Review: Torn
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
Three and a half stars because I am torn.I have LOVED the other Kimberly Rae Jordan books that I've read, but I couldn't get into this one as much.I love loving the main characters in books, and I loved Serena ... Alex not really. I almost DISLIKED him.After a year of working with sex-crazed middle school girls at church, I have realized that sex is going to happen to some kids if only because the pressure at school and from their friends is sooooo great. While Alex's ministry of preaching abstinence is great and necessary, I agree with Serena--the church needs to offer love and support to those who haven't always been pure.While Alex changes his ways at the very end, he seems so arrogant and self righteous throughout most of the book. Not a very attractive quality. It is almost a matter of pride (not in a good way) for him that he is still a virgin. He thinks that any woman who has had sex previously will just not understand his message of purity. There is no middle ground.I got married at 21. I was a virgin; my husband was definitely not. Despite his past before Christ, I NEVER even considered turning him away because I knew that God was bringing us together. It never crossed my mind that my husband didn't understand purity and its importance ... without knowing that I was saving my first kiss, HE told my dad that he wanted to save our first kiss for our wedding day (when he asked my father--before me--if he could pursue me).  God makes all things new.Anyway, I know Alex changed, but his attitude throughout most of the book turned me against him somewhat.The writing was great, and I LOVE this author ... I just didn't particularly think that this "hero" deserved the beautiful woman of God whose heart was so tender.