The David Years by Lillian Duncan Book Review and Giveaway

- August 07, 2019

ABOUT THE BOOK

Nia looked at her aunt and asked, “So what am I ‘spose to do now?”

“Have you ever heard of King David from the Bible?”

“I guess.”

“There were a lot of years between the time David was anointed as the king and he actually became the king. It’s a time for you to grow in your relationship with God.”

“And then later I get to be king?” Nia giggled.

“I meant that figuratively not literally but these are your learning years–your David Years.”’

“My David Years. I like that.”

Nia Johnson has spent the past four years developing a closer relationship to God. She wants to believe she’s still anointed to become a healer at Puzzle House but as each year passes, she has more and more doubts.

Now that she’s graduated from high school and is an adult she is sure it’s time to take the mantle of healing Rachel passed to her so many years before. But the harder she tries, the more it eludes her.

Book: The David Years Lillian Duncan

Author: Lillian Duncan

Genre: Woman’s Lit

Release Date: August 2, 2019

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MY BOOK REVIEW

"The David Years" is part of Lillian Duncan's Puzzle House series, but can be a stand-alone novel. The book focuses on the life of Nia, who as healed from terminal cancer during her time at the puzzle house. Nia could become an amazing healer, but she can't help but question her gift of healing from God.

Some other topics in the book are loss of loved ones, false teachers and addiction. Duncan did a great job of making this book inspirational without being preachy. Her writing style does a great job of showing these topics and social issues. I can't wait to read her first book "Puzzle House" checked out the first book.
All of the characters in the book are relatable and interesting. They are very realistic characters. Nia's aunt took Nia in when her mother didn't want her. Bart's mother dies unexpectedly while he is going to college causing him to question God's purpose.

If you were healed from terminal cancer and got the gift of healing, how would you handle it? What would you do? I may not have had terminal cancer, but I died three times in my life. One time I saw Heaven. I now am able to see the other side. I do my best to use this gift God gave me.

The ending was perfect. "The David Years" is a beautiful story. I can't wait to read more of her books. I highly recommend getting your hands on this book.

"I received a copy of this book for my fair and honest review."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lillian lives in a small town in Ohio with her husband. She writes the types of books she loves to read. Even though her books cross genres, they have one thing in common, faith-based stories that demonstrate God’s love—and lots of action. OK—that’s two things.

She was a school speech pathologist for over 30 years but retired in 2012 after being diagnosed with bilateral brain tumors due to Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), a rare genetic disease.

Whether as an educator, a writer, or a speech pathologist, she believes in the power of words to transform lives, especially God’s Word.

To learn more about Lillian and her books, visit her website at : Click Here

Twitter: @LillianDuncan

More from Lillian

The David Years is the second novel in the Puzzle House series. In Puzzle House, Nia was anointed to become a healer. The David Years starts out where Puzzle House stopped.

Nia looked at her aunt and asked, “So what am I ‘spose to do now?”

“Have you ever heard of King David from the Bible? There were a lot of years between the time David was anointed as the king and he actually became the king. David was tested many times during those years. Those years were very important to David’s growth as a man so that he would be the king God wanted him to be when the time was right.”

“So what are you saying, Auntie?”

“I’m saying these are your David years.”

And so the story begins. Most of the book takes place after Nia’s high school graduation during her first year in college. She’s impatient to begin her time as healer and tries to make that happen in her timing—not God’s.

But God will not be rushed and whether Nia likes it or not, she’s still in her David Years—her learning years. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, ‘we learn from our mistakes.’ Well, Nia learns a lot that year. In other words, she makes a lot of mistakes.

My college years are long, long past so I thought it might be hard to get into the mindset of a college student, but it really wasn’t. I thought back to all the mistakes I made during my college years and the story took off from there!

Even though Nia is a college student, her story will resonate for anybody who’s facing changes in their life, no matter the age. We all have learning years throughout our lifetime—our very own David Years.

Life changes whether we want it to or not. A new marriage. A baby. A divorce. A new job. Retirement. No matter what age we are, we all struggle with finding our place in the world, especially when life changes. The good news is that as Christians, we may not have all the answers, but we know where to find them.

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