Well there you have it folks, you heard it here first. This will be the final book review from this blog. You may or may not be wondering why I would kill off the last residue of consistent posting by doing this. Well there is a multitude of reasons, but I’m not going to share just yet. I will keep reviewing books, just not here. I won’t tell you where until I actually register the new site. Let’s just say that the title of the new page will make you smile. In the future, this blog will be used to focus on a new direction.
Booksneeze, a division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, sent me a book for a review. My review does not have to be positive. The most recent book I requested is called “time with God for Fathers”, by Jack Countryman. Fortunately for the book, I judge them largely by their covers. This hard-backed number has a nice finish, a sturdy binding, and best of all, an elastic place holder. Much more convenient than a traditional ribbon, this manly strap keeps pages where they need to be.
Unfortunately, that’s about the best thing I can say for the book. it’s a series of incredibly brief devotionals. Usually a small passage (2-3 verses), followed by a paragraph for reflection. While this makes it easy to breeze through the book, it leaves little substance behind. I have no qualms with the content of the book itself. In fact, about 1 out of every 5 devotions was quite insightful to me. The problem is that this book is not worth the 9.99 you will shell out to obtain it. The book ends with some indexes of verses for different situations, which I suppose is nice.
With a title like “time with God for Fathers”, you would think the book would help you spend more, not less time with God. These teeny devotions are not even long enough for a morning rest on the throne if you catch my meaning. If you don’t, I”m saying that a bathroom break will use up about 4 devotions if you’re quick.
Decent, not great content. Too short, excellent cover= 3 out of 5
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