Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis book review

 Reading a nonfiction Christian book about a young girl who moved to a different country and adopted 13 girls 

Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis  

| writing through life one step at a time | 

Hello lovelies! If you know me at all then you know ever since I was little, I have had a dream to adopt and go on a mission trip. A sweet friend recommended this book to me years ago and I am so excited to have finally read this book! It was so so good and totally made me cry every time I picked up the book. 

Now let’s get to the review! If you want to know how I rate books, it is at the bottom of the review! 

What Is The Book About?   

Kisses from Katie invites readers on a journey of radical love down the red dirt roads of Uganda. You’ll laugh and cry with Katie as she follows Jesus into the impossible and finds joy and beauty beneath the dust. Katie and her children delight in saying yes to the people God places in front of them and challenge readers to do the same, changing the world one person at a time.

The Review 

Rating: ★★★★★

Cleanness: ★★★

Age: young adult 

*cries* 

This book was SO GOOD and hugely inspiring. If you know me at all, then you know that I have had a desire to adopt ever since I was little (actually when I gave my life to Jesus at 7) and go on a mission trip. 

Every time I picked up this book I just started to tear up. When I told my mom about this book I just couldn’t stop crying. It is such a wonderful book and really stirred up that desire in me to adopt. I think adoption is such a beautiful thing and a picture of redemption and who God is in our lives as we are, by the blood of Jesus, adopted as children of God. 

One of the standout parts to me—besides her strong faith and dependency on the Lord—was how she went about honoring her earthly parents and Heavenly Father. There is this moment when she comes to this place of: does she honor her father and mother or stay where she was (at the time she was in Uganda and had already adopted some of her daughters and her parents wanted her to come back to America for college)? Though it was a hard decision, she wanted to obey God’s word and honor her parents. So for three months she came to America for school. Though it was a difficult time, God used that season for good and showed her His plan for her and her life and that was going back to Uganda and being a mother. There came a time when she had to choose between what her parents wanted for her and the plan God had for her life. She ultimately chose God’s plan for her. I loved how she still respected her parents while, in the end, she followed after what her Heavenly Father wanted her to do. It was a really cool moment that really stood out to me. 

If you have a desire to adopt or go on a mission trip or both then I HIGHLY recommend you read this book. It is so encouraging and I loved reading Katie’s story and her faith in Jesus and how she came to adopt her daughters. 

Rating System & Age Groups   

Something new I want to start sharing on my book reviews are age ratings (meaning: who I think the book is targeted for and is appropriate for) and how I rate my books. Here is my system along with age ratings. 

Star Rating 

★★★★★

LOVE FOREVER! Clean & will forever recommend it!

★★★★ 

Amazing but I had issues (not as clean, something didn’t click, etc) 

★★★

It’s okay. I don’t hate it. I don’t love it. (Multiple clean warnings, somethings just didn’t click, etc) 

★★

Just no. Will never recommend it (many clean warnings, could barely get through the book, etc)

★

dead to me / a completely waste of time that I will never get back

Age Rating 

• Children’s Books (0-12 years old) | perfect for read aloud time and are easier for younger readers to read themselves. 

• Example: The Chronicles Of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. The Green Ember by S.D. Smith. 

• Middle Grade (8-12 years old) | chapter books for kids who are growing up and probably love adventures but aren’t yet ready for “teen” books. 

• Example: Wonder by R.J. Palacio. The Different World by B.W. Luby. 

• Teen (12-16 years old) | novels usually about teenagers that begin to deal with more mature content but are still “kid friendly”. If a middle grader was to pick this up it would be fine. 

• Example: Dust by Kara Swanson. The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson. 

• YA “young adult” (16-18 years old) | a young adult who is not fully ready for adult books and still reads books about teenage characters. I use this and teen pretty interchangeably the only distinction being teen for more sensitive readers and YA for those who can take on a bit more mature/tough themes. 

• Example: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Romanov by Nadine Brandes. 

• NA “new adult” (18-29 years old) | basically YA but with characters in their twenties. Can be read by a young adult audience with no problems. 

• Example: The Redwyn Chronicles by Madisyn Carlin.

• Adult (18+ more mature) | these are books that have more adult content and I probably wouldn’t recommend them to children or young teens. These could have a bit more content in them or they talk on subjects more abstract or for the adult mind to understand and sometimes debate with. 

• Example: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis. 

  
  

  Thank You For Reading   

  
  

  Thank you for being here and for being a part of my life! I hope you are all having a wonderful rest of your day! I’ll see you in the next one!

  
  

  Love, Moriyah