Josh Baker

I first became interested in this book because it was on the Catholic YA Fiction list. The description and excellent ratings added to my desire to read it. However my library ignored all of my requests that they buy it. It was Gina Marinello-Sweeney's complimentary review that finally convinced me to just buy it myself. I was not disappointed. I could not put it down. There were a couple of minor spelling and grammar errors, but I could always figure out what had been intended, so I didn't mind very much.

Although Timothy is irritating at first, I think that this was intended, and he became more likeable as the book went on. Chapter 28 was by far my favorite part. I think I read it ten times. In spite of the fact that the book clearly says that Lucas was sixteen, for some reason I imagined him younger, and in my imagination I think that I stretched out the time between chapter 30 and chapter 44. But this didn't really bother me in reading.
The MarGreat comics were really clever and I really enjoyed the story. The writing style was impossible to put down and the characters seemed real.
There were a couple characters that I really want to know what happened to after the story ended. Lucas, Timothy's sisters, Abby Anderson, and Angelo particularly. I'm also curious about Miriam's backstory.
This is a wonderful book and I think I will be rereading it.

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Please Don't Remove MarGreat's Glasses! is a heart-warming story of sin and repentance and how the Holy Spirit can move in a person and give them a "peace that passes all understanding." At times, it is a bit cheesy and predictable. Everything that could go wrong in the hero's life does. But the story takes a couple of interesting turns I didn’t see coming.
Mostly, the author paid attention to the details. However, there were some things that were unnecessarily drawn out and some things which still needed a bit more detail for the reader to really "see" what they needed to see.
Most of all, I feel this novel needs a good editor. There are many grammatical errors. With some editing and a reworking of some parts, I think it will be a wonderful novel and anyone who reads it will be moved.… (more)