Review: Reshonda Tate Billingsley's WHAT'S DONE IN THE DARK shines a light on the importance of true forgiveness
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
For years bestsellling author Reshonda Tate Billingsley has been crafting characters and situations that have kept her readers turning the paged and engrossed from beginning to end. With WHAT'S DONE IN THE DARK she takes us into the depths of what it means to forgive (both ourselves and others), and if it's possible to find peace after everything we have seems to be shaken.The book introduces us to two friends: Felise and Paula. They both have lives that on the outside would cause many to be envious, but they find themselves feeling in some ways empty and unfulfilled. The lack of appreciation that Felise feels leads her to do the unthinkable as a married woman---and sets off a chain of events that will reverberate not just in her own home but in that of Paula and others as well.Though her 'trangressions' seem less drastic than her friend, Paula is dealing with her own feelings of regret after the death of her husband. She is able to admit that she has not been altogether honest in her marriage and life, and through her mother she is helped to better understand that at the end of the day she is going to have to seek peace and forgiveness if she is going to have a  chance at being happy.Told in Reshonda Tate Billingsley's signature style, WHAT'S DONE IN THE DARK alternates between the voices of the two main characters, allowing us to understan there perspectives and reminding us that they are "real" people with real feelings and shortcomings just like us.Definitely a great combination of the ingredients faith, family and friends, WHAT'S DONE IN THE DARK is sure to keep you up reading 'til the end.