Into the Trenches

By Andrea Barringer

Annelyse Ortiz is a carefree young lady in her early twenties breezing through life. She's on track to achieve her goal of finishing college, she's content with her boyfriend, and she goes to church to keep her parents happy. Her carefully-constructed plans begin to shatter when she discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She does the most drastic thing she can think of.

• Language: English
• Publisher: First Edition Design Publishing
• Release date: Jan 1, 2003
• ISBN: 9781622872169

Reviews for Into the Trenches

[books4nana · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Into the Trenchesby Andrea BarringerInto the Trenches is a fiction story about Annelyse, a young woman from a family strong in faith. We pick up the story as her older sister is marrying and then soon after joining the military. Annelyse is a bit of a rebel in relation to her family's values. Dating a guy who is an atheist, going to church but not really believing and doing nothing to move forward in her life. Challenges come for her as real life begans to knock on her door. Things are not always as they seem but she has a great family and a great church who are there for her when she needs them.I found the first portion of the book to reflect what one might anticipate in a first time writer. It read a bit like a narrative and transition was rocky. The material itself seemed at times forced. However once we move past those first chapters, it read much smoother. I suspect some of that was our author's experience and passion for the subject matter as we moved to more active military life. Regardless why, Barringer came out strong as she gave us such a beautiful, at times heartbreaking, look at Annelyse's journey into a life of knowing Christ personally, of knowing love and of being a soldier.She also did an excellent work in developing her characters. She brought them to life in such a way you wanted to get to know them. I appreciated her allowing flaws in her characters and not portraying an unrealistic look at a Believer's response to difficult circumstances. I particularly gained insight into the fear, the bravery, the loyalty and the realness of the young men and women who serve to protect my freedom. I do not think I will look at those who serve us the same again.This book would be excellent for young adults.