I can honestly say I don’t know what category this book would fall in, I haven’t read anything truly like it before. It was heart wrenching and heart warming all at the same time. The struggles our characters face are realistic to the bone. The emotions they feel will leave you feeling the same. Some moments I was tired emotionally from a chapter, others lifted me up and gave me hope.

Heather and Darren make this story come to life. Seriously, I was blown away by how real these characters felt to me. It wasn’t just on the pages but in my mind. I easily saw it playing out. I felt for Heather in so many moments, as a single mom of one I couldn’t imagine having to take care of three mainly on my own. Heather faces struggles and fears that no parent wants to face. Darren however, was not only facing terror but darkness he could never imagine. At one point in therapy Darren mentions how he can’t recall when Heather and him first met because the bad thoughts attack. This hit what I think many with PTSD and war wounds feel, that sometimes the light is too far out of reach. This book though isn’t dark moments but hope and coming back to the light.

I think that this is an impactful Christian Fiction novel. It will touch everyone who reads it in different ways. But I feel confident in saying that everyone who reads this book would be recommending it and sharing it with those around them. It isn’t an easy read, but the best books aren’t. The best books make you feel, think, and explore the storyline beyond just the pages.