A review by emjrasmussen
Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker
I tend to enjoy books about a person who is questioning his or her religion, so I had high hopes for Small Town Sinners. Although it started out a bit slow, it eventually drew me in and overall didn't disappoint me one bit.
The romance between Lacey Ann and Ty was quite well done. They have their inevitable arguments, but their disagreements about faith and what is right or wrong went a little deeper than the "You were cheating on me this whole time!" kind of fights that you often see. The dynamic of their relationship was a refreshing break from others that I have read about.
This book is not just a romance novel, though. The most interesting part of the plot was Lacey Anne's search to find out if she really believed in everything her religion had taught her. The story started before Ty came to town and before Lacey Anne started reevaluating her faith, so I got a clear view of the events leading up to her beginning to question her beliefs. I loved that she became more and more open minded, but never denounced the House of Enlightenment.
Small Town Sinners does a fabulous job portraying religion, and is more recommendable than other books about this topic, as it doesn't seem to be pro-religion or anti-religion. The message is not that having faith in a certain church is evil, but it doesn't give the vibe that you have to believe in order to be a good person. It is simply a story about one girl finding herself and falling in love along the way.
This review originally appeared at www.foreverliterary.blogspot.com.
The romance between Lacey Ann and Ty was quite well done. They have their inevitable arguments, but their disagreements about faith and what is right or wrong went a little deeper than the "You were cheating on me this whole time!" kind of fights that you often see. The dynamic of their relationship was a refreshing break from others that I have read about.
This book is not just a romance novel, though. The most interesting part of the plot was Lacey Anne's search to find out if she really believed in everything her religion had taught her. The story started before Ty came to town and before Lacey Anne started reevaluating her faith, so I got a clear view of the events leading up to her beginning to question her beliefs. I loved that she became more and more open minded, but never denounced the House of Enlightenment.
Small Town Sinners does a fabulous job portraying religion, and is more recommendable than other books about this topic, as it doesn't seem to be pro-religion or anti-religion. The message is not that having faith in a certain church is evil, but it doesn't give the vibe that you have to believe in order to be a good person. It is simply a story about one girl finding herself and falling in love along the way.
This review originally appeared at www.foreverliterary.blogspot.com.