Review: Heart-warming Romance with the Theme of Forgiveness
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2013
When her best friend, Rachel Taylor, died in a car accident, Julia moves in to take care of the four children and husband. After all, the family is familiar with her, and she loved Rachel and the children. Not everyone sees her gesture as an act of caring, however, and the problems continue to crop up. When Rachel realizes she's growing to care too much for Jonathan, Rachel's husband, she pushes the emotions away. Her past is too much for her to handle, and she refuses to care for another man ever again.Jonathan was devastated when his wife died. He had counseled hundreds of people is his role as pastor, but he'd never known what real grief was all about until now. He couldn't pull himself out of despair, not even for his children. He might still be wallowing in that dark place if Julia hadn't forced his hand. Thanks to her, each day has gotten a little better. When God seems to indicate Julia is the woman he needs, he wonders if he can be blessed enough for two loves in one lifetime. If so, Julia doesn't seem to be getting the same message.There were only a few minor errors. Between 33% and 34%, the words ran off the right margin, which made it hard to decipher, but this only lasted a few pages. There was some head hopping, and when writing from a character's point of view, an author shouldn't tell what the character didn't notice. Pronouns were not always in the correct case, like "between Rachel and I," and "will take Marge and I."This was really a good, heart-warming novel, despite the moments of agony. Because of the title and a comment from another reviewer, I was so afraid it would have an unhappy ending. It certainly had that potential, and I don't like that type of novel. This one did not disappoint me.