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I pray you're all having a great week, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.
We're currently in the midst of a massive heat wave where I live, and it's getting to honestly be a bit too much. We're expected to be in this particular wave for at least the next two weeks, so I've been spending quite a bit of time in the air conditioning in the afternoons curling up with a book. I've been enjoying reading outside and going for walks in the evenings once it's cooler, but yeah I don't foresee myself spending a lot of time outside until this dissipates a bit.
You may not know this about me but I really love Christian historical fiction with a western setting, and yet, I really don't get a chance to read too many books in this genre.
When an author reached out to me about reading and reviewing her newly released Christian fiction historical title with a western setting, I definitely jumped at the chance. Today I'm here to share with you all what I ended up thinking about it.
To The Uttermost by Kristina Hall:
Source: Complimentary Copy Provided by the Author in Exchange for an Honest Review
Publication Date: May 17th, 2021
Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction/Western
Series: A Better Country
Synopsis:
How far will he take his quest for vengeance?
Owen Lockart will track down and kill the man who murdered his three brothers and left him to die in the Colorado wilderness. And no one will get in his way.
Sally Reiner doesn't know a stranger. She thinks nothing of befriending Owen, her family's new ranch hand. Little does she know he's won her trust to gain information about her no-good murderer of a brother.
Will deceit and vengeance destroy Sally and Owen, or will they trust in the only One Who is able to deliver them?
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
I may not have realized it at first, but To The Uttermost is the book I've been desperately searching for within the Christian fiction genre. I've become a little disheartened as of late seeing so many title bearing the Christian fiction genre stamp, but that fail to truly have anything in them that's God honoring or scriptural based. It was completely refreshing to read this beautiful Christian western romance that's full of faith, suspense, family and a budding romance.
This was my first experience with a Kristina Hall novel, and I honestly wasn't sure what to expect, but I can guarantee that whatever expectations I might have had, this book definitely surpassed. Owen and Sally's story is not for the faint of heart, and it will probably keep you reading long past bedtime, but it's truly a remarkable tale that speaks volumes to Kristina's talent as a storyteller.
The story dragged me in right from the start, and I found myself on the edge of my seat at Owen vows revenge against the man (Guilford) who took his brother's lives, and finds himself on a quest for vengeance that goes against everything he was raised to stand for. Under the guise of growing closer to Guilford, he takes a job at the ranch where Guilford's sister is currently living, and befriends her under false pretenses. When he starts to care for the family who he's been taking advantage of, and the situations turn more sinister than anyone could have possibly prepared for, will he truly be able to let go of his quest once and for all, and trust that justice is only to be served by the One who desires us to love Him above all else.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one from start to finish, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a novel along the lines of Karen Witemeyer. It's well paced, well plotted, well developed, and so much more than you'd first expect when pick it up.
Final Rating: 5/5.
Thanks so much to Kristina Hall for providing me with a complimentary copy to read and review.
I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary copy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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