Book review of "A Touch of Grace" (Daughters of Blessing #3) by Lauraine Snelling
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
Please note: this review is ONLY MY THOUGHTS and OPINIONS on the book. Feel free to leave a comment if there is something you would like to add or tell your opinion but please do not leave a comment criticizing my review.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
Please note: this review is ONLY MY THOUGHTS and OPINIONS on the book. Feel free to leave a comment if there is something you would like to add or tell your opinion but please do not leave a comment criticizing my review.
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"She thought she knew what she wanted in life... then Jonathan arrived.
Eighteen-year-old Grace Knutson loves Blessing, North Dakota, and sees no reason to leave. She's more serious-minded than her twin sister, Sophie, and very sensitive to the feelings of others. In spite of her family's disapproval, Grace has always had a soft spot in her heart for Toby Valders, for she's seen the vulnerable side he keeps well hidden.
Jonathan Gould, the handsome scion of a wealthy New York family, creates a flurry of anticipation and speculation when he arrives in Blessing. Jonathan's father wants him to learn the value of manual labor and to appreciate the accomplishments of those not born to wealth. Surprisingly, the "city boy" takes to farm life and actually enjoys working from dawn to dusk alongside the others. Soon he finds himself inexplicably drawn to gentle, courageous Grace.
But Jonathan's affection presents an agonizing dilemma for Grace. Is he truly the one her heart desires?"
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I read an absorbent amount of books and can usually "smell a good book before I even open the cover"*.
Recently I read "A Touch of Grace" and over all it was a really good book. The plot overall was really good. At times I couldn't tell where the book would go, which was good because it kept your attention and kept you guessing. It's a feel good book. One that just makes you want to grab it and get lost in an over-stuffed chair, a blanket, a cup of coffee, and a bar of chocolate. Grace lives in a small town and everyone know everyone. The people work together, friends and families alike. I especially like the fact that one of the main characters is deaf (I have a deaf friend). No one is rude to Grace about her deafness in her town, until she goes to New York City. Most people know how to sign in her town so she always feel included and a part of everything, until she goes to New York.
I noticed that sometimes it seems as if she is just trying fill up the book with words, meaning, that sometimes she goes into too much detail about certain things and writes about stuff that doesn't really have an effect on the book. For example: she goes into way too much detail about a dinner one night.
In the beginning, when the book was reading from Jonathan's perspective, it almost sounded like he was a little kid, just from the small things. Like something he said or the way he said it. Lauraine never gave the age of either of the two main characters in the book, only in the book description did it give Grace's age.
Personally, I don't think the title "A Touch of Grace" matches the book and story. A better fitting title, in my opinion, would be "Pure Grace". The reason being is because that phrase is one of the main things of the book. She was no longer "Grace Always" or "Always Grace", she was "Pure Grace".
She expressed the emotions of the characters well in the book. Though it didn't take long for Jonathan to figure out he was in love with Grace, though it took Grace quite a while to realize her feelings for Jonathan.
I wish the book would have been longer. It ended quite abruptly and didn't give much future insight. Some questions I had when it ended were: did Mrs. Gould finally accept Grace for who she was? What happened with the School for the Deaf in blessings? What about the new store-owner? What was up with him? Did Astrid ever go to school like she wanted? I've yet to read the next books, #4, in this series and all my questions may be answered in that book. I know often authors will reveal bits and pieces of the lives of characters in previous book in the following book.
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I read an absorbent amount of books and can usually "smell a good book before I even open the cover"*.
Recently I read "A Touch of Grace" and over all it was a really good book. The plot overall was really good. At times I couldn't tell where the book would go, which was good because it kept your attention and kept you guessing. It's a feel good book. One that just makes you want to grab it and get lost in an over-stuffed chair, a blanket, a cup of coffee, and a bar of chocolate. Grace lives in a small town and everyone know everyone. The people work together, friends and families alike. I especially like the fact that one of the main characters is deaf (I have a deaf friend). No one is rude to Grace about her deafness in her town, until she goes to New York City. Most people know how to sign in her town so she always feel included and a part of everything, until she goes to New York.
I noticed that sometimes it seems as if she is just trying fill up the book with words, meaning, that sometimes she goes into too much detail about certain things and writes about stuff that doesn't really have an effect on the book. For example: she goes into way too much detail about a dinner one night.
In the beginning, when the book was reading from Jonathan's perspective, it almost sounded like he was a little kid, just from the small things. Like something he said or the way he said it. Lauraine never gave the age of either of the two main characters in the book, only in the book description did it give Grace's age.
Personally, I don't think the title "A Touch of Grace" matches the book and story. A better fitting title, in my opinion, would be "Pure Grace". The reason being is because that phrase is one of the main things of the book. She was no longer "Grace Always" or "Always Grace", she was "Pure Grace".
She expressed the emotions of the characters well in the book. Though it didn't take long for Jonathan to figure out he was in love with Grace, though it took Grace quite a while to realize her feelings for Jonathan.
I wish the book would have been longer. It ended quite abruptly and didn't give much future insight. Some questions I had when it ended were: did Mrs. Gould finally accept Grace for who she was? What happened with the School for the Deaf in blessings? What about the new store-owner? What was up with him? Did Astrid ever go to school like she wanted? I've yet to read the next books, #4, in this series and all my questions may be answered in that book. I know often authors will reveal bits and pieces of the lives of characters in previous book in the following book.
Overall I enjoyed the book. There weren't any inappropriate parts or words in the books (sex-scenes, drinking, drugs, brutal beatings, cussing, or anything of the kind). Though, there was a bit of. . . what is the word I'm looking for? jealously? anger, maybe? that Grace has for her twin sister, Sophia, but in the end it all worked out. There are very few books out there that I have found that are the perfect books. Most all books are going to have a few flaws in them, but overlooking the flaws they are a good read, like this one. Despite the few flaws, I would recommend this book to anyone to read, young, old, and in between.
My rating of "A Touch of Grace" by Lauraine Snelling
(3 out of 5 stars)
Note: I do not own any rights nor do I have any type of affiliations with author or publishing company.
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Happy Reading!
*quote is by Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables when she is at the publishers office.
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