Some books get
reviewed because I promised a publisher or author I would review it if they
would give me a free copy. Some get reviewed because I’m trying to get a ton of
reviews done and am going through a big series. But then there are books that
get reviewed because they have to be reviewed. They are so good they require
you to review them. That’s the case with A Heart Most Certain by Melissa
Jagears.
Book: A Heart Most Certain by Melissa
Jagears, Bethany House Publishers, 2016
Genre: Historical Fiction
Target Audience: Adult Women
Subjects: Charity, Romance
Genre: Historical Fiction
Target Audience: Adult Women
Subjects: Charity, Romance
I was so
excited about this book! I had no idea what to expect, not having read much
from the author before. I really liked the theme. It was all about what charity
really means. Lydia
and those in her circle think it means preaching in bars on the evil of alcohol
or sewing a few beautiful quilts to help some poor people. Nicholas however,
thinks that it means trying to help prostitutes find a way out of the lifestyle
they are trapped in. He thinks it means
employing them as his maids. He thinks it means dressing as a poor person
himself to deliver needed supplies to the poor. He thinks it means taking
orphans into his home.
But along
with the theme of what charity actually looks like, it also focuses on
overcoming past mistakes and guilt. One character in the story is almost
entirely motivated by guilt and has to find a way to overcome that past.
I highly,
highly recommend this book! And now I want to find as many books as I can by
this author! Anyone who dares to write a book challenging the mindset that the
church’s job is to stay nice and clean and safe while doing charity instead of
opening up their own homes and building relationships with those trapped in
horrific sins is an author I want to read more of!
Spiritual Content Recommendation Scale:5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Spiritual Content Recommendation Scale:5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
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