Review: Quiet, powerful mystery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
I really loved this book. I loved the whole tone and pace of it, and the characters were amazing (I don't want to say to much, but her "neighbor" was probably my favorite). The mystery woven through about the artifact and what it means to the main character, how she ends up living next door to someone closely tied to her past in New Zealand, her job at the church and what it reveals about the monk who had been living there at the time...I just loved the whole premise and the interlocking stories and how they all weave into one another without it feeling contrived in any way. Throughout all of the character development, the reader is taken through the twists and turns that lead to the reveal at the end, as well, in a way that gives you that "ah-ha" moment at the end that makes all of the earlier questions fall seamlessly into place.I'm partial to stories that have a lot of heart anyway, and there's a really beautiful flavor of genuineness to the emotion portrayed in the characters of this book, one that sticks with you and makes them feel real in a way most writers don't manage to convey.I'll definitely be looking for more from this writer!