I like her summary of Lone F alcon. MJ "Lone Falcon is about Carrie Falconer, whose nickname became Lone Falcon. She was on a rowing team in college and very good at it. While in college, she finds her first boyfriend. The book is set in the early 1970s. Times are changing, but will Carrie goes along with the changes? She does let go of some of the beliefs while in college, but how far will she go. I did not get into the book until a few chapters into it. I did find it fast reading after that. I loved the main character. She was vulnerable but only up to a certain point. She knew what she wanted." To see a beautiful picture and more reviews https://janicesbookreviews.com

"I have mixed feelings about this book for a few reasons. I did found the story interesting and was quite surprised at the details the author gives us about rowing. It sure takes lots of practice, endurance and determination to make it in this sport. It is a team effort and I liked how the girls worked together to make the team a success. The main  focus in the book is on  Carrie during the early 1970's . I think I had forgotten what it was like to grow up during that time.  Carrie was very grounded in her faith but it is tested as she goes off to college. I was very upset the way her father and brother treated her. She couldn't do anything to make them proud of her. Her father was especially hard on Carrie and continually found  fault in everything she did. I was able to relate to her because I grew up as a preacher's kid. Nothing I did was ever good enough for my parents and they  were never proud of me for anything. I did like how Carrie proved to herself that

By Jane Mouttet Library Lady's Kid Lit "The seventies were a difficult time in many ways. The Supreme Court approved abortion and Women’s Rights was the topic of the day and the author was in college. I remember when Roe v. Wade was decided – it was a sad time. I have two adopted siblings who could have been aborted had they been conceived a few years later. I remember the anger of my little sister when the topic came up in the news. Merrijoy Buist does an excellent job of capturing the times and the confusion some Christian young people faced in the changing world. She successfully achieves the voice of a new college student, Carrie, away from a father who is more concerned with his standing in the church (head deacon) than in actually showing love to his daughter. There are so many things that Carrie does to try to get the love and admiration of her father and older brother and they just put her down. When a handsome rower, Lenny, pays attention to her and makes her f

"Lone Falcon" by Merrijoy Wennerlind Buist is a book that I'm not really sure what I think of it. I did like it somewhat but somewhat I didn't. It is a story about a girl that is a Christian but when she goes away to college she leaves that life style and something happens that makes her realize that she really needs to get back to her faith. I really felt Carrie's pain at trying to make her father love her. I think the reason I have mixed feelings about this book is because I really don't like sports and this story is about rowing, which is what Carrie uses to get her father's love. I also didn't like several curse words, even through the characters using them aren't Christians, but I still don't like reading them in books that are in the Christian genre. I am glad that Carrie made the choice that she did at the end of the book. I am eagerly awaiting the next book to see what next in Carrie's life. I am giving this book four stars because

"A well-detailed account of the challenges and triumphs of female college athletes in the wake of the Title IX decision of 1972.  This narrative also provides deep insight into the skill and determination required to be a competitive rower.   Lone Falcon  shares the uniqueness of coming of age in the 1970s; and the extra challenges faced by young Christians.  All in all, this is a nice story, and a good testament to the author’s tenacity and perseverance in completing a project years in the making.  Enjoy!" Check out this amazing blog:  https://www.carpediem.fyi/

When I first started this book, I was honestly unsure of it. But the more I got into it, the more I liked it. As a Christian college student attending a secular school, I was able to relate to some of the social pressures that Carrie felt throughout the book. Carrie is definitely an interesting character to follow. She starts out as a naïve college student, coming from a strict Christian family, and having no idea what she’s getting herself into. Throwing her life into rowing and an ungodly boy, she abandons her faith. Dealing with issues such as social pressures, abortion, a strict parent, being overshadowed by an older sibling, and much more (don’t want to reveal too much here), this book is not a light read. At first glance, it might seem to be, but going further into it, you can feel the heaviness of the pressures that Carrie feels. You sympathize with her, root for her, and pray that she doesn’t make the wrong decisions. All you want is for everything to work out for her

I enjoyed this coming of age story taking place in the early 1970s. It was a time of change for young women. Roe Vs Wade made abortion legal and many young women were taking advantage of it. But what about Carrie, a somewhat naive Christian girl taken in by a suave hunk of an athlete? What will she do when her choices lead to a life she had never imagined? Buist explores several issues in this novel. I remember my own parents struggling over the cost of a Christian college and the dangers of going to a secular university. Carrie came from a family where her father valued the son and his athletics so much Carrie felt almost like an outcast. That made me think about parental attitudes and how they influence the decisions young people make. Another issue was making a terrible mistake and knowing God forgives but not being able to forgive ones self. And then there is the whole issue of hiding sins so people in the church won't know about failures. What people won't do to save

Exciting news for me and my book, Lone Falcon . We will be going on an online tour from November 22 nd to December 5 th and you can join me. It’s called a Blog Tour where my book, Lone Falcon will be reviewed for twelve days on twelve different blogs, one each day. I will also be interviewed on two other blogs. A schedule of my blog spots can be found on the Celebrite Lit website. Just click:   http://www.celebratelit.com/lonefalcon/ There’s also information on Lone Falcon and me along with a Giveaway you can sign up for. If your name is drawn you can win a $50 Barnes and Nobles Card along with an autographed copy of Lone Falcon and receive one of the first copies of its sequel, Lone Choices autographed coming out in 2020. Please join me in this exciting journey. I will be posting the blogs daily on my author’s page. Stay tuned. It starts tomorrow!

Let’s create understanding between the generations with: Mothers/ Daughters or Grandmothers/Granddaughters reading historical fiction together to appreciate generational perspectives. I was in a store rocking to some 70s music when another woman my age joined me. I confessed that I was writing a Young Adult book set in the 70s, and she lit up saying that she would love to read it along with her granddaughter. Thus the seed was planted of having mother/daughter-grandmother/granddaughter reading historical fiction together. Then I found myself reading the book, The Atomic City Girls, by Janet Beard which told about the women who unknowingly worked on the atom bomb. I have a strong connection to this event since my father in World War II was a young corpsman (doctor’s assistant) and one of the first over to help the people after the Nagasaki bombing. As I read, I discovered how guilty the scientists who created the bomb felt, and I began to wonder how my own father, who ex