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under the influence 2008-06-17 ch 2,	abuseWow...I'm really liking this story :)
blossomstar14 2008-02-04 ch 2,	abuseinteresting. hardly any writers incorporate religion into their stories.
Elena 2007-12-06 ch 17, anon.	abuseHmm. I'm not sure if I am satisfied with the ending. The spiritual aspect of the story is resolved, but the situation with Isaiah and Hayden? It was not resolved, to me. They both admit to loving one another, but they had a whole heap of obstacles to overcome, still. Their own personal issues. I also think that...for someone that grew up in an atheistic house, Hayden accepted Christianity a little too quickly. It has been my experience that people who were not raised with any religion are always very skeptical of religion, and it usually takes them a while to accept it into their lives if they are going to do so. There are some other things in the story that I found a bit off-putting, as well. Like the fact that Hayden drank an entire bottle of tequila and then snapped back into sobriety in less than an hour. I know that things can cause people to become more aware when they have been drinking, but after drinking that much, and of tequila...it is just not possible. Hayden would not have even been conscious after that much alcohol, let alone able to sober up in less than an hour, I don't care how important the news was. I know this because my mom had a long battle with cancer before she passed away, and my sister could not deal so she started drinking and partying a lot, and I was the one that had to tell her that our mom was gone. She was getting back from a party and she was trashed, and she had no idea what I was talking about. She slept it off and I told her again the next day, because she could not even remember what I had said. I am thankful that my sister has her life straightened out again, though. I also sort of take issue with what you said in your review reply: "I’ve found that atheists in particular tend to want to ridicule religion rather than research it." I just find it too generalised and it would not hold up to any sort of inquiry. I have many friends that are atheists, and I myself do not even know where I would fall in the belief-chain. I'm somewhere between Christian and atheist. Anyway, I've never heard any of my atheist friends ridicule religion. As a matter of fact, one of my closest friends is an atheist and graduted university as a religion major. She knows more than some of my religious friends do about religion. I've probably had more problems in my life with people who are "religious" than I have people who are atheist (I put religious in quotes because I question how religious someone is when they are outright going against what their religion preaches--you know, by being judgmental or greedy or just generally hypocritical). But on the whole, I have found that it comes down to the person, not really what they believe or whether they believe. This was an interesting story to read. I enjoy reading about different perspectives and seeing how differently people perceive the world. Well. Adios.
h 2007-10-23 ch 17, anon.	abuseI really liked the story! It was inspiring and felt realistic--it wasn't too radical of a transformation on Hayden's part, and you could see her grow. I feel like a lot of the time, Christian fiction portrays things in too dramatic of a way, without acknowledging the difficulties that lie in the road and that it is a process, not a one-time thing. Thank you for a great read that really touched me.
LadyLush 2007-10-13 ch 17,	abusei'm not religios at all and i usaully avoid these kind of stories but i absolutely loved this one and this probably sounds stupid but its kind of made me want to be more religious lol i loved this story its really really really good even though i so wanted hayden to love riley lol x
ambiecromber 2007-05-14 ch 17,	abuseThat was an amazing story... I LOVED it! I go to a private Christian college in Virginia, so it is refreshing to find someone who writes about the experience of a true relationship with God, and who shows that we are not expected to be perfect. We are merely given grace and mercy that we do not deserve. He loves us, even though we still make mistakes. Too many people view Christians as hypocrites because they expect us to be perfect, but your story does an excellent job of explaining how God's love works. It shows that we are just like people who have not found the Lord, except that we are forgiven, and the Holy Spirit gives us a desire to get away from sin, as well as the strength to resist temptation (even though we do not always do what we should). Great story! : - )
bangbangstartagain 2007-05-04 ch 17,	abusehey. great story. you're a very talented writer :) considering i've never really believed in god (i'm much too logically inclined lol) i can appreciate all you've written here and portrayed everything very realistically. i loved the characters. isaiah --hearts-- heh. so...great story!!
Writing4Eternity 2007-01-23 ch 17,	abuseThis story rocks Kayli!
the rocket apple 2007-01-23 ch 17,	abuseLoved it. I'm actually a pleasantly surprised she didn't end up with Riley. I felt like that was foreshadowed. I guess I'm a little disappointed though, just because he sounded so hot, but I'm also glad that she didn't end up hurting Isaiah in the end. And whatever happened to Emily? Did they break up? If you don't mind me asking, are you a Christian? I don't think your other stories I read really pointed to that, but I could be totally wrong, and I hope you're not offended.
Kris 2007-01-17 ch 17, anon.	abuseThis is by far the best story I've ever read on fictionpress. I love the fact that you wrote a story about finding God:) It was something that alot of people would immediately stop reading, which wouldn't get as many readers, but they missed out on a great story. The plot was perfectly balanced out and it was very well written. Amen sister!
Miss K Ree 2006-11-05 ch 14,	abuseI like Matt's interaction. That shows a lot of depth! Here's a mistake I found! [ Emily and I watched, arms wrapped around ourselves despite the warmth.] Then a paragraph later you have Isaiah mentioning it being hard to dig through frozen ground. OOPS! :-)
Miss K Ree 2006-11-05 ch 7,	abuseI just wrote a huge review and then the window closed and lost it! :-( I like how you told about Hayden being interested in religion in the first chapter. She was convinced about Christianity at the Bible study... but you didn't quite convince me as a reader. You told me about how she felt... but I want to feel it for myself. It was clear in the begining that Riley and Hayden were intended for each other, but now you've switched the focus to Isaiah. I think that you should go back over that and make the transition a bit smoother, even if you just flip flop their characters in the first couple chapters. I am disappointed in the physical leaps these guys are making. No one is perfect and story characters have their flaws. I will wait to pass judgement until I have finished reading, but God wants us to keep our bodies pure for our future husband or wife and... well these guys have been set up as Christian examples... Let me add some encouragement! You have been doing a great job. I see very few typos. Your grammar is good. Your situations are pretty realistic. Isaiah and Hayden's backgrounds being so similar seems a little stretched to me.. but not totally unbelievable. All in all I am enjoying the story and am impressed with your style and I appreciate reading something for once that is no anti-Christian. I intend to keep reading and I'll check out more of your stuff.
Miss K Ree 2006-11-05 ch 4,	abuseIt seems like all three of them got a little too close too quickly... it doesn't seem natural. Other than that... I am really enjoying this.
Miss K Ree 2006-11-05 ch 3,	abuseI am really enjoying your story. I can't find much to critique.
Sakura5584 2006-07-26 ch 16,	abuse2 thumbs up! love the story! even though i don't beleive in god...but very touching!

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