This is my first time reading a Christian suspense novel and anything by Alana Terry. The book cover drew me in along with the storyline. So, let’s meet Blessing, a struggling mother of a 5-year-old son with a baby on the way. She is trying to get herself together after surviving a life of prostitution, physical and mental abuse, and drug addiction all of which she suffered at the hands of her psychotic ex-boyfriend, Jarrod.
This is my first time reading a Christian suspense novel and anything by Alana Terry. The book cover drew me in along with the storyline. So, let’s meet Blessing, a struggling mother of a 5-year-old son with a baby on the way. She is trying to get herself together after surviving a life of prostitution, physical and mental abuse, and drug addiction all of which she suffered at the hands of her psychotic ex-boyfriend, Jarrod.
She was adopted out of the foster care system by a pastor and his wife who supported her through everything. Now in her thirties, there were still things she hid from them like her current pregnancy, recently bumping into Jarrod freshly released from prison, and a dark secret Jarrod was holding over her head. Jarrod has also threatened to kill her parents if she doesn’t help him embezzle funds from the bank where she works. This is weighing on her mind and thrusts her deeper into a quandary when her son is kidnapped by Jarrod. Without giving away too much, Blessing must face Jarrod once and for all and make the best decisions to come out alive with her son.
Overall, it was a quick and engaging read. The author did a great job using first person point of view and giving readers the backstory of Blessing’s attraction to Jarrod and his manipulations. The things she went through were very heavy and terrifying. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the suspense laced with threads of redemption and forgiveness cloaked in prayer. I rooted for Blessing from start to finish knowing that despite everything she went through she was able to survive it all.
Two thumbs up! And yes, l would read something by Alana Terry again.
Some of my favorite lines:
Not
like I don’t have other reasons to stay awake worrying.
Like
the fact that my ex-boyfriend wants me to help him embezzle funds from the bank
where I work.
I
knew there had to be an angle from the first time Jarrod showed up and
surprised me while I was trying to close, but the real reason didn’t come out
until he called me about a week later.
It
started with the usual types of complaints. “Money’s real tight. Nobody wants
to hire me when they see my record.”
Hmm. Maybe he should have thought of that before he started pimping me and dozens of other underage girls out on the streets, right?
Rating: 4 stars
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