Helpful Score: 2
This is not your typical Lisa Samson book (she is my favorite author) and it is so good in a completely different way! She captured the the older man, Claudius', voice wonderfully. There were also some tense moments when the main character travels to Africa, but she sets the moment without being so intense you don't want to read about it. I would highly recommend this book and all of her others. My favorite is The Passion of Mary Margaret.
I always say Lisa Samson writes the way I think in my head.
I always say Lisa Samson writes the way I think in my head.
Helpful Score: 2
This book is one that you will not be able to put down until you have finished. The tragedy that May suffers through will bring tears to your eyes, but will also make you think of how others carry tragedy around that you never realize. Some of the people May meets along her journey you will love and others you will question their motives.
The ending will not be what you are expecting, but you will love it.
The ending will not be what you are expecting, but you will love it.
This is one of the better Christian Fiction books I've read. The question of how can one live after surviving tragedy and horror and where is God in the midst of all this pain is dealt within the story of May and her slow progress towards healing. It is very thought provoking but not preachy. I had to knock it down a 1/2 star because I felt that the story dragged a little in some places. The ending is two fold, filled with emotion but also a happy ending. It did seem to wrap up a little too nicely but overall the book was enjoyable and I would recommend it.
