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Counting Stars

Michele Paige Holmes

Paperback | Pages: 388 pages

Rating: 4.02 | 1462 Users | 192 Reviews

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Title	:	Counting Stars
Author	:	Michele Paige Holmes
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 388 pages
Published	:	January 1st 2007 by Covenant Communications
Categories	:	Lds. Lds Fiction. Romance. Christianity. Fiction

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For an LDS author, I'm giving it 5 stars. The story was interesting & kept me guessing as to what was going to happen. Of course, some things you guessed yourself, but there were choices along the way and often you weren't sure what was would happen. I stayed engrossed the whole time.

My only gripe is my frequent one with LDS stories...how everyone has to be a virgin. A 34 year old man, never married, not LDS or even religious, drinks alcohol (and gets drunk at times), good looking, done the college thing, was in at least one steady, committed relationship over the years, and is still a virgin? No way. I just flat out don't believe it would happen. Unless the sex drive is completey non-existent in both people. (See my review of One Last Gift by Sherry Ann Miller for more about why this is unbelievable.)

Can a main character just not be likeable if they had sex before they got married? Can a nice LDS virgin never be happy with a spouse that "has a past" from when they were not even a member of the church or taught by parents to wait for sex? The fact that everyone has to be a virgin in these books makes me wonder about LDS authors view of the Atonement of Jesus Christ (or maybe they are worried about the view of their reading audience?). Characters seem to be able to repent of extensive drug use, being drunk off their ass from alchohol, acting like a total jerk, etc., but apparently are not allowed to come back from being sexually active. The only LDS book I remember approaching this subject in any kind of a realistic manner was "Charly" by Jack Weyland and that was written almost 35 years ago! Maybe that is why Charly is the best selling LDS fiction of all time. (Perhaps LDS authors should look at that.)

So, LDS fiction lovers....prepare yourself for sexual purity all-around and settle back for a good story with Counting Stars.

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Original Title:	Counting Stars
ISBN:	1598113577 (ISBN13: 9781598113570)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 4.02 From 1462 Users | 192 Reviews

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I cant decide if i like this book or not... Im going to go with 3 1/2 stars. All the reviews were 5(or close to 5 stars), so i think my expectations were too high. For me it was a lot of complicated drama and at times seemed unrealistic. But I think the character development was good and it did have me laughing and swooning in parts, and of course crying. Overall I enjoyed reading this book...i think. ;)

What a great story of friendship and overcoming loss. This novel really touches the heart and it made me cry more than once.

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I knew going into this book that it would be difficult for me, as romance is really not my genre. I want to write, though, and have been told that I need to read, and read outside of my usual scope in order to be a better writer. This one had two things going for it up front - it won a Whitney Award and someone I knew recommended it to me.The writing is excellent - it's very easy to read and doesn't pull you out of the story to puzzle at odd word choice. (Except once, where "we were" was

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Imagine falling in love with someone you know is going to die, and having them ask you to pick up the pieces of their life after they are gone. Now imagine that 'picking up the pieces' means taking care of his preemie twin babies. That's what happens to Jane in "Counting Stars", by Michele Paige Holmes.Jane has nearly given up on love, but in a half hearted attempt to give love one last chance she decides to answer an ad in the wanted pages that simply says, "Seeking kind, loving woman to be the

Michele is such a talented author. I was immediately drawn into this book. Very like able characters. Lots of heart and humor. I loved Jane's sister Caroline.