alltheradreads's Reviews (1.9k)

I wanted to love this one, I really did, but I just think it wasn’t the right time for this one and me to meet. It didn’t resonate with me, but then again, I often struggle with books by Christian women for Christian women... I really think this one will be incredibly encouraging, empowering, and motivating for many women, but it just wasn’t what I needed to read in this season.

This book was beautiful. Heartfelt. Tender. Lovely. I’m so grateful @sarahbessey gave us this gift — more a memoir than her other books, a treasure to read, and a story that bolstered my own faith and belief in a God of miracles. I’m so excited to share a copy of this one with one of you. I highlighted so many stunning lines in this one and found it so encouraging and moving, and hope you will too. All the praise hands.

Okay so I probably read this as a kid but I don’t remember, so I read it again yesterday after grabbing it at a thrift store... and I don’t think I get the hype? There are some poignant lines and some amusing thoughts on growing up and being an adult, but overall it didn’t resonate with me. (Does this mean I’ve become the boring adult with no imagination?!??) I think part of it might be the fact that it was translated from French (I always thinks books lose some magic in translation) but it felt scattered and confusing to me overall. Oh well!

This was a solidly okay read — not thrilling enough to really be a thriller, not quite mysterious enough to be a mystery, and not dramatic enough for a true drama. It has decent plot potential, but it didn’t ever really hook me and it felt pretty slow until all of a sudden the main character seemed to have an instantaneous realization of who the killer was...

I loooooved this one. Like SOLID 4 stars. If I did half stars, it would be 4.5. It kept surprising me, it unfolded beautifully, the characters felt dynamic and relatable, it had the perfect amount of suspense and drama and back and forth between character perspectives, and it ended up being a totally different kind of storyline than I first thought (which I love). Such a sneaky surprise book!!! Read this one.