Review: A watercolor wedding of Catholic guilt and grief
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2013
This is a charming story of a wedding gone wrong through mistakes and angelic nudges. Its texture is layered with multiple point-of-view characters and even the bride-zilla shows her endearing side.Set within a Catholic Church, Untangling the Knot portrays an inner view of a small parish with a delightful, and wise, priest. I was personally glad to meet Father O'Shea as he reminded me a lot of a Fr. O'Brien from my childhood.The romance of Gabriella and Ryan has depth and poignancy as he's blocked by grief and she's trapped by guilt. The way these issues are revealed to them, and how they change, was inspiring and nicely presented.I've rated this story with 5 stars because it is well written, it holds true to the promise of a light and entertaining romance, but it also delivers more story than I expected. All the characters became more real as the story progressed and I was amused and surprised by some of the twists, as well as impressed by some of the resolutions.This was such a pleasant reading experience that I read it from beginning to end, in one sitting. However, that meant it was almost 3:00am when I finished - but I didn't have to get up early in the morning.