Heartless

I found the first few pages of "Heartless" at little unconventional. Although meant to entice the audience into the book, I found myself feeling leery, unsure of where the book was taking me. The first 100 pages did little to reverse my opinions. However, from that point on I became increasingly intrigued, reading longer and longer stretches of the book at a time. I found the number of characters in the book many, which contributed to some of the characters being not as developed as they could have been, and overly predictable. On the other hand, the way in which the author attempted to portray her message was relatively novel, which certainly contributed to my enjoyment of the book. Rare amongst fiction books which I read solely for the story, I felt that this book positively affected me. The book definitely won't appeal to all audiences, but I would recommend it to those who want something a little different, and are willing to spend a little time working with the book to understand where the author is taking them. In the end it was an enjoyable story, and I'm glad I persevered.

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Muse of Benison

Before posting anything, I should comment on the title. A Muse in Greek mythology is the personification of a creativity. Benison is not a word we use much any more in English, but it means 'blessing'. When I was in Africa, I was given the name 'Barka', which means blessings, often referring to the blessings we get from God. So my goal with this blog is to be a source of blessing for people. I don't claim to be God, but I do hope I enrich the lives of those who read this.