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A review by parklandmom
In This Moment by Gabrielle Meyer
5.0
Stars: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (5/5 stars)
Read: January 2024
Format: Paperback & some of an Everand audiobook borrow
Narrator: Rachel Botchan (not a favourite of mine but it was okay)
Challenge Prompt: CNL’s #14 of 50 — “That is a best seller”
Book #1 of 2024: Another winner in the epic Timeless series (book 2)! How funny to think that I thought I would never read this series because of the time travel element. It wasn’t until after this 2nd book was released, and reading COUNTLESS rave reviews, that my trepidation was eased. I bought both for myself for Mother’s Day 2023.
I didn’t read book 1 until the fall of 2023 but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Though I don’t believe in time travel, it is a fiction book. I really respect the way the author handles it. It is still about God’s will, direction, and goodness. There is a strong faith foundation in the books to learn from and be challenged by.
This book differs in the paths/process from the first which made for an interesting twist. Again, the characters are so likeable and thought-provoking that it’s hard to ‘choose’ a path from the reader’s perspective as well. It’s almost as though you go through it with the character and learn so much along the way. It made me think of our ‘paths’ we need to choose in life. It’s not an easy process but the submission to God’s direction applies.
I suspected a twist that I truly thought was coming but didn’t, though I do think it would make for a very interesting aspect to a future book! (Insert mwah ha ha ha chuckle here.) Although there IS a different twist in the Epilogue that thrilled me! In book 2, I ardently dubbed the twist as the Page 351 Club in Book 1. In book 2, I happily became a fond member of the Page 378 Club!
I’m so glad book 3 is out in May, book 4 in November, and book 5 in 2025.
I chose a couple of quotes from late in the novel to add in here. I don’t feel they give anything away, though I intentionally used some ellipses in one area to save a surprise.
In This Moment Quotes:
Page 363 (between sisters):
“It was my grief that hindered what I truly wanted in life. For a long time, I was too afraid to go out into the world and grasp at what I wanted. You were God’s hands and feet, pulling me out of that grief and leading me by the hand until I found it.”
Page 364 (between sisters):
She pulled back and placed her hand over her heart…. “You’re a part of me, Maggie, the best part—just like I’m a part of you. None of us are independent of the ones we love. We’re woven together like a big tapestry, with each color unique and vibrant, but making a larger picture possible. You’re woven right here for eternity.”
Read: January 2024
Format: Paperback & some of an Everand audiobook borrow
Narrator: Rachel Botchan (not a favourite of mine but it was okay)
Challenge Prompt: CNL’s #14 of 50 — “That is a best seller”
Book #1 of 2024: Another winner in the epic Timeless series (book 2)! How funny to think that I thought I would never read this series because of the time travel element. It wasn’t until after this 2nd book was released, and reading COUNTLESS rave reviews, that my trepidation was eased. I bought both for myself for Mother’s Day 2023.
I didn’t read book 1 until the fall of 2023 but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Though I don’t believe in time travel, it is a fiction book. I really respect the way the author handles it. It is still about God’s will, direction, and goodness. There is a strong faith foundation in the books to learn from and be challenged by.
This book differs in the paths/process from the first which made for an interesting twist. Again, the characters are so likeable and thought-provoking that it’s hard to ‘choose’ a path from the reader’s perspective as well. It’s almost as though you go through it with the character and learn so much along the way. It made me think of our ‘paths’ we need to choose in life. It’s not an easy process but the submission to God’s direction applies.
I suspected a twist that I truly thought was coming but didn’t, though I do think it would make for a very interesting aspect to a future book! (Insert mwah ha ha ha chuckle here.) Although there IS a different twist in the Epilogue that thrilled me! In book 2, I ardently dubbed the twist as the Page 351 Club in Book 1. In book 2, I happily became a fond member of the Page 378 Club!
I’m so glad book 3 is out in May, book 4 in November, and book 5 in 2025.
I chose a couple of quotes from late in the novel to add in here. I don’t feel they give anything away, though I intentionally used some ellipses in one area to save a surprise.
In This Moment Quotes:
Page 363 (between sisters):
“It was my grief that hindered what I truly wanted in life. For a long time, I was too afraid to go out into the world and grasp at what I wanted. You were God’s hands and feet, pulling me out of that grief and leading me by the hand until I found it.”
Page 364 (between sisters):
She pulled back and placed her hand over her heart…. “You’re a part of me, Maggie, the best part—just like I’m a part of you. None of us are independent of the ones we love. We’re woven together like a big tapestry, with each color unique and vibrant, but making a larger picture possible. You’re woven right here for eternity.”