Review: To the Moon and Back - Karen Kingsbury

Review: To the Moon and Back - Book #3 The Baxter Family Series - Karen Kingsbury - May 2018

As I journey back into reading more Christian fiction, one of the authors I am currently making my way through as I had previously read the majority of her works and now catching up on the later books she wrote is Karen Kingsbury. One thing that I find with Karen Kingsbury's stories are is they all pack a punch and focus on an issue that is powerful, heartfelt, and inspiring. In To The Moon and Back, the story starts with the introduction of a character named Brady whom when he was five years old, his mother and he were involved in the Oklahoma City bombing. Brady survived but his mother who saved him passed away. When Brady was seventeen, he met another survivor Jenna who lost both her parents to the blast and they connected. The book then jumps forward eleven years later and the anniversary has come around again. Each year Brady writes a letter and hopes to reconnect with Jenna but each year passes and he doesn't hear from her.  He doesn't expect this year to be different but it will be as whenever the Baxters are involved - anything is possible. This year the Baxters are headed to Oklahoma City to see the Survivor tree as one of the grandchildren Amy - who is a survivor in herself wishes to see the tree.  While their Ashley spots Brady and is captivated by him and feels God telling her to help him. At first, Landon is dubious as he doesn't want his wife helping a complete single male stranger but he knows that if it's a God thing, he can't stop the Baxter family. As the story goes along, Ashley will connect with Brady and help him find Jenna and in doing so can this journey help bring Peace and the love of God back into Brady's life and help Jenna find someone worthy of giving her "key" too? Has the Lord through the Baxters, given Brady and Jenna a second chance of love and happiness? Find out in another powerful family saga tale by Karen Kingsbury and to conclude with the lovable picture book which the title is named after - I love you "To the Moon and Back".