Where Grace Appears

The best books are the ones that speak to your heart and make you feel something. This one definitely hits the mark on both counts. It takes you through a journey all of us could very well associate with. It shows you the best and the worst of us. It is well written and a great read. I highly recommend it.

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Where Grace Appears by Heidi Chiavaroli is an excellent fictional novel that is the first in what I expect to be an amazing series titled: An Orchard House Bed and Breakfast. This series is a contemporary twist and adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Little Women is my most beloved and treasured book in existence, so I have extremely high expectations for any novel that involves its characters or concepts. That is a tall order, and Ms. Chiavaroli definitely exceeds those expectations. I really loved this book. Here we are introduced to the warm, loving, complex, real, and fascinating Martin family. Through the novel we meet Josie, Lizzie, Maggie, Bronson, Amie, and Hannah. All are well-drawn, complex, flawed, but likable and realistic characters. All have their own side stories, hopes, dreams, insecurities, concerns, and each add a vital piece to the puzzle. This book focuses on Josie, the mystery involving her return to small-town Camden, her quest for finding her own purpose, her faith, forgiveness, love, the loss of her father a year ago, and the steps that she takes into the uncertain future of a new Bed and Breakfast. The additional obstacles of closing the distance between her and her family and sorting out her tangled feelings when seeing her friends and family again also add another layer of complexity to the narrative. I loved Josie. I enjoyed her story and the transitions and changes that take place in regards to her character as the novel progresses. I really felt as if I was rooting for her from the very beginning. I love the mix of emotions, the hope, the faith, and the positivity that peaks through as the story goes forward. It is so promising and uplifting. I am super excited about this series and cannot wait to see what each book entails as a new member of the family will be the centerpiece of each new story. Is it Maggie’s turn for the next book? I truly loved this book, cannot recommend it enough, and I have to say it will be one of my favorites this year. I am so glad the story continues! 5/5 stars