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A review by kelsey3
Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler
5.0
Honestly, this book was so much more than I had ever expected. It was beautifully written, riveting, powerful, and immensely emotional.
I never thought Detweiler's writing would be preachy, and I was right, it wasn't. I know that a few readers thought it would be a pushy book about one religion when they first picked it up, but Detweiler does a wonderful job on expanding past Christianity to view other religious possibilities for the immaculate conception as well.
On another note, throughout my life, I had always wondered what would happen if a virgin stepped forward claiming to be pregnant in our modern day society. Evidentially, Detweiler wondered this too, and thus "Immaculate" was born (pun not intended but happily written, anyway).
The way that Detweiler wrote this book was fantastically well done. She made sure each character was destined for a certain path and didn't stray from said path without some sort of warning. She helps the reader to understand exactly what's going through Mina's head throughout the book and makes it abundantly clear that the divine intervention may not be the God that Mina grew up believing in (which is a nice touch). She separates the characters perspectives in such realistic ways, I could have sworn I was reading a biography about Mina instead of a fictional book. I honestly wanted Mina to be a real person just so we could be friends. A part of me wanted her to be real so I could give her a big hug and tell her everything was going to be ok.
I was amazed at how well "Immaculate" was written and how much I enjoyed Detweiler's writing; I certainty can't wait to read her next book!
Definitely a book you don't want to miss out on!
I never thought Detweiler's writing would be preachy, and I was right, it wasn't. I know that a few readers thought it would be a pushy book about one religion when they first picked it up, but Detweiler does a wonderful job on expanding past Christianity to view other religious possibilities for the immaculate conception as well.
On another note, throughout my life, I had always wondered what would happen if a virgin stepped forward claiming to be pregnant in our modern day society. Evidentially, Detweiler wondered this too, and thus "Immaculate" was born (pun not intended but happily written, anyway).
The way that Detweiler wrote this book was fantastically well done. She made sure each character was destined for a certain path and didn't stray from said path without some sort of warning. She helps the reader to understand exactly what's going through Mina's head throughout the book and makes it abundantly clear that the divine intervention may not be the God that Mina grew up believing in (which is a nice touch). She separates the characters perspectives in such realistic ways, I could have sworn I was reading a biography about Mina instead of a fictional book. I honestly wanted Mina to be a real person just so we could be friends. A part of me wanted her to be real so I could give her a big hug and tell her everything was going to be ok.
I was amazed at how well "Immaculate" was written and how much I enjoyed Detweiler's writing; I certainty can't wait to read her next book!
Definitely a book you don't want to miss out on!