I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I have to say that this book was just ok for me. It was also really up and down for me and felt a little drawn out. It may be just that this is not a book for me. I think the author is a strong writer but I feel like the story needs better execution.
I liked the storyline of this book. We have Mandelyn who suffers a miscarriage and feels inadequate because of that which results in a strain on her life and marriage. This story is her journey to find some happiness, self worth and forgiveness of others and more importantly herself.
I feel like there were parts in this book that did not need to be in the story because it did not really impact the story itself. It made the story more complicated and confusing which led to being a bit boring at times. I almost put the book down a couple of times, but persevered and read a couple more pages and the pace picked up again. It could have easily sufficed being a smaller novel which would have made the pacing better. I thought the imagery in the book was good but sometimes it was a bit much with the descriptions.
I was annoyed with the main character, Mandelyn, much of the time. Men treated her poorly or tended to play games with her and she did not really react or stand up for herself, like it was ok. She came across as weak and I wanted her to be much stronger. As the book went on she did become a stronger person but it seemed a little late at that point. But then again it is a 'learning' story so that was probably the Authors intent. I really did not relate to any of the characters, nor did I like too many of them. I guess I favored Joshua more than any of the others. I think he was written pretty well and enjoyed his character.
I am giving this book a 2.5 stars, if it were shorter then I think it would have easily reach 3.5 or 4 stars. I feel like you need a substantial amount of patience to read this book. If you have that then that is who I would recommend this book to.
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