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A review by fiction_aficionado
Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L. Gray
5.0
It seems highly ironic to begin a review of a book titled Love and a Little White Lie by applauding it’s authenticity, but that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Everything about this novel felt so authentic, from the first person, present tense voice of the main character, January, through to the various struggles each of the characters encounters and January’s own unsuspecting journey to faith. And the delightful paradox is, while January was undoubtedly living out a little white lie (that turned out to be not so little after all), she was actually becoming authentic in meaningful ways she didn’t even realise until the end of the story.
But I should probably back up a moment, because world-weary January Sanders is not your typical romance novel heroine, particularly in the Christian fiction genre. She’s grown up with an atheist mother, and though she’s not hostile toward Christianity, she’s not interested in being converted either. But then, she’s never before encountered the kind of authentic (yes, there’s that word again) Christianity she finds at Grace Community Church. The kind that faces the same struggles with health, relationships, loss, and ambition as every other human on the planet. The kind that shows…well, grace.
There’s a very real danger of spoilers if I get more specific in my praise of this novel than I have been above, particularly in relation to the romantic thread of the story, but I will say I loved everything about that too. It subtly subverts some of the tried and not-so-true clichés romance novels tend to promulgate, but really, I can’t say any more than that without it being a spoiler. But…oh, it was so satisfying to get to that ending! It brought everything together, including that very important theme of authenticity and honesty—especially authentic romantic love.
I can’t wait for the next book in this series!
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher. This has not influenced the content of my review, which is my honest and unbiased opinion.
But I should probably back up a moment, because world-weary January Sanders is not your typical romance novel heroine, particularly in the Christian fiction genre. She’s grown up with an atheist mother, and though she’s not hostile toward Christianity, she’s not interested in being converted either. But then, she’s never before encountered the kind of authentic (yes, there’s that word again) Christianity she finds at Grace Community Church. The kind that faces the same struggles with health, relationships, loss, and ambition as every other human on the planet. The kind that shows…well, grace.
There’s a very real danger of spoilers if I get more specific in my praise of this novel than I have been above, particularly in relation to the romantic thread of the story, but I will say I loved everything about that too. It subtly subverts some of the tried and not-so-true clichés romance novels tend to promulgate, but really, I can’t say any more than that without it being a spoiler. But…oh, it was so satisfying to get to that ending! It brought everything together, including that very important theme of authenticity and honesty—especially authentic romantic love.
I can’t wait for the next book in this series!
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher. This has not influenced the content of my review, which is my honest and unbiased opinion.