A Woman's Guide to Reading the Bible in a Year by Diane Stortz

About

You CAN Read the Bible in a Year
When Diane Stortz was invited to join a study to read the whole Bible in a year, she went for it. It changed her life, even though she'd been a Christian a long time. Now, more than ten years later, she still reads through the Bible every year with a group of friends.
"I didn't start to really know God until I made knowing him my goal as I read the Bible. Getting to know God changed me. It changed how I think and what I do. It changes me still."
God put the Bible together for you. Reading it through in a year helps create a rich experience and a focused understanding of what God wants to reveal about himself. And with week-by-week reading plans, easy-to-use reference material, and stories of encouragement from women like you, A Woman's Guide to Reading the Bible in a Year is the perfect companion for this life-changing practice.
Gather your Bible and some good friends to join you in your journey, or go for it on your own. Either way, God will change you.
Diane Stortz has over twenty years of Christian publishing experience, including writing and editing. She maintains a blog site to encourage Bible reading and memorization (dianestortz.com). She and her husband, Ed, live in Cincinnati, Ohio.

My Review:
I have read a lot of stories about the Bible. I also used to go to church regularly. I was always confused about the Bible though. All the verses and all of the different sections always confused me.
Page 29 of this book has a picture titled "the books of the Bible".  I recommend you buy this book, just for this page. It clarifies the difference between the Old and New Testament and then goes further to separate by kinds of books (law, history, gospel, and letters), and then to the specific items like genesis, Ezra, or I Corinthians. I have never seen the Bible broken down like this, and now I get it.
For example Job's poetry can be found in the Old Testament :).
This book is broken down into weeks. Each week gives you a list of passages to read, a checklist, a list of checkpoints, a quote, a recap, and questions for reflection.
I liked this because I was sure that I didn't miss anything and I had the recap to reinforce what I was reading. The way this book is set up makes it perfect for a book club or religious education.
For content, and the fact that I learned something I am giving this book a 5/5.
I really think that everyone should check out page 29!

Diane Stortz is the bestselling author of several children's books and has over twenty years of Christian publishing experience, both writing and editing. She and her husband, Ed, live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Learn more at dianestortz.com.
I was given a copy of the book to review from Bethany House, However all opinions are my own :)