{"id":123,"date":"2015-05-03T09:28:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T16:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fourinthegarden.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2016-07-05T20:52:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T03:52:35","slug":"readers-favorite-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rickhocker.com\/weblog\/readers-favorite-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers’ Favorite Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four in the Garden<\/em><\/strong> now has a review page on the Readers’ Favorite website. Visit https:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/book-review\/four-in-the-garden. I received five 5-star reviews from their team of reviewers. Here are some excerpts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

“Rick Hocker\u2019s Four in the Garden is a symbolic narrative bathed with spiritual meaning. It is a treasure chest overflowing with nuggets of truth. Hocker\u2019s writing style is extremely figurative, imaginative and sensory; his descriptions entice the senses.” –\u00a0Reviewed By Cheryl E. Rodriguez for Readers\u2019 Favorite<\/p>\n

“This is probably the best description of a personal relationship with a higher power that exists anywhere!” –\u00a0Reviewed By Melinda Hills for Readers\u2019 Favorite<\/p>\n

“This is an interesting book from beginning to end, and it truly makes you think about a lot of different things. This book is an inspiration in many ways as well as being a solid, entertaining read.” –\u00a0Reviewed By Kathryn Bennett for Readers\u2019 Favorite<\/p>\n

“The creativity and visual delights in the scenes, along with the characters, make reading this book a rewarding experience. A very original story that is inspirational and uplifting with its unique plot and spiritual undertones.” –\u00a0Reviewed By Mamta Madhavan for Readers\u2019 Favorite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four in the Garden now has a review page on the Readers’ Favorite website. Visit https:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/book-review\/four-in-the-garden. I received five 5-star reviews from their team of reviewers. Here are some excerpts: “Rick Hocker\u2019s Four in the Garden is a symbolic narrative bathed with spiritual meaning. It is a treasure chest overflowing with nuggets of truth. Hocker\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Hhvw-1Z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":140,"url":"https:\/\/www.rickhocker.com\/weblog\/four-in-the-garden-receives-readers-favorite-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":123,"position":0},"title":"Four in the Garden Receives Readers’ Favorite Award","date":"September 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Readers' Favorite Book Award I\u2019m pleased to announce that\u00a0Four in the Garden\u00a0won an honorable mention from the Readers\u2019 Favorite 2015 Book Award Contest. 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