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shammons 's review for:
The London House
by Katherine Reay
A review that I've struggled with for a couple of days since I finished this book. I was able to read this fairly new release from a favorite author via the Hoopla digital offering at my library. I've enjoyed other Katherine Reay books in the past, though those have primarily been the Jane Austen themed type ones. This one was different for her, and though well written, didn't resonate with me as much. To be fair, I had just finished "The Book of Lost Names" by Kristin Harmel and had a bit of a "book hangover". Add in a similar setting and time period, and it made it even harder for me to get into this book. I wanted to love it, and while I did enjoy it, it was not my favorite read. I struggled with some of the story and making connections to the characters. Mostly, I struggled to find some elements of faith, grace and redemption in what I normally would classify as Christian fiction. I found little to no references to God, Christ, faith, etc and that really pushed me down to 2.5 or 3 stars for this one. Still, I did enjoy it and would not hesitate to read more by Katherine Reay in the future, just not my favorite of hers.