Reviews for Mary of Bellingham

The average rating for Mary of Bellingham based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-10-17 00:00:00 Scott Harley Did I enjoy this book: This is a cute story with a happy ending. At first, I was unsure about whether or not I was going to like this book. I didn't know if it was going to be over-the-top religious or the complete opposite, over-the-top anti-religion. Thankfully, Mary Indiana is neither. This book had some funny moments, some scratch your head moments, some moments of disbelief but overall, I enjoyed Mary Indiana. Our leading lady - Mary - is a young girl who is pregnant but a virgin. Soon she finds herself seen as a healer, as a blasphemer, as a sign from heaven above, as a medical marvel, and as an alien experimentation. As the synopsis states, it is amazing how one event can be transformed into so many different meanings for so many different people. And how the internet can spread "news" faster than ever before. There are a lot of characters in this book, most of which are easy enough to keep track of. Besides Mary, the main characters are Violet, Joe, Ted, and Dr. Bob. Violet, though does not seem to want children or need a man in her life, becomes a good friend to Mary and there for her throughout her stay in Bellingham. Joe is a postal deliveryman who happens to pick up Mary when he finds her dirty and injured along the side of the road. He takes to her and she to him. He wants to protect her. Ted comes into the story later and, although his motives are not completely selfless, he does his best to help Mary. And Dr. Bob thinks he has found a new scientific breakthrough and wants Mary to go along with his tests so he can be famous. I didn't really like Dr. Bob in the beginning. But in the end, I did like Dr. Bob. There are also a host of secondary and tertiary characters that help this story along and make it what it is. Would I recommend it: If you like chick lit and happy endings, then, yes, read this book. Will I read it again: I will not read this book again.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-16 00:00:00 Salvatore Panebianco I am happy to be kicking of Anneke Campbell's CLP Blog Tour for Mary Indiana! I found a lot of humor in this book, and kept thinking what a genius Campbell was for this plot concept. I wondered if it would be kind of a cheesy read, trying to teach the story of Mary and the virgin birth of Jesus, but it wasn't that way at all. It was a very modern tale of young girl who gets pregnant somehow even though she is a virgin, and the people who decide to help her. Some wonder if this is the new Mary, if the second coming is truly on the brink of happening. Others wonder if it's a sign that 2012 will bring the end of the world as we know it. Others simply call it a miracle. But what is the true story behind the girl dubbed Mary and her stunning situation - a true miracle - or something else? Again, I found this book to be very funny, nothing real religious or cheesy that I thought it could be, and a very interesting plot that had me thinking (and laughing) after I closed the book. I compared it to how the media seems to run our world - how they can take a story and just run with it (cough, A-Rod not playing in the playoffs, this Honey Boo Boo phenom, cough). News of Mary spread fast and everyone had their own take on it. Parents came forward trying to claim Mary as their child, the possibility of aliens in the midst was there, and the use of blogs and social media heightened this "miracle." I think this is a book to check out so you can form your own opinion on Mary's story, and hopefully get a few chuckles!