A Time to Bloom by Lauraine Snelling with Kiersti Giron Review

 Hello Everyone :)

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'm exited today to get to share a review for a title from a new to me author, and I hope you'll all keep reading down below to find out what I ended up thinking about it. 

A Time to Bloom by Lauraine Snelling with Kiersti Giron:

Source: Library

Publisher: Bethany House

Publication Date: June 7th, 2022

Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction

Series: Leah's Garden

Synopsis:

Will their dreams fall apart when confronted with all that is stacked against them?

Delphinium Nielsen and her sisters have accomplished much in the past year, traveling west and settling in Nebraska. They are on their way to building a garden in dedication to their mother and working against the forces of nature to make their farm thrive. However, none of that can mask their concern that they are quickly running out of money. Del's work teaching in their booming town offers hope, not only to support her sisters financially, but also to better her students' lives. Not all of the town sees it that way, though, with the rebuilding of the schoolhouse continually neglected and her brightest student's father demanding he work the farm instead of attend class.

When their brother Anders arrives with his war-wounded and heartbroken friend RJ, Anders sees the strength of the sisters' idea to start a boardinghouse and decides to invest in it. Del finds RJ barely polite and wants nothing to do with him. But despite Del and her sisters' best-laid plans, the future--and RJ--might surprise them all.

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

A Time to Bloom was actually my first experience with a Lauraine Snelling novel, and I wasn't sure if I was going to end up feeling like I missed out on anything since I hadn't read the first book before picking this one up. Although a few bits and pieces were mentioned throughout from the first book, I didn't feel like I missed out on too much which was appreciated, and I found myself caught up in this wonderful story about four sisters who are trying to make a new homestead a success in Nebraska in 1886.

This story definitely isn't for the faint of heart, and I loved how it touches on many issues that are still far too prevalent in our society today. The reader is given a close hand look at domestic abuse, war injuries, child abuse, and the negative effects of liquor and gambling. In a time when women's opinions weren't considered to matter, it was refreshing and wonderful to see this group band together to try and be a light for hope and change against the dark evils they're witnessing around them.

With a focus on grief, family, friendships, and the faith that sustains throughout all such things, A Time to Bloom was a wonderful story that has me eagerly anticipating getting to read the next book in the series.

I wholeheartedly enjoyed this lovely historical Christian fiction title, and I loved how the beautiful romance wasn't the main focus of the story, and instead was just one lovely aspect of a novel that transcended many important issues and showcased the beautiful bond between a sibling group.

Final Rating: 4/5.

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

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