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A review by bahareads
The Detour by Sana' K.C.N. Watts
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The Detour is short Christian Romance with the trope of accidental pregnancy. I should have known right away that that was going to throw me off. I do not like that trope. Watts writing is very good. It draws you and keeps you reading. I've enjoyed her other book, which was a memoir/self-help book. It made me cry. In The Detour Watts does a great job of interweaving her themes of faith, relationships, and motherhood. There were also themes of colourism which peeked in throughout the plot. I love the trope of 'found family.' I enjoyed seeing the female relationships in the book especially. I LOVE strong female relationships in monographs I read.
I thought that the timeline of the book was very fast. I've never been pregnant or a mother before so please correct me if I'm wrong. Finding out you're pregnant five weeks in and then automatically experiencing all the symptoms threw me. I thought the reaction of Ruthia against her boyfriend, Shane, was very harsh, and that it all happened so quickly. Everything happened so quickly. Sometimes God works that way, but it was all very convenient. Additionally I would have liked to see more reconciliation or interaction between Ruthia and her father later in the book.
I hated the love triangle. She went in the span of two weeks from loving Shane wanting to marry him to wrestling with deciding whether she wanted to seriously be with another guy?! I understand Shane hurt her but you do not get rid of love just like that. I think more yearning needed to happen for me to enjoy the love triangle at all. It was also very hard for me to wrap my head around a man wanting to be in a serious relationship with a newly pregnant woman fresh out - FRESH OUT - of a relationship. (Maybe the men can chime in on this one). It was all very quick.
The Detour read much like a YA book because of the theme of self-discovery. I believe the character ages were 21? It did not always read it. Overall this is a great book if you want to read more about discovering more about your self and God's love for his people. If you like light romance book this is also for you.
I thought that the timeline of the book was very fast. I've never been pregnant or a mother before so please correct me if I'm wrong. Finding out you're pregnant five weeks in and then automatically experiencing all the symptoms threw me. I thought the reaction of Ruthia against her boyfriend, Shane, was very harsh, and that it all happened so quickly. Everything happened so quickly. Sometimes God works that way, but it was all very convenient. Additionally I would have liked to see more reconciliation or interaction between Ruthia and her father later in the book.
I hated the love triangle. She went in the span of two weeks from loving Shane wanting to marry him to wrestling with deciding whether she wanted to seriously be with another guy?! I understand Shane hurt her but you do not get rid of love just like that. I think more yearning needed to happen for me to enjoy the love triangle at all. It was also very hard for me to wrap my head around a man wanting to be in a serious relationship with a newly pregnant woman fresh out - FRESH OUT - of a relationship. (Maybe the men can chime in on this one). It was all very quick.
The Detour read much like a YA book because of the theme of self-discovery. I believe the character ages were 21? It did not always read it. Overall this is a great book if you want to read more about discovering more about your self and God's love for his people. If you like light romance book this is also for you.
Thank you to the author for sending me her book.