XII

I grew up with the stories from the Bible. Not so much as strict rules I had to follow or as warnings for severe punishments when straying from the designed path, but more because the lessons in these stories are actually quite beautiful. Mostly the stories speak of kindness and forgiveness and bein......more

I'm not really sure what the point of this book is. It starts off with talking about aliens finding a shuttle with a Bible and human DNA and a couple other things in it. Then it starts explaining popular stories from the Bible. It seemed like it was a dumb down version of these stories. I'm not sure......more

A re-telling of several Bible stories from the Old and New Testament. The tone is modern and engaging, rather than serious and prescriptive, which I found much more enjoyable to read. My main gripe is with the structure, I would have preferred the volume to focus solely on one Testament. The writing......more

Thank you to Monster Books and NetGalley for the complimentary copy of XII by Robin Bennett. This book is a fresh, modern version of some of the key stories spanning from the Old and New Testament of the Bible. The book is targeted towards young adults and is an easy read. Personally, I did not enjoy......more