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Come Back To Me

 

"Come Back to Me"
Waters of Time (Book 1)
by Jody Hedlund
Wow what a read! This novel has all the elements I love: history, time travel, romance-the whole package. This is a different kind of book I'm used to reading from Jody Hedlund but I knew upon reading the synopsis that it would be good. And it is, for the most part. If you're a fan of Outlander (as I am) you'll most certainly love this one. It's a page-turner for sure; I found myself unable to put it down. I had not been this invested and entertained in a good novel for a while (and that's saying a lot for me).

The characters are well-developed, the hero of the story, the handsome, Sir William Durham is everything any lady would dream of in a man. He is strong, he is protective, he is caring, he is a man of character, he is brave, you name it. Marian, the protagonist is an independent young scientist with a broken relationship with her dad and absolutely not interested in men since she is married to her work. With these two very strong characters you can be sure that a great romance will follow, and it does. 

I'll stop there, I don't want to spoil anything for anyone. But this is easily a 5 star read except that...

I am saddened to have to take away 2 stars for the following reasons. First, it is very poor in faith content. The characters don't mention God, they rely on themselves and others to solve problems. And at first, the characters are attracted to each other solely by their physique, this seemed like a very superficial and carnal romance. For a book marketed as Christian Fiction, I'd expect it to mention God all throughout the book. 

Secondly, historically speaking it is unrealistic that Marian would have understood Medieval English much less make herself understood in her modern American English. I love history and study it as a pastime so this inaccuracy bothered me and took away from my enjoyment. 

Thirdly, and my most serious complaint is the amount of lust and carnality this novel contains. I was shocked that the author thought it okay to describe intimate scenes between the main characters in detail. There are several scenes where they kiss passionately and have lustful thoughts for each other (one even before they're married) And her physical descriptions of the male lead can easily tempt the reader to lust and fantasize if not careful. I avoid secular novels for this reason so to see this in a Christian novel was shocking. It is not a clean book.

I would not recommend this novel for teens and unmarried women. 

 I received a copy of this book from Revell in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.


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