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Customer Reviews for Barbour Publishing Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Barbour Publishing Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Join eighteen-year-old Kim Hartlinger, as she arrives home from a life-changing mission trip to a remote Mexican village. This second novel in a new series for teen girls will challenge your faith-and capture your heart-as you journey with Kim through the biggest struggle of her life and faith.
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Customer Reviews for Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Review 1 for Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Overall Rating:
Give it a try
Date:December 3, 2011
Quality:
5
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
4
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Kim returns from her mission trip to Mexico and encounters a tragedy that turns her life into chaos. Only the excitement of another mission trip manages to bring her out of her depression. She sets out for California to help put the final touches on the Welcoming Arms Christian Hostel, so it can open to family members visiting inmates of the Red Cedar Correctional Center. But it turns out that Kim will be doing a little revival service at the prison as well, something that forces her to trust God completely. The question is, can she do it?
This book starts out right where the first book left off. They’re really one big story. This was a hard read at first. I was shocked at what happened in the beginning and it was hard to watch Kim suffer and grieve. Bruner did an excellent job writing Kim’s grief, though. It was very real. And then the story shifted into the mission trip. Bruner’s strength is his characters. They are deep and complex; I enjoy them very much. I particularly enjoyed Aleesha and Jo in this book. And Graham too. The characters are delightful.
The only thing that threw me for a loop was when the story shifted to Jo’s point of view toward the very end of the book. But it all worked out to tell a good story. I enjoyed both of these books and think that others will too. If you haven’t read them, give them a try.
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Review 2 for Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Overall Rating:
Lost in Nightmares?
Date:October 21, 2011
Quality:
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Meets Expectations:
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Instead of coming home from her missions trip to a welcoming party...Kim reenters America only to face a string of difficult, terrible circumstances.
Lost in Dreams by Roger Bruner with Kristi Rae Bruner is the sequel to Found in Translation.
To be honest, I found the beginning depressing. Which is how readers are probably supposed to feel...it means we care about Kim Hartlinger and what happens to her. The title also doesn’t seem very fitting. Lost in Nightmares would have been more relevant. I was happy; however, that Aleesha returns as a main character in this book. That was a pleasant surprise! Rob reappears as well. And we finally get to meet Betsy Jo.
While things don’t go as Kim planned (going straight to college and majoring in Spanish), God has something even greater in store for her. I won’t tell you exactly what but the aforementioned characters all get to do it together...and it’s ministry...and He uses them to touch people’s lives in a positive life-changing way...how cool is that?!?
So even though the book began as a real downer, the middle was interesting. Several different types of conflicts are introduced. I did want to shake Kim and tell her to be more open with her dad, though :).
The ending was, ah, quite different than what I had expected. The authors managed to approach Kim’s problem from an angle that hadn’t even crossed my mind. Don’t worry; it’s a satisfying resolution.
All in all, Lost in Dreams is a good, clean book and unlike so many novels for my age group, it doesn't have the distraction of teenage romance in it.
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Review 3 for Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Overall Rating:
My daughter disappeared into Kim's World
Date:August 23, 2011
Meets Expectations:
5
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Lost in Dreams is the first book by this duo that my daughter has read, but I doubt it will be the last. My almost eleven year old is inhaling the Gallagher Girl books, Tricia Goyer's WWII titles, but stopped all that to escape into Kim's world. Here's what she has to say about this book:
AMAZING! I could really interact with the character, even though I haven't had experiences like hers. I could totally understand how she was feeling and relate to her story. Her story is a mixture of emotions: one minutes you're laughing with her and the next you're crying with her. Kim just returned from a life-changing missions trip. While waiting for her mom to pick her up from the airport, she gets a distressing phone call. WIth the blink of an eye, her mom's gone and her life is changed. This book tells the story of her dealing with the changes and getting to know her father, who she hasn't been really close to before. While watching Kim, I learned that God can take bad situation and turn them into something beautiful.
I think we'll get the first book in the series, since my daughter enjoyed this one so much!
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Review 4 for Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Overall Rating:
God's at work changing lives!
Date:August 12, 2011
Quality:
5
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Value:
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Kim Hartlinger, whom we met in Roger Bruner’s first novel, Found in Translation, is on her way home from her life-transforming mission trip to Mexico. Little does she realize her life changes are about to accelerate even more: a tragic auto accident, overwhelming guilt, horrible nightmares, unrelenting fatigue, a revamped relationship with her dad, her two “best” at odds with one another, and another short-term mission trip—this one to work on a hostel for the families of inmates in a remote area of California. The mission team gets involved in prison ministry in addition to helping catch a crook within the correctional facility. I appreciated reading about such ministry from the “inside” since I grade Bible studies for prisoners.
Although much transpires in this lively story, the emotions and relationships explored add depth and challenge readers to consider their own lives and feelings. It’s exciting to see God at work, even in fiction. For a heartwarming read, jump into Lost in Dreams, but it may keep you awake until you finish the book. Written with Roger’s daughter, Kristi Rae Bruner, this is the second in their Altered Hearts series.
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Review 5 for Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Overall Rating:
Great followup to Found in Translation
Date:June 27, 2011
Katnip
Location:Ashland, VA
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Meets Expectations:
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I have read a pre-release copy of this book and find it a wonderful followup to Found in Translation. It is not necessary to have read Found to understand Lost, but you will already have a good feel for the characters if you do. This book picks up right where the first one left off, in the airport as Kim and Aleesha are returning from their mission trip to Mexico.
Kim is suddenly faced with the most difficult situation of her life! Will it strengthen her relationship with her father as she had so desired, or will it tear them apart? And what about the changing aspects of her friendships with Betsy Jo (now just called Jo) and Aleesha. Will Jo and Aleesha be able to set aside their differences and dislike of each other in order to support Kim? What is the cause of Kim's mysterious illness, and is it truly a physical illness or an emotional one?
When a mission trip to California presents itself you will see how this band of seeming misfits pulls together and learns so much about themselves, each other, and their relationships, even their relationships with those left at home.
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Review 6 for Lost in Dreams, Altered Hearts Series #2
Overall Rating:
Very Good Book!
Date:June 18, 2011
scruggle
Location:Georgia
Age:25-34
Gender:female
Quality:
4
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
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This is a story about a young girl who has to oversome many problems. She has to deal with guilt while finding her way into adulthood.
I enjoyed this story very much. I am in my late twenties and found it entertaining and heartwarming. I think that the author focused on race a little too much. I feel he was trying too hard to be unbiased. There were a lot of references to the first book that I did not understand because I haven't read the first book. This can be a little distracting. Other than those things, I think this book is a beautiful story for Christians. I would recommend this book for young adults age 16 and older.
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