A review by felinity
Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury

4.0

I've certainly never read anything like this before. The interplay of relationships, the long-term effects of abortion on both the mother and the father (often ignored) and the requirement for Brad to leave his "offering" on the altar and go immediately to make reparation was quite striking.

Yes, some areas lacked subtlety. Yes, a couple of the characters were less developed than I'd normally like. And yes, Karen Kingsbury faced tricky moments and issues head on.

Laura in particular went through a crisis

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that was too quickly resolved for real life, but obviously there's a page limit here

but I really identified with her reactions and emotions.

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I wish everyone - including me - had a study group that were so thoughtful and supportive whilst not ignoring Biblical truth in favor of friendship.

The importance of openness and honesty, and Karen's own confession at the end that planted the seed for this book really resonated with me, and made me take a hard look at how I might otherwise have acted in the same place.