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A review by heatherwoodauthor
The Love Letter by Rachel Hauck
5.0
"I need to die and stay dead. Then, only then, can I live."
"When love is given and received, at any level along any course, it is never wasted."
It's because of books like this one that I love Christian fiction. I really love how powerfully Rachel Hauck writes the gospel- it's real and true and beautiful, never forced, never weak. And it's because of this that I'm filled with joy when I read her books. There was so much good meat in this book. Did I connect with the main characters? No, not much. I couldn't put myself in Chloe's head or in her shoes at all. But I loved her anyway, and how being a Christian affected the way she viewed things. Boy, Jesse's story was everything, and the way Rachel showed life coming from death. I really loved Jeremiah, the producer of the film Jesse wrote and Chloe stars in. Especially when he said he wanted to go home for 24 hours before going to New Zealand. High five, dude.
The historical part of the time slip had such a beautiful conclusion that I won't spoil but was surprisingly satisfactory. I didn't love the secondary characters here or the amount of frustration the characters went through. Yes, there was plenty of angst in both plotlines but I don't hate angst, and I do thoroughly love where Rachel took this story.
I also loved the pacing; she just didn't weigh this book down with a lot of description. This is a complaint I have with another favorite author I've been reading lately, that I end up skimming to get to the story because of the amount of description and scene setting. This book was light on that. I know some people want more sensory details but I loved that it didn't, it kept me moving along and engaged.
I haven't read all of Hauck's books, but this is the first of her books I've read that I didn't see characters I knew from another book. Maybe it ties into a book I haven't read, but it seemed to be a complete standalone. I wouldn't mind having this one on my shelf. It was romantic and powerful and made me love Jesus and my husband more. Good fruit.
"When love is given and received, at any level along any course, it is never wasted."
It's because of books like this one that I love Christian fiction. I really love how powerfully Rachel Hauck writes the gospel- it's real and true and beautiful, never forced, never weak. And it's because of this that I'm filled with joy when I read her books. There was so much good meat in this book. Did I connect with the main characters? No, not much. I couldn't put myself in Chloe's head or in her shoes at all. But I loved her anyway, and how being a Christian affected the way she viewed things. Boy, Jesse's story was everything, and the way Rachel showed life coming from death. I really loved Jeremiah, the producer of the film Jesse wrote and Chloe stars in. Especially when he said he wanted to go home for 24 hours before going to New Zealand. High five, dude.
The historical part of the time slip had such a beautiful conclusion that I won't spoil but was surprisingly satisfactory. I didn't love the secondary characters here or the amount of frustration the characters went through. Yes, there was plenty of angst in both plotlines but I don't hate angst, and I do thoroughly love where Rachel took this story.
I also loved the pacing; she just didn't weigh this book down with a lot of description. This is a complaint I have with another favorite author I've been reading lately, that I end up skimming to get to the story because of the amount of description and scene setting. This book was light on that. I know some people want more sensory details but I loved that it didn't, it kept me moving along and engaged.
I haven't read all of Hauck's books, but this is the first of her books I've read that I didn't see characters I knew from another book. Maybe it ties into a book I haven't read, but it seemed to be a complete standalone. I wouldn't mind having this one on my shelf. It was romantic and powerful and made me love Jesus and my husband more. Good fruit.