I LOVE to read. For the last few months I've tried to only read Christian books (although you have to be careful with some of them). The books I used to read had awesome plots but they were pretty bad. They had cussing, drugs, premarital sex, and alcohol. Being Pentecostal I don't believe any of that is right. In the bible it says not to put anything bad infront of your eyes because your eyes are the window to your soul, I'm paraphrasing. So that's why I try to only read Christian books but I'm having a horrible time finding a book with a good plot. It's like they get so caught up in everybody being as good as they're supposed to that it all feels so stiff and fake. I've tried reading a couple books by Beverly Lewis and Karen Kingsbury, who were highly recommended to me, but I couldn't stand them. I like a good romance but I don't want it to be so drawn out that it lasts for 5 or more books and I don't think that somebody has to cheat on somebody else and they have to find a way to forgive each other. I want it to make me laugh, and cry and to make me feel uplifted and happy at the end. I don't want to feel sad when I finish reading it. The only sadness I should feel is that the book is already over and I liked it so much I didn't want it to end. I just wish more Christian authors would write books with Christianity laced into a more interesting plot. I have found a couple books that I did like. I highly recommend Rebecca's Rose by Jennifer Beckstrand and The daughters of Caleb Bender series by Dale Cramer. They're Amish themed books and I thought I wouldn't like them but they're awesome. I also really like Dani Pettrey, Courting Morrow Little by Laura Frantz, and the O'Malley series by Dee Henderson. Now that I'm done ranting I think I'll go to bed.
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