Shades of Morning - Book Review

Book Synopsis:

Marnie Wittier has life just where she wants it. Quiet. Peaceful. No drama. A long way away from her past. In the privacy of her home, she fills a box with slips of paper, scribbled with her regrets, sins, and sorrows. But that’s nobody else’s business. Her bookstore/coffee shop patrons, her employees, her friends from church—they all think she’s the very model of compassion and kindness.

Then Marnie’s past creeps into her present when her estranged sister dies and makes Marnie guardian of her fifteen-year-old son—a boy Marnie never knew existed. And when Emmit arrives, she discovers he has Down syndrome—and that she’s woefully unprepared to care for him. What’s worse, she has to deal with Taylor Cole, her sister’s attorney, a man Marnie once loved—and abandoned. As Emmit (and Taylor) work their way into her heart, Marnie begins to heal. But when pieces of her dismal past surface again, she must at last face the scripts of paper in her box, all the regrets and sorrows. Can she do it? Or will she run again?

Author Bio:

Marlo Schalesky is the author of several books, including Beyond the Night and Empty Womb, Aching Heart. A graduate of Stanford University, Marlo also has a masters of theology with an emphasis in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. Married over twenty years, she lives with her husband, Bryan, and their five children in California.

My Review:

I have been so busy this summer that I haven't had much time to read, but this is one book I couldn't put down. In Shades of Morning, the main character, Marnie, having went through a lot of regrets in her past, must learn to let those regrets go and move ahead with her life. She is thrown into things that are beyond her comfort zone within the story.The storyline was easy to read even when it combined past with present and the characters were relatable. There is a twist to the story in the end that you will either love or hate. I won't give it away, but I liked the surprise ending. It wasn't what I expected and it's refreshing to have a story throw me for a loop like this one did.

I received a book copy for review. The opinions within this post are of my own and I was not influenced in any way. Please do your own research before purchasing products. Your opinions and results may vary.