The Color of Home by Kit Tosello Review

 Happy Monday Sweet Friends :)

I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've all decided to join me here on The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review.

I'm Kirby, and I'm happy to welcome you to my little bookish corner of the internet.

I apologize that it's been a few days since my last review guys. Unfortunately, I came down with a bit of a nasty virus on Halloween, and I've actually spent the past few days in bed with a high fever, and a plethora of other rather obnoxious symptoms.

I was able to get some reading time in though, and since today I finally feel like I'm on the road to feeling like myself again, I thought it was the perfect day to hop on here and share all about a recent book release from Revell Publishing.

I hope you'll all keep reading down below to find out what I ended up thinking about it.

My review may seem a little behind on this one, but unfortunately my physical copy of this one got lost in the mail. Thankfully, the lovely team at Revell sent me a digital copy thereafter so I could still complete my position on the review team.

The Color of Home by Kit Torsello:

Source: Complimentary E Copy Provided by the Publisher as Part of the Revell Reads Blogger Program

Publisher: Revell

Publication Date: September 24th, 2024

Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary

Synopsis:

Audrey Needham, Bay Area interior designer to the rich and pretentious, is down to her last nerve. Her boss is impossible to please, her future is in jeopardy, and her great-aunt Daisy needs support as her husband descends into Alzheimer's. When Daisy enlists Audrey's help preparing for a move to assisted living, Audrey risks her career to return to the idyllic small town of Charity Falls, Oregon, the summer stomping grounds of her childhood. But Charity Falls was also the place that broke her heart when her father was killed in a tragic fire at the Sugar Pine Inn thirteen years ago. Despite Audrey's intent to avoid emotional entanglement, the pull of home is hard to resist. Something should be done about the deteriorating inn. A local girl with an incarcerated father needs a friend. And handsome local do-gooder Cade Carter is coloring Audrey all shades of uncertain.

Join award-winning writer and debut novelist Kit Tosello in this lyrical and often humorous exploration of how God redeems brokenness and draws us to the life we're meant to find.

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

Kit Torsello is a new to me author, and the synopsis of this one had me very much looking forward to giving one of her books a try for the first time. The Color of Home is a contemporary Christian fiction novel about a woman named Audrey who by all accounts seems to be living the life she's only ever dreamed about. However, when circumstances require her to return to her childhood roots, she realizes that our past never truly leaves us, and that the truly important things in life are often not what we've come to think they are.

The story dives into many deep and personal issues that I wasn't necessarily expecting when I picked this one up, and I loved how the author did justice by representing each of these issues realistically. But also used the faith element to shine a light over these situations that would often seem so hopeless otherwise.

This was a powerful read, and it's one I don't expect to forget anytime soon. I loved how it emphasized the importance our upbringing has on the people we become someday, and also on the fact that God can work with brokenness, if only we're willing to let Him.

Kit Torsello has an interesting writing style that focuses heavily on character development and atmospheric settings, and I literally felt like I was completely immersed in the story. I enjoyed my first foray into one of her books, and I wouldn't hesitate to give another of her books a try in the future.

However, the one complaint I had overall, was the pacing and length of the story. It felt like story was dragged out more than it needed to be, and many passages went on much longer than what would have been necessary.

Overall though, it was a lovely read that I'd highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a harder hitting Christian fiction novel.

Final Rating: 4/5.

Thanks so much to Revell for allowing me to read and review this one!

I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary copy of this novel from the publisher (Revell) via NetGalley as Part of the Revell Reads Blogger Program. 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 :)