Reviewed by Jackie Thomas
Radiant Lit Blog Tours
Genre: Romance
Publisher: David C. Cook
Date: June 1, 2015
About The Book:
Irish photojournalist Grace Brennan travels the world’s war zones documenting the helpless and forgotten. After the death of her friend and colleague, Grace is shaken.
She returns to London hoping to rekindle the spark with the only man she ever loved—Scottish businessman Ian MacDonald. But he gave up his championship rowing career and dreams of Olympic gold years ago for Grace ... only for her to choose career over him. Will life’s tides bring them back together ... or tear them apart for good this time?
My Thoughts:
I thought this book was a bit heavier than the first book Five Days in Skye. This genre of this book is romance and inspirational fiction and is a type of book I read frequently. The Christian storyline isn't as prominent as in other inspirational fiction and I really enjoyed that the book wasn't predictable. I think the the author will gain readers who wouldn't normally read this type of book. I was turning pages to find out what was going to happen between Grace and Ian and how Grace deals with her feelings about God in light of the suffering she has seen and experienced. London Tides tackles some tough issues in this book, namely PTSD. It's timely and many will resonate with this issue. You will enjoy this book if you like subtle Christian Fiction that delves deep into the emotions and hurt that sometimes accompany a relationship between two people who love each other. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series and watch for my review of Five Days in Skye in July.
About the Author:
Carla Laureano is the author of the RITA® award-winning romance Five Days in Skye as well as London Tides and the Celtic fantasy series The Song of Seare (as C. E. Laureano). A graduate of Pepperdine University, she worked as a sales and marketing executive for nearly a decade before leaving corporate life behind to write fiction full-time. She currently lives in Denver with her husband and two sons.
London Tides is available for purchase from Amazon.com
Note: I received this book as part of the London Tides blog tour from Radiant Lit. I received no compensation for this review and only received a copy of the book for review purposes.
Review copy provided by the publisher.
