Good Hope Road is a story about breaking free, following your heart and forgiveness. The characters are believable and the story captivated my attention. Readers who love books that really delve into a character’s life will enjoy Good Hope Road.
Edward is the sole survivor of a plane crash. His family was moving from New York City to Los Angeles. Being left behind and bearing the weight of wondering why he lived and the others perished is a lot for a 12-year-old boy.
Thirteen Moons was a captivating tale and I checked halfway through to make sure it was a fiction book because it reads like it might be true. It’s like a glimpse back in time to a different time and world. Readers who enjoy great fiction stories would enjoy reading Thirteen Moons.
I’ve read one other book by Carolyn Astfalk – Ornamental Graces. She writes Catholic fiction. Her books have a theme of faith, grace and forgiveness. She deals with modern topics and the characters in her book are real – not perfect. It’s refreshing to read faith-based fiction that is true to life.
Catalyst is a book about a lot of things – energy fields, fracking, climate change, aliens and other dimensions. It also deals with relationships on several different levels – romantic, sibling and parent/child. I enjoyed the storyline and how it built the relationships with the characters.
I stayed up too late finishing Maybe In Another Life because I wanted to see how it ended. Each chapter goes back and forth between the two paths of Hannah’s life. Readers of good fiction will enjoy reading this book. It’s fascinating to explore how simple decisions can possibly make our lives take a completely different path than we thought we would take.
There are a lot of twists and turns in Don’t Go, but it was a more believable storyline than the other Scottoline book I read. As a military brat and wife, I connected with the story of a soldier being on deployment and the hardships military families face. The book had me guessing to the very end, which makes for an interesting read.
I enjoyed reading Being Known and found it to be a very realistic story about how little things can creep into a marriage. The characters feel authentic and while it’s a Christian book, the faith of the characters is just ingrained in who they are so it doesn’t seem fake or pushy.
Harrow Lake is a bit of a suspenseful book. I didn’t read it before bed just in case it got scary, but I didn’t need to worry that much. The thrill comes more from not knowing what the secrets are.