Life’s Journey our Greatest Test, by Marshalee Patterson

 

3.5 stars

ABOUT THE BOOK -

When Brady lost his brother, John, he felt his entire world crumble. All their plans went up in smoke, and soon his life took a turn for the worst; one he had not seen coming.

When his uncontrollable rage landed him in the Lexington Prison, he lost all will to live. However, his grandmother Ruth, being the devoted Christian woman that she was, never gave up on him and kept praying for him.

Walking around town shortly after his release from Lexington, Brady was pleasantly surprised when he stumbled upon Sara in a partially burnt abandoned building. Thinking that being a good Samaritan to her, could help him make right with God for all the wrong he had done in his life, he later discovered Sara was more of a blessing to his tortured life than he was to her.

Will this unlikely union bring them peace and seeing God’s promises fulfilled in their lives?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR -

When Marshalee Patterson left high school and started working, she thought she was cursed. She would look at her life and compare it with some of her high school friends who seemed to be achieving the things she wanted. That is—marriage and kids.

​That desire led her to seek things her own way and not wait on God and it resulted in many shameful and painful experiences that she hid from everyone. She struggled to forgive herself and to also embrace God’s mercy, thinking she wasn’t deserving because of her weakness to the flesh. She felt cheap and not good enough.

​Years later God revealed his plan for her life and it was to write books; books that would bring healing and deliverance to people’s lives. Each book she wrote she realized had a theme and that they were drawing from her own past experiences- the same past she wanted to stay hidden and buried. But as she wrote each book she saw herself healing from whatever trauma mentioned in that book. It was then that she realized, as shameful and painful as her past was, that God had a plan for it.

 They were the blueprint for her stories, experiences readers can relate to and the process through which God carried her to find healing and deliverance was how her readers would as well. 

​Marshalee Patterson is a Christian Fiction Author of life-changing books that have spiritual warfare and romance. Her goal is to see her readers gain the advantage of how to be victorious against Satan’s tactics and exposes some of the devices he uses. 

She is a lover of nature and its tranquillity. She finds nature refreshing and peaceful. She loves different cultures, especially Spanish, which she feels make us learn to appreciate ours a little more in areas where we have been ungrateful or unappreciative. She loves salsa music very much and dances it well too. She is a proud Jamaican.

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MY THOUGHTS -

A very enjoyable read. This one had a nice strong Christian message. It did get a few great reviews saying that it was fast moving and riveting. Unfortunately, for me, it seemed slow and I didn't feel invested enough to want to find out what happens. It was a nice storyline with a sweet ending but it was more their terrible backstories that I found most interesting.

The characters were good, I didn't feel that I  loved either Brady or Sara, but I liked them. They both had very terrible backstories. But again, it didn't make me feel for them. I don't know why, I just didn't feel connected.

So, my all-in-all - this was a "good" read. It was enjoyable enough and I did finish it. I liked it, but didn't love it.

If you like Christian reads with strong messages about faith with happy endings - this is a great book for you! I would kind of say this could be a YA book with a warning that there are some strong triggers in here, but for me, that's what kept me reading.

A thanks to the author for sending me this book for my honest review.