Come Spring

by Tim LaHaye, Gregory S. Dinallo

Dylan Cooper, a Scotsman, an immigrant, and a gifted photographer, discovers that photographs are not his only calling when he meets and falls in love with Grace MacVicar.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Christian, Adult Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Audiobook, Faith

137 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2005

About the author

Timothy "Tim" F. LaHaye was an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker, best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins.

He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.

Reviews

[Debby · Rating 3 out of 5]

When the outside temperature is pushing -30 and you live in the coldest spot in the nation, a book about spring is pretty enticing. I am not much of a romance reader, but I thought what the heck it is set in WWI. It was an enjoyable read. The unlikely love story of a 42-year-old man and a younger woman was well written. It was the photographer's story line that interested me the most. The authors painted a word picture that placed in your mind what the character is seeing was wonderfully done.
The only problem is the ending. It appears two things happened:
1) you had a publishing deadline and you sent in an incomplete book that was accidentally published
or
2) you planned on a sequel that you didn't write.
This was beyond a cliff hanger, this was a letdown.

All in all, it was a nice quick read.

[Doris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good read for passing time while waiting for something else, or if you just don't feel like heavy reading. It's a love story in the background of World War I, between an older man and a lovely young ballerina. We never really learn how old she is, but it appeared to me that she would be around 22-25, old enough to be out on her own but not old enough to be jaded.

This story built well and had good moments, but ended rather abruptly in a way that fit the reality of the story, but could have used more to actually give you a sense the story ended rather than a feeling of "to be continued".

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comfort listen by my favorite narrator, John McDonough. Found this gem written in 2005.

[Holly · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a disappointing read. This book sounded like a good uplifting story, but the characters weren't very engaging and the ending felt very rushed. I got to the end and thought, "That's it? We didn't even finish the love story!" There was also an incredibly long preachy section when one of the characters attended the Easter service for church which felt very forced and a little unnatural considering the time period this was in. Looking at this author's other work, it looks like this is because the author himself is a hard core Christian so if that's what you're looking for, this book will make you very happy. I'm glad this wasn't very long, but it was very rushed, the romance between the characters, the war, and then the crash ending.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is definitely different from what I expected. Even though the story mostly takes place in Boston, based on the cover I kind of expected it to be about small town life in the spring.

Parts are a bit slow but interesting. The story picks up past the halfway point.

On the downside, I don't think the starving artist part was portrayed very well. He can't pay his rent due to no income and for fuel burns unused photos and scavenges for wood, but there is no indication that he's not eating or barely eating.

The Best Christmas Gift is the sequel.

[Lynne · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had nothing else to read so picked this up…not my cup of tea. For one thing, the wrong “your/you’re” is used early in the book and that alone was almost enough for me to put it down. But I didn’t (cause I needed something to read) and was not impressed by the sermonizing or the non-ending ending.

[Doug Witzig · Rating 2 out of 5]

My wife listened to this as an audio book on a recent road trip. While it helped the miles go by, the last quarter of the book was rushed and the ending was unsatisfying. I did gain a take-away about the importance in photography of placing a printed photo in just the right frame -- a good metaphor for how we look at and remember the important moments in life.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was a good story and I too felt the ending was to abrupt. It could have gone on and not left the story as if missing the last three chapters of the book.

[Karli · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not care for the way this book ended, I feel like the last half of the story is missing.

[Dale Safford · Rating 1 out of 5]

Despite a lovely cover illustration, I just couldn't get into this book after trying twice. You meet the two main characters, but nothing really moves along.

[Tammy]

There was no ending

[Elaina Weaver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book until the end. I felt like the story was not over.

[Deedee · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars...

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a lovely, refreshing, upbeat story...

[Phylisha Stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

a good read set during the second world war.

[Annette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed the love story…didn’t enjoy the ending so much. 3.5 stars ⭐️

[Calo123 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and Sweet

[Joanne Carver · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nice quick read. Did not like the ending felt incomplete.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a four-star til the very end. The last 20 pages contained far too many war details, and the ending was a HUGE disappointment. It was left very open-ended. If the intent was for a sequel, LaHaye should have progressed the story a tad further rather than just cutting it off. The book could easily have used another 50-100 pages. Final review: I did enjoy; it was a quick, heartwarming read that kept me smiling as I turned the pages. The ending left much to be desired, ending with a 3.5 star rating, in my opinion.

[Rebekah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Baffled by the existence of this book, and even more baffled that people would rank it anything above zero. A man, noted for mediocre writing and his dependency on action to drive the plot along, writes a romance (with a male protagonist!?) and it goes just as well as you think it would. This book would not pass the bechdel test.

[Upstatemamma · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed this entire book, up until the last two pages. I found the ending to be sad and not at all what I was expecting from such a short and sweet book. The rest of the book was very uplifting and fun to read. I would recommend it, but be forewarned the ending is not everything you hope for.

[Sbugsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I wish I had listened to it before I listened to the "Best Christmas Gift". It was the same characters but explained everything that had happened prior to the "Best Christmas Gift".

[Sharyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very cute book. I truly did enjoy the reading. I could only give it 3 stars though because of the ending. When a book ends bad, or in the case of this book, doesn't really end, no matter how good it was up to the ending it is somewhat ruined. But a pleasant book just the same.

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Come Spring is a great story but had me hanging in the end i felt like i did not finsihed this book at all i was like thats it?? But then again a good story is not based on the happy ending! This is worth reading and kept me busy at the end of the day!

[Cws]

YA LaH

[Bonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant story, nothing spectacular - but enjoyable.

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Christian fiction/historical fiction/romance of the tamer sort

[Gloria]

Recorded Books

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

ummmmmmm......k, when did i read it? like to long ago. remembered i liked it though...

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

2 Scottish people have a chance meeting in an art gallery, and fall in love. Sweet story, but want more! Gotta find the next part of the story.