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Mourning Becomes Cassandra (2009)

by Christina Dudley(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0615289770 (ISBN13: 9780615289779)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Bellavita Press

series

Cass Ewan

review 1: Despite the fact that I got this for free via Pixel of Ink, I was very impressed by the book. I honestly think it is one of the few Christian fiction books I have read which portrays people as more than one-dimensional and split between believers and non-believers. There is a fair amount of swearing, but I felt it made sense within the characters and situations it was being used.Basically, Cassandra lost her husband and young daughter in a car accident over a year before the story begins and is still barely functional in her grief. One of her friends convinces her to move into a house with her, her brother, and another friend, which starts her on the path of rejoining life. In the course of the book, she continues to examine her faith, becomes a mentor to a troubled te... moreen, finds a job, and even starts to date again.This was definitely a cut above most Christian fiction, having a more literary feel to it and not so much of following a formulaic plot line like you often see in this genre.
review 2: This was a believable and entertaining story about what a young widow does to move on with her life. Her thoughts and inner struggles are real. As an avid fan of Christian fiction, the only thing I had a problem with was the large amount of F-bombs in the book. Yes, I understand that a troubled teen would really talk that way. I just think if the target market is Christian readers, more will be turned off by this. And because of this, I probably would not recommend it to my friends, at least not without a word of caution.Language aside, the story was very good and very difficult to put down. I particularly liked how the author used little one sentence snippets to give you a glimpse of something to come. This was a fantastically creative way to move the story forward. So, readers, if you can stomach some offensive language, the story is worth it. less

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