Review: The Color of Snow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2012
This book was a well written piece of awesomeness.  So many themes and issues that kept my attention to the very last word.  I found myself going through a wide range of emotions as the story unfolded.  It was a great telling from present time then switching to the past to show what led to the events of the present.As far as characters go, Sophie was a heart breaking character. As the story unravels we see Sophie's life and all she believes to be true start to fall apart.  She has to learn truths from the lies.  By the end of the story she has evolved into a stronger person than I thought she would and I was happy to see it.  She had to look at some hard truths.The story itself was riveting.  It has it all.  A story of family but one with secrets.  There were differences of religious beliefs, separation of classes, mental illness, abduction, and heartbreak.  A well written story that brings everything full circle.I like to look for connections when I read and one thing that stuck in my mind was the book's title, The Color of Snow.  I thought that was an interesting title.  One of the characters brings up the color of snow as something for Sophie to think about as she was sorting through a decision she had to make.  Sophie was left to ponder that tidbit but I found myself thinking about it also.  Just kind of stuck with me.This book gets my glowing recommendation.  Brenda Stanley's story telling is similar to Kristen Hannah, who is one of my favorites.*received a copy for an honest review