jillie's review
4.75
This is the 6th Tammy Gray book I’ve read. What else can I say?! Her character work is incredible.
I loved the setting of this story! And Matt & Grace 😍. And all of the side characters & children at the center. The Gospel was woven well throughout the story & I enjoyed both of the MC’s grappling with their faith & past as they deal with some of the issues that happen in the story.
2/2/23 - 2/3/23
I loved the setting of this story! And Matt & Grace 😍. And all of the side characters & children at the center. The Gospel was woven well throughout the story & I enjoyed both of the MC’s grappling with their faith & past as they deal with some of the issues that happen in the story.
2/2/23 - 2/3/23
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Violence, and Blood
stephsromancebooktalk's review against another edition
5.0
Who would have thought that I would LOVE this super religious romance book as much as I do!!! There were many points in the story that just pulled at the heart and had me in tears because it was just so beautiful and touching and powerful and moving! I totally recommend it!!! If you are looking for sweet, sexy, edgy, tension-filled romance than this may just be the book to capture your heart.
For my video review check out my YouTube Channel: Stephanie Uncensored https://youtu.be/FyhJlMxKlyw
For my video review check out my YouTube Channel: Stephanie Uncensored https://youtu.be/FyhJlMxKlyw
stephsromancebooktalk's review against another edition
5.0
Who would have thought that I would LOVE this super religious romance book as much as I do!!! There were many points in the story that just pulled at the heart and had me in tears because it was just so beautiful and touching and powerful and moving! I totally recommend it!!! If you are looking for sweet, sexy, edgy, tension-filled romance than this may just be the book to capture your heart.
For my video review check out my YouTube Channel: Stephanie Uncensored https://youtu.be/FyhJlMxKlyw
For my video review check out my YouTube Channel: Stephanie Uncensored https://youtu.be/FyhJlMxKlyw
nicole1's review against another edition
5.0
Um, why is it that I have never heard of this book before????!!!!!
I LOVED IT!
It has so much going for it!
The characters go through so much and I loved them both Grace from her sheltered life wants to strike out on her own and make a difference. Matt has come out of a scared past and is fighting against the hold of his old self. I ached for him and cheered for him at the same time.
These characters felt real and genuine. I loved that they were both driven to help kids.
It has great chemistry between the two main characters, just the right amount of sizzle.
I really appreciated that though there are heated scenes there is a clear declaration of boundries that they commit to not crossing. I like seeing these lines drawn in a relationship like this.
I loved the element of danger that came into the story, and the message about honesty and confronting the past.
Matt and Grace just fit, even though they came from opposite worlds. I loved Matt's protectiveness of Grace. I loved how determined Grace was, in her fight for Matt to see himself in a new light and her devotion to doing everything she could for the kids.
Go get it!
If you want a contemporary romance with a bit of grittiness to it, I highly recommend this book!
I LOVED IT!
It has so much going for it!
The characters go through so much and I loved them both Grace from her sheltered life wants to strike out on her own and make a difference. Matt has come out of a scared past and is fighting against the hold of his old self. I ached for him and cheered for him at the same time.
These characters felt real and genuine. I loved that they were both driven to help kids.
It has great chemistry between the two main characters, just the right amount of sizzle.
I really appreciated that though there are heated scenes there is a clear declaration of boundries that they commit to not crossing. I like seeing these lines drawn in a relationship like this.
I loved the element of danger that came into the story, and the message about honesty and confronting the past.
Matt and Grace just fit, even though they came from opposite worlds. I loved Matt's protectiveness of Grace. I loved how determined Grace was, in her fight for Matt to see himself in a new light and her devotion to doing everything she could for the kids.
Go get it!
If you want a contemporary romance with a bit of grittiness to it, I highly recommend this book!
chautona's review
5.0
I have to admit, I wasn't sure about what I'd find in this book. Don't get me wrong, I knew it would be good. That much, I expected. But with reviews talking about the "sizzle" in the book, I was a little unnerved. As one who, after 44 years and 9 kids, still looks away from the TV when characters kiss, I didn't quite know how I'd handle "sizzle" in a Christian fiction novel.
I needn't have worried. While it is much more um... physical, than I'm used to reading, it doesn't cross the line into inappropriate. The book stretched me in several areas--the physical contact between characters being just one. Would I hand this book to a teenager? It depends on the kid. It's not for pre-teens and young teens, in my estimation, but I wouldn't freak out if I found my younger kids had read it either. So that, she balanced well.
I said the book stretched me, and another way it did is in seeing a side of life I've never been exposed to. The inner city, drug battling, squeaking by for your existence life is something I only read about. I've done massive amounts of research on the topics, but Ms. Gray took all those facts and statistics and gave them names and faces. She masterfully used fiction to make real what non-fiction data could not. Impressive.
The demons Matt battles, while unique to his story, are the same demons--at the core--that we all have. The mother who remembers her mom screaming how much she couldn't handle the kids and wishes she'd never had them--and then hears the same words come out of her mouth when it's the last thing she ever wanted to say or feel. The teenager who feels worthless and helpless so he bullies others to hide his vulnerability. Ms. Gray takes those demons and lays them out for us, showing the one way--or is that the One Way?--to exorcise them. She does it without excessive preachiness or a reliance on the cliche. We follow the characters and rail at them when they behave like the flawed, broken humans they are. Imagine that.
Well done, Ms. Gray.
I received this book free, without expectation of anything and chose to review after reading.
I needn't have worried. While it is much more um... physical, than I'm used to reading, it doesn't cross the line into inappropriate. The book stretched me in several areas--the physical contact between characters being just one. Would I hand this book to a teenager? It depends on the kid. It's not for pre-teens and young teens, in my estimation, but I wouldn't freak out if I found my younger kids had read it either. So that, she balanced well.
I said the book stretched me, and another way it did is in seeing a side of life I've never been exposed to. The inner city, drug battling, squeaking by for your existence life is something I only read about. I've done massive amounts of research on the topics, but Ms. Gray took all those facts and statistics and gave them names and faces. She masterfully used fiction to make real what non-fiction data could not. Impressive.
The demons Matt battles, while unique to his story, are the same demons--at the core--that we all have. The mother who remembers her mom screaming how much she couldn't handle the kids and wishes she'd never had them--and then hears the same words come out of her mouth when it's the last thing she ever wanted to say or feel. The teenager who feels worthless and helpless so he bullies others to hide his vulnerability. Ms. Gray takes those demons and lays them out for us, showing the one way--or is that the One Way?--to exorcise them. She does it without excessive preachiness or a reliance on the cliche. We follow the characters and rail at them when they behave like the flawed, broken humans they are. Imagine that.
Well done, Ms. Gray.
I received this book free, without expectation of anything and chose to review after reading.
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