Thursday, July 21, 2011

Sweet Sanctuary By Sheila Walsh and Cindy Coloma


Wren Evans has a very stressful and difficult life, among balancing a job as a librarian, and just barely making ends meet, she is a single mom trying to get her talented son into a music school. Then things take a turn for the worse when her husband that dropped out of the picture ten years ago when her son was born suddenly pops into the picture wanting to be involved in young Charlie's life. It also doesn't help that her grandmother shows up on her doorstep one day to tell Wren that she will throw her a birthday party soon. Add a certain love interest and a disastrous family reunion long in coming and you've got life in the shoes of Wren Evans.

Allow me to be blunt. I did not enjoy this novel. I won't completely blame that on the author as much as on myself and my own personal pet peeves. I found myself becoming frustrated with certain characters and the slow progression with the love interest (though in Wren's circumstances it's expected). Though I will admit to this: I really loved the character development of Charlie, I believe it was fairly well done. As for the "Christian" aspect of the novel, it wasn't really impressive. It was there and definitely realistic but I wish it were a bit stronger. Rate? Two gold rings out of five. I do not recommend this book. It's not necessarily too long but it drags.


I received this complimentary copy from Thomas Nelson Publishing through their BookSneeze program. A positive review was not required and the opinions expressed here are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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