing day. I learned from this story even if you are not famous and do not have every move chronicled by the paparazzi, you are a model to someone. You are being watched by someone, you have to choose to model Christian principles or not.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-11-01 00:00:00 Frank Marzano Kingsbury is a creative and gifted storyteller. She can definitely wrap the reader up in the character's thoughts and feelings, no matter their age, background, or gender and moves from character to character fluidly. My issues with this book were that: 1) It has a strong anti-union message. 2) It has an anti-gay message (though not nearly as strong as the anti-union message). 3) It ends rather abruptly. Not because that's how the story led itself to end, but because this is the first in a series of four books, and you're supposed to read the next one. It's my opinion that any good book, even one in a series, should be able to stand on its own in quality and plot. I have enjoyed Kingsbury's other books more. I don't plan on continuing this particular series.