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Rumors of War (Children of the Promise, Vol 1)

Rumors of War (Children of the Promise, Vol 1)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Magnificent Find!!!
Review: ...I decided to buy the first two of the series in case I did like it. I was amazed. This book completely surpassed all my expectations. It is about war, love, history, the church, it has a little bit of everything and the way it is written is so eloquent. I recomend this book to anyone who loves to actually get into a good book because once you start you will be wishing you bought the rest of the series all at once.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Children of the promise Vol 1-3
Review: Awsome! True life in a great story form. You have got to read them all! I couldnt put them down. I can't believe what I have learned about our not so long ago past. This has helped me understand so much about our many war vetrans. I have much more appreciation for what the vetrans have done for us. This is truly a must read!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Book Review on Rumors of War by Dean Hughes
Review: Book Review on Rumors of War, by Dean Hughes

Rumors of War by Dean Hughes is a very good book. This book is the first of the series called Children of The Promise. It has five hundred pages and every chapter keeps you reading. It is so interesting you do not want to put the book down.
The book takes place around the time of World War II. The writer carefully looked at dates and put them in the book. This book is fiction but uses real dates and events. The author spent hundreds of hours in the libraries trying to get information to start the books.
This book is about the Thomas family during the war and the struggles they face. They are members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint or LDS. Their oldest son Alex is serving a mission in Germany when the war starts to break out. There daughter Bobbi is going to school and dating this guy. They are close to becoming engaged, but she does not know if she is really in love with him. They have two more daughters and two more sons. The parents are trying to raise them good and in the church. The dad is the stake president and the family tries to support him in that calling.
The author described the events so you could see in your own mind what was going on. You could feel what the German people felt like and how they reacted with the war. You can see Germans betrayed their country because they did not agree with Hitler and what happened to them.
I really enjoyed Rumors of War; it was very interesting and entertaining. I enjoyed how the author described the events that really happened in the war. When you are reading you feel like you are there and what the people felt. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves books on World War II. I enjoyed this book and hope that if you read it you will too.


Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The First in a Wonderful Series
Review: Dean Hughes is an excellent writer, able to pull the reader into the lives, troubles, loves and tragedies faced by a fictional family at the dawn of America's entrance into WWII. Hughes is skillful at helping the reader understand the choices faced by that generation, for it is never easy for a devoted Christian to face killing his enemy, even in a war situation. The Children of Promise will take you places you have never been and help you understand things you never understood. Your heart will be touched, your mind expanded and you will fall in love with the Thomas family. This is a series of books which the reader will love and want as permanent additions to his or her personal library.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Quarterly Book Review Cass. 5
Review: Dean Hughes' "Children of The Promise, Vol. I" is an amazing story. It catches the reader's attention from the first page. The characters each have their own way of getting into the reader's imagination. From their reactions to the fast approaching World War, to the broken hearts and struggles of keeping a family together - this books takes the reader through a typical Mormon family's life. It tells of the characters endless struggle to find themsleves, as well as keeping their family together. With the outbreak of Wrold War II, the family must try to keep their beliefs as part of their everyday life, and turn to the Lord to guide them. I loved every minute, for it created questions and answers that apply to my life. It brings out the person inside of you that you really want to be by applying your own life to the story. A great way to find yourself, and a great story that I highly recommend it to those in want of a love, family and real life story.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Quarterly Book Review Cass. 5
Review: Dean Hughes' "Children of The Promise, Vol. I" is an amazing story. It catches the reader's attention from the first page. The characters each have their own way of getting into the reader's imagination. From their reactions to the fast approaching World War, to the broken hearts and struggles of keeping a family together - this books takes the reader through a typical Mormon family's life. It tells of the characters endless struggle to find themsleves, as well as keeping their family together. With the outbreak of Wrold War II, the family must try to keep their beliefs as part of their everyday life, and turn to the Lord to guide them. I loved every minute, for it created questions and answers that apply to my life. It brings out the person inside of you that you really want to be by applying your own life to the story. A great way to find yourself, and a great story that I highly recommend it to those in want of a love, family and real life story.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very Believable Characters
Review: For me the test of a good book is an excellent story with characters I care about. Each of the fictional characters in this book is like an old friend; I want to learn more about each of them, and spend time with them. Their struggles in the story are very real. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in World War Two history, and anyone who enjoys LDS fiction.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I Never would have guessed History could be so much Fun!
Review: I am 14 years old and in 9th grade, I have always hated history class, especially learning about World War II, which was our main topic last year. My mom bought this whole series to take on vacation, and she couldn't put them down. She kept telling me to read them and I was going to, until I found out what it was about. There was no way I was going to read more boring text book material. She challenged me to read two chapters and after that I couldn't put it down! I finished four books in a week and a half! I can hardly wait for the next one to come out! The story is so real it makes me cry, I start to feel bad for the characters and want to help them, which is stupid but its true! I encourage anybody whether they are LDS or not, to read this series!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Whole series is great
Review: I borrowed all five books from my sister, and read them in two weeks! World War Two was devestating, and it was fascinating to read about the lives of the Saints during that time. You got so drawn into their lives that it was impossible to put the books down! This series, and it's sequel series Hearts of the Children, are must reads!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Whole series is great
Review: I borrowed all five books from my sister, and read them in two weeks! World War Two was devestating, and it was fascinating to read about the lives of the Saints during that time. You got so drawn into their lives that it was impossible to put the books down! This series, and it's sequel series Hearts of the Children, are must reads!!!


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