Judgement Call by E.B. Roshan Review

 Hello Friends :)

I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.

I took a few days away from my blog this past week, as my hubby and I went away for a few days which was much needed and much appreciated.

We visited Edmonton, Alberta for almost a week, and enjoyed the beautiful Fantasyland Hotel, the biggest mall in North America, and getting to attend Edmonton's Fan Expo for the very first time.

Unfortunately, I ended up getting sick after we got home, and didn't really feel up to doing much of anything these past couple of days. However, today I'm feeling like I might be on the mend, and I'm excited to get back to blogging.

I had fun posts planned for the last couple of days as there were three really special days to me that just went by, but oh well sometimes you can't control when your body needs time to heal.

However, I am going to quickly mention them here. September 20th my little ole blog turned seven! I can't believe I've been book blogging for that long, and I'm grateful for all the amazing people I've met through my years of doing so. I'm so thankful to the Lord for leading me to this community, and I'm proud I've been able to stick with it as long as I have.

September 21st was my nine year wedding anniversary, and I'm thankful every single day that my hubby was God's plan for me. We ended up celebrating our anniversary a few days early by going to The Melting Pot while we were in Edmonton, and it was a wonderful day that I'm very thankful we had the chance to experience. On our actual anniversary, I packed us a picnic lunch and we enjoyed a lovely fall picnic, and actually got to do some Christmas shopping which is honestly one of my favorite things to do.

And of course, yesterday was September 22nd which is the official start of Autumn, my all time favorite season.

I hope to share some memories from our Edmonton trip in an upcoming DITL style post, but for today's post I'm here to share a review with you all from a new to me indie author.

I hope you'll all keep reading down below for today's full review.

Judgement Call by E.B. Roshan:

Source: Complimentary Copy Provided by the Author in Exchange for an Honest Review

Publication Date: September 23rd, 2022

Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Suspense/Speculative Fiction

Series: Shards of Sevia

Synopsis:

Kiva is handsome, generous, and very much in love with recently-widowed Preen Enda. But the thought of becoming his wife fills her with dread—especially when men from her past—men who know too much—begin appearing in her peaceful town. It's only a matter of time before her secrets are revealed.

If Kiva learns the truth about what happened to Preen's first husband, will he still want to become her second?

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

I have to be honest and state that Judgement Call was a little outside of my comfort zone when comparing it to the books I generally tend to pick up, but I was still looking forward to the opportunity to read an upcoming release by a new to me author.

I want to start off by saying how impressed I was with E.B. Roshan's writing style. I went into this story having not read the four books prior to it, and I never felt like I was missing out on the story. She weaved an immersive and smooth story, while still giving enough background information to make new readers feel they weren't missing anything without providing enough to make readers of the series feel bored or like it was unnecessary. That takes a lot of talent to pull off, and I found that admirable. I also have to comment on the fact that even though this book ended up being a bit too much for me personally, her writing style still kept me engaged and wanting to finish the book despite having hesitations about certain parts of the plot.

The characters seemed authentic and well written, and I could easily empathize with how they handled certain situations considering the traumatic events they'd had to deal with in their past. Both Preen and Kiva show a lot of growth and maturity, as they have to overcome a lot of negative tendencies in order to work towards growing their relationship into a successful marriage.

The suspense builds slowly throughout the developing story, but once it gets going it never really stops. It definitely keeps the reader on the edge of their seat, and several plot points ended up happening that I was definitely neither expecting or prepared for. 

All in all, this was certainly a well written, romantic suspense with touches of both the dystopian and speculative genres, and a faith element that contributed to the well rounded story. It ended up not really being for me, but I would definitely recommend it to fans of any of those genres, especially for adult readers as I think some of the content would be a bit much for teenagers or preteens.

Final Rating: 3.5/5

I'm glad I had the opportunity to read this one and take a chance on a new author!

Thanks so much to E.B. Roshan for allowing me to advance read and review this one!

I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary advance reader copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own, and this is my honest review.

Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)