More Than We Remember - Christina Suzann Nelson

Three women, isolated by their separate circumstances, yet oddly united through one terrible tragedy.  How will Addison, Brianne, and Emilia get through their hardships alone? Yet, is there anyone they can trust to help them?  Who else can understand their personal pain?

There were so many stories happening in this book that it took awhile to keep them straight, but the author did a good job weaving them together and having everything tie up in the end.  Tie up in the sense that the reader wasn't left hanging on any of the big questions, but not tied up so neatly that the characters avoided consequences for their choices and actions.  The message throughout this book is that nothing is as easy as it looks on the surface, and everyone's story has bumps in it that you can only find out by getting to know them. 

I give this book 3.5 stars; I think there were still a few hiccups in the story shifts, and there were almost too many characters to get to know, but overall there were a lot of good glimpses of tough situations, and examples of how people could grow through the tough times, especially if they're willing to accept help from others.

You can find More Than We Remember HERE. 
You can the author's website HERE.

I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, from the publisher, in exchange for my honest review.

The Fifth Avenue Story Society - Rachel Hauck

Five people, with only tenuous connections at most, receive mysterious invitations to a Story Society meeting in a special room at the Fifth Avenue Library.  As they struggle to find out what or who could have brought them together, they begin to form relationships and find themselves looking forward to and depending on this strange group more and more.  Could they have been brought together to simply share their stories, or will they find a bigger purpose within the sharing?

This was my favorite Rachel Hauck book in awhile; I'm almost glad I didn't realize it was connected to The Writing Desk, because I didn't love that one.  However, this one was filled with such an amazing cast of characters, all of whom had compelling stories to tell, that I had a hard time letting go of them with the last page.  I found myself equally drawn into almost all of their points of view, and I was eager to see their secrets revealed and their wounds from their pasts healed. 

I give this book 4.5 stars; I still don't love the Gordon Phipps Roth storyline that carried over from The Writing Desk, but it was important to Jett's storyline.  Otherwise, I loved the interplay between the characters, and the tough choices they had to make with revealing the truths in their lives.

You can find The Fifth Avenue Story Society HERE.
You can find the author's website HERE.

I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, from the publisher, in exchange for my honest review.

From Sky to Sky - Amanda G. Stevens

In this follow-up to No Less Days, Zac Wilson has stuck around in town with David Galloway, after connecting with the fellow longevite under terrible circumstances.  While there, he is approached by more people like him, who claim that several more of their kind have been dying. Are they finally aging out, or is something darker happening?

In my review of No Less Days, I mentioned that it would have made a good series, and I was right!  Having this book added to the first makes the story much richer, and watching these characters struggle with their odd balance of humanity and immortality becomes an epic battle rather than a skirmish snapshot.  I questioned how one's faith in God might grow, or stagnate, over several lifespans that didn't result in a face-to-face meeting - that was delved into more thoroughly in this book, and it added so much to the story.  There are still questions hanging out there, and I can only hope that there are more books to come to continue this unusual story of a family knit together by unique circumstances and not necessarily by choice.  I'm so interested to see how they find their way back together, and if they can find peace with what seems to be their lot.

I give this book 4 stars.  I almost didn't pick it up because its description is so odd for a Christian fiction novel, but I'm so glad that I did!  It definitely gives the reader a lot to think about how they handle their small breath of years they get to spend here.

You can find From Sky to Sky HERE.
You can find the author's website HERE.

I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, from the publisher, in exchange for my honest review.