Today I'm happy to be part of the book tour for Come Back to Me by fellow Catholic Writers' Guild member Carolyn Astfalk.
I had the chance to read this story the past couple days and it was a great read! First, it was short, and I appreciate that in books because I don't have a lot of extra time. It was wonderful to have something I could read and enjoy in a short period of time. This was a very engaging story that kept me swiping on my Kindle.
Astfalk writes about real life in all its messiness. Her characters are multifaceted and dealing with struggles readers can relate to. Faith is part of her stories, but it isn't portrayed as something that fixes everything. Rather, belief in God is what provides strength in the hard times.
I had the chance to read this story the past couple days and it was a great read! First, it was short, and I appreciate that in books because I don't have a lot of extra time. It was wonderful to have something I could read and enjoy in a short period of time. This was a very engaging story that kept me swiping on my Kindle.
Astfalk writes about real life in all its messiness. Her characters are multifaceted and dealing with struggles readers can relate to. Faith is part of her stories, but it isn't portrayed as something that fixes everything. Rather, belief in God is what provides strength in the hard times.
Alan Reynolds slid into marriage. When his wife kicks him out, it looks as if he may slide out just as easily. Forced to bunk with his newlywed younger brother and his pregnant wife, Alan gets a firsthand look at a blissfully happy marriage while his wife rebuffs his attempts at a reunion.
Caught in the middle, Alan and his wife’s mutual friend Megan grows increasingly unhappy with her own empty relationships. If that weren’t enough, her newly sober brother has found happiness with Jesus, a goody-goody girlfriend, and a cockeyed cat.
When Alan and Megan hit rock bottom, will there be grace enough in their bankrupt lives to right their relationships and find purpose like their siblings have?
Author bio:
Carolyn Astfalk resides with her husband and four children in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where it smells like either chocolate or manure, depending on wind direction. She is the author of the contemporary Catholic romances Stay With Me, Ornamental Graces, and All in Good Time, and the coming-of-age story Rightfully Ours. Carolyn is a member of the Catholic Writers Guild, Catholic Teen Books, Pennwriters, and is a CatholicMom.com and Today’s Catholic Teacher contributor. True to her Pittsburgh roots, she still says “pop” instead of “soda,” although her beverage of choice is tea.
Please check out the other stops on the blog tour:
Mon., Feb. 24 - Sarah Reinhard, Snoring Scholar
Tues., Feb. 25 - Barb Szyszkiewicz, FranciscanMom
Wed., Feb. 26 - Ellen Gable, Plot Line and Sinker
Fri., Feb. 28 - Theresa Linden, Things Visible & Invisible
1 comment:
Thanks so much, Patrice! Love your review. I'm grateful for short reads too - though it's seldom what I write. It felt like these were all the words this story needed and no more.
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