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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A mystery surrounding a Faberge egg and intricately entwined family secrets create the setting for Colleen Coble’s Fragile Designs.
Nothing in Carly’s life is simple. Nothing in her life is as it seems. Carly sets out to find the answers surrounding the murder of her husband, but she soon reveals the hidden truths behind her own family secrets.
This book had many likable characters and several mysterious storylines to unravel. While I really enjoyed the multiple surprises throughout this book as well as the family interactions and growth, the pacing was very slow at points. The long or repetitive explanations hindered the unraveling of the mystery and dampened the “got to know” suspenseful feelings.
Overall, this was a good read with a unique antiquity approach that still felt very contemporary.
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson fiction for an advanced digital to honestly read and review. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Nothing in Carly’s life is simple. Nothing in her life is as it seems. Carly sets out to find the answers surrounding the murder of her husband, but she soon reveals the hidden truths behind her own family secrets.
This book had many likable characters and several mysterious storylines to unravel. While I really enjoyed the multiple surprises throughout this book as well as the family interactions and growth, the pacing was very slow at points. The long or repetitive explanations hindered the unraveling of the mystery and dampened the “got to know” suspenseful feelings.
Overall, this was a good read with a unique antiquity approach that still felt very contemporary.
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson fiction for an advanced digital to honestly read and review. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
mysterious
fast-paced
Absolutely fantastic read! I really enjoyed all the threads of this story and Colleen does a fantastic job at wrapping all of them up for the conclusion. I especially liked the family history threads and how they tied in to the mysteries. I also was appreciative of the resolution to the family elements during the story. The twists were done well and some of them I didn’t see coming. Great read!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
An all-immersive romantic suspense filled with family drama, relationship drama, and mystery all set within beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina.
Coble is a genius of crafting a complex tale that has many different moving parts without loosing the reader to confusion or boredom along the way. It was really interesting to see how new information unfolded along the way, particularly with the family history component. I also learned a little bit about Fabrege eggs which was fun!
There were a few mentions of things that were a bit perplexing as to their inclusion in a Christian marketed book but they were brief mentions and mostly centered around a side character (he was described as a ladies man who was often out late doing things like bar hopping, and there were statements that he would he would never change and settle down--which I believe he would have as a Christian because we become new creatures when we surrender to Christ. I felt it was a missed opportunity for the believers in the story to address.) The male romantic interest is the brother of a man she'd dated in high school, which I'm not sure how I feel about. There were also a few situations or character reactions that I wasn't sure were quite realistic.
The FMC had a baby that, as a new mom, helped me connect with her character. I enjoyed reading parts that included the baby. And I just loved the setting, since it's my home state!
Overall, it was pretty engaging and a solid romantic suspense.
Content: infidelity, parent abandonment, parent death
Christian faith rating: 1/3 (while there was prayer included several times, particularly during trying times, there were some worldly things mentioned)
Coble is a genius of crafting a complex tale that has many different moving parts without loosing the reader to confusion or boredom along the way. It was really interesting to see how new information unfolded along the way, particularly with the family history component. I also learned a little bit about Fabrege eggs which was fun!
There were a few mentions of things that were a bit perplexing as to their inclusion in a Christian marketed book but they were brief mentions and mostly centered around a side character (he was described as a ladies man who was often out late doing things like bar hopping, and there were statements that he would he would never change and settle down--which I believe he would have as a Christian because we become new creatures when we surrender to Christ. I felt it was a missed opportunity for the believers in the story to address.) The male romantic interest is the brother of a man she'd dated in high school, which I'm not sure how I feel about. There were also a few situations or character reactions that I wasn't sure were quite realistic.
The FMC had a baby that, as a new mom, helped me connect with her character. I enjoyed reading parts that included the baby. And I just loved the setting, since it's my home state!
Overall, it was pretty engaging and a solid romantic suspense.
Content: infidelity, parent abandonment, parent death
Christian faith rating: 1/3 (while there was prayer included several times, particularly during trying times, there were some worldly things mentioned)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity