I totally judge books by their covers.  I know it’s not just me!  My mother-in-law read it while she was visiting.  Even though I gave her a whole stack of books that I had finished to read, this one was the book she chose out of the books I hadn’t read yet. She has great taste! It’s gotta be the cross.  Just look at it!  That cross is a prominent and visually startling feature of the cover.  The Reasondoes not disappoint, either, because the cross is a pivotal aspect of the book.

The characters in The Reason are captivating.  I enjoyed the way that the story revolved around a few central characters but seemed to swirl around some extra ones, too.  Set in a small town, you would almost imagine this to be a tv show or movie script.  It’s just one of those books that absorbed my attention right away.   Although at first I thought the book would be predictable, it ended up surprising me in many ways.  For one thing, I didn’t expect to be so emotionally moved by this story.   The supernatural features of the plot were a little far-fetched yet who can know the nature of God’s ways?   The Reason just gave me a great reminder of the power of the Holy Spirit.

If you’re looking for some inspiration and fresh hope for 2013, why not pick up a copy of The Reason?

  I received this book to review; the opinions stated are 100% mine.