Let me start off by saying that I am a Christian and completely in love with Jesus! So I may be a little biased in my rating and review. This book fascinated me and I want nothing more than to find Colton and beg him for more details! I am a little nervous about the aspect of animals being in heaven though, (eternity with my husband's dog is not appealing to me!) LOL 
 I always find it incredibly difficult to rate and review nonfiction. I usually rate a book part on writing (which in this case was not bad at all) and half based on how well I liked the plot and characters. What can I say critically of a book about heaven, Jesus and an adorable little boy? Nothing. :) 
 I enjoyed the flow of the story and thought Todd did a great job laying out all the events for us in an interesting way. He's a great story teller; I can only imagine how powerful his sermons must be. I have to admit that some parts were hard for me to swallow. I guess I thought all the descriptions in the bible of heaven were kind of like a metaphor. It took a lot for me to accept the descriptions as something literal without feeling some doubt. But, why couldn't heaven be exactly the way it says in the bible? It could. :) 
 Akiane's portrait of Jesus had me mesmerized and I got goose bumps staring at it. I got a lot of goose bumps while I read this. 
 Thank you for sharing your story with us Todd Burpo. I believe.