reviewsbyerin

A few months ago I had the chance to interview this author and her stories sounded so fun that I had to check one out! All Men Are Liars takes place in 1973, when a young woman named Dana is fully involved in the Jesus movement and attends a conservative Christian college. To her surprise, things are not on fire for God on campus. Where are the prayer meetings? Where are the ones truly seeking to know Jesus?

Dana is also an actress, and she takes the acting department by storm with her passion and life. She also attracts more than a few guys interested in dating her, which becomes a bit of a sticky situation as emotions become involved.

Through it all, Dana builds friendships, challenges the status quo, has adventures, and seeks to grow closer to God.

I did not live in the 70s myself, but thoroughly loved the groovy language and descriptions of those days. I had two minor complaints about this novel. Though Dana herself does not swear on the page, one of the other characters does, and that bothered me. Additionally, multiple times Dana tongue-in-cheek references feeling "a disturbance in the Force," which as a Star Wars fan I truly appreciated, but as far as I know, that phrase wasn't popular until after the release of A New Hope in 1977. Aside from those things, I loved Dana's full-hearted pursuit of knowing God, and I hope I have the chance to read the sequel soon!

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