A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert
To look at Ivy Clark's life one would think that she has it all. That assumption would be wrong, very wrong. She felt more like an empty shell, nothing beyond the beautiful model. An unwanted love child from an affair. And no matter how many men want, and take her body, the hole inside her where her father rejected her just won't fill up.
Davis Knight was on his way to fame and fortune in New York City as a fashion photographer. Something happened that snapped him out of it and brought him back to the small town of Greenbrier, South Carolina. Where he put his camera down, for good. Or so he thought. Seems that God had other plans for him.
I just loved this story, a real page turner. Ivy didn't know that only one Father could fill that hole and Davis needed to help Ivy without falling back into her world. The other characters are important as well, overcoming what life threw at them to become stronger. I've read and enjoyed all three books by this author. The emotions from her characters are so real...you may want to keep tissues nearby.
**Received through Blogging for Books for review
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2014/03/katie-ganshert-book-list.html
To look at Ivy Clark's life one would think that she has it all. That assumption would be wrong, very wrong. She felt more like an empty shell, nothing beyond the beautiful model. An unwanted love child from an affair. And no matter how many men want, and take her body, the hole inside her where her father rejected her just won't fill up.
Davis Knight was on his way to fame and fortune in New York City as a fashion photographer. Something happened that snapped him out of it and brought him back to the small town of Greenbrier, South Carolina. Where he put his camera down, for good. Or so he thought. Seems that God had other plans for him.
I just loved this story, a real page turner. Ivy didn't know that only one Father could fill that hole and Davis needed to help Ivy without falling back into her world. The other characters are important as well, overcoming what life threw at them to become stronger. I've read and enjoyed all three books by this author. The emotions from her characters are so real...you may want to keep tissues nearby.
**Received through Blogging for Books for review
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2014/03/katie-ganshert-book-list.html
There are many reasons why, as a reader, I should not have cared for Ivy. Reasons I would agree with and could say she is not the easiest heroine to cuddle up with on a rainy day. But, to know Ivy, to read about her life, is truly to love her.
Characterization through this book was in a word: stellar. Davis is a rugged, tormented kind of hero. Wearing the weight of the world on his shoulders and yet holding a love for Ivy he cannot allow himself to express or explore. A hero who denies himself for the best of the heroine becomes a character every girl dreams after.
When characters are this complex, you cant rush where they start the book to where they end it. Every moment must be believable and every moment was. The writing is rich and textured, layered with meaning and emotions, beauty and depth. The title is truly perfect for the book. Beauty is fleeting. Loveliness is here but a moment, the heart, the soul of a person, pure or rotten is lasting.
Ivys transformation is like the unfolding of a beautiful flower. But I think it was the power behind Daviss forgiveness and heart transformation that tugged at my emotions the most.
Two thumbs up beginning to end. A truly beautiful story.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the author for my copy to review.
Characterization through this book was in a word: stellar. Davis is a rugged, tormented kind of hero. Wearing the weight of the world on his shoulders and yet holding a love for Ivy he cannot allow himself to express or explore. A hero who denies himself for the best of the heroine becomes a character every girl dreams after.
When characters are this complex, you cant rush where they start the book to where they end it. Every moment must be believable and every moment was. The writing is rich and textured, layered with meaning and emotions, beauty and depth. The title is truly perfect for the book. Beauty is fleeting. Loveliness is here but a moment, the heart, the soul of a person, pure or rotten is lasting.
Ivys transformation is like the unfolding of a beautiful flower. But I think it was the power behind Daviss forgiveness and heart transformation that tugged at my emotions the most.
Two thumbs up beginning to end. A truly beautiful story.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the author for my copy to review.
