Review: Facing the Dawn

Facing the Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti
My rating: 💛💛💛

This one is more on the difficult side for me to review. This was a deep emotional story about the stages of grief and overcome challenges, and also about redemption and growth. I enjoyed the story and was interested to see what will happen to the characters.

The difficult side for me was the writing style. I felt more like an outsider, looking in, only seeing Mara's side of everything. This type of style is a bit of a struggle for me to connect to the characters. I prefer feeling part of the story.

This was a new to me author. I enjoyed this story and to see how the main character received healing. However, I will probably not read more by this author solely due to the writing style.

*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.*

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About the book:

Mara Jacobs does her best to hold everything together, despite three detention-prone kids, an unrewarding job, never-ending chores, and a husband thousands of miles away. After a shocking loss, she must lean on those around her to find her way to healing and renewed faith.

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About the author:

Cynthia Ruchti tells stories hemmed-in-Hope through her novels and novellas, nonfiction books and

devotionals, and through speaking for women's and writers' events. Her books have been recognized by many top industry readers', reviewers', library, retailer, and other honors. Cynthia is the Professional Relations Liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and a literary agent with Books & Such Literary Management. She and her plot-tweaking husband live in the heart of Wisconsin, not far from their three children and five (to date) grandchildren.