On the journey towards my goal of reading 115 books this year,
I have found that sometimes nothing hits the spot quite like a novella. The thing about novellas is that sometimes
they can be a bit disappointing. I’ve
struggled through some less-than-stellar novellas in the past, and even given
some up altogether. Since they are often
written by young, or new authors, they can sometimes miss some of the points of
really good stories. This novella by
Becky Wade caught my eye and I decided to give it a try. I’ve seen books by Becky Wade before, but I’ve
never read any of them. After reading Love in the Details I definitely plan to
remedy that in the future. My biggest
beef with authors who write novellas, is that sometimes they just don’t have
enough space or time to truly develop their plot and characters, or they give
too much information in too short of space and the end of the story feels
rushed. But Ms. Wade manages to walk the
fine line between these two pits. I felt
like her story was complete, without being overwhelming in the least. I was able to connect with the characters and
learn just enough about them to enjoy this sweet, albeit short, story.
Holly broke up with Josh eight years ago when he left for
college, but that doesn’t mean she ever stopped loving him. Now he’s returned to her small Texas town for
a few short weeks and they are thrown together again. They must both look beyond the pain of the
past to find out if they have a future together.
I have read many of the stories written in the Year of Weddings series, and a few in
the Second Year of Weddings series,
and this one is one of my favorites.
Holly is charming, and endearing, and is not trying to win her man back
by making him jealous, which seems to be a popular plotline in stories like
this. She’s determined to receive his forgiveness
for hurting him so long ago, and then get on with her life. Josh is not out to hurt Holly back, but is
just searching for answers to old questions.
He is powerless to keep himself away from her, and finds excuses to be
with her.
I loved this story from start to finish, and definitely recommend
to lovers of clean, simple, Christian romances.
It’s also great when you want a short read that won’t leave you feeling like
you missed something along the way to a happy ending!
Happy Reading!
Lyndsie
I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for this review. All opinions are my own, and a favorable review was not required. Look for Love in the Details on or around October 27.
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