When Grace Sings #bookreview

 

 

About the book:When Grace Sings (WaterBrook Press, March 2015)When trouble roars into quiet Arborville, Alexa and Anna-Grace find themselves the target for discord and exposed secrets. Can they continue to seek the God of all grace amidst the fog of confusion?

Alexa Zimmerman wonders if the Old Order Mennonite community in Arborville, Kansas will ever fully accept her. Her family roots here aren’t what anyone thought when she first arrived, but she is hopeful that her culinary and hospitality skills will win the skeptics over. The bed-and-breakfast she’s operating needs to succeed so Alexa agrees to allow Briley Forrester, the hotshot reporter from Chicago, to stay as a long-term boarder not knowing his real motives for being amongst the Plain folk.

But when Alexa agrees to host her cousin Anna-Grace Braun, the presence of extended family brings out Alexa’s insecurities and sets Briley on the trail to uncovering a web of hidden truths.

Plans for a secure future and the sweetness of young romance hang in the balance when Alexa and Anna-Grace have to face that their secrets are interconnected, binding the two in ways they could not have imagined. They must trust in a loving, heavenly Father and His plan for their futures.

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About the author: Kim Vogel Sawyer is the author of twenty-nine novels, including several CBA and ECPA bestsellers. Her books have won the ACFW Book of the Year Award, the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, and the Inspirational Readers Choice Award. Kim is active in her church, where she leads women’s fellowship and participates in both voice and bell choirs. In her spare time, she enjoys drama, quilting, and calligraphy. Kim and her husband, Don, reside in central Kansas, and have three daughters and nine grandchildren.

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My thoughts:

 

I enjoyed this book.  It was a great fast read that kept me entertained and amused.  I felt for the characters and often put myself in their places to see how I might have reacted differently.  I loved meeting Briley and how he and Alexa were able to help each other both feel accepted and realize that God’s love is all accepting and what makes them part of a family not who they were born to or whether they had loving parents growing up.  And then of course we have Anna-Grace who has always known she was adopted but isn’t sure if she wants to meet the parents who gave birth to her.  Or even know who they are now that she is moving to the community they are both from(and may still live in). 

 

Kim Vogel Sawyer has once again given us a great read.  Her characters draw us in and make us believe that we are there watching this unfold and truly a part of it.  I love how she was able to combine a Chicago reporter and people raised in the community together and create meaningful friendships and fun situations.  You’re definitely going to want to read this book.