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A review by parklandmom
What a Wave Must Be by Angela Hunt
5.0
Stars: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (5/5 stars)
Read: January 2024
Format: Kindle eBook & an Everand audiobook borrow
Narrator: Jennifer Jill Arsya (new to me but good)
Challenge Prompt: CNL’s #28 of 50 - “with a teenager as a main character” (Maddie)
Book #6 of 2024: I have a few books by this author but it has been a long time since I read anything by her. I had this one pre-ordered for months. I knew it was going to be tough subject matter but I also knew that it would be worth it.
This story is told by both Maggie (17) and her grandmother, Susan. Maggie’s Dad/Susan’s son takes his own life and their stories begin just before and then continue after.
I started and finished this novel the same day. I had to take breaks but it’s masterfully done. Angela Hunt brings out the cold truths of suicide, and how it affects people afterward, far beyond what anyone realizes.
I don’t believe in shying away from hard topics because the more we know, the better. Escaping reality into a cocoon of bubble wrap helps no one. Yes, people need time and distance after a traumatic event. That is understandable and compassionate. Yet we still need to come alongside people and be there for them without cliché words. Reliance on God and His strength is so important. We need to TALK about this kind of thing, not whisper in the shadows and hope it just goes away.
I applaud the author for writing this novel and for the video I saw where she said it is for people who tried to end their life, those thinking about it, those who lost someone to suicide, and those who have experienced the aftermath of a loved one wanting to-or attempting to-end their life.
This wasn’t an easy read and I needed tissues a few times. I’ve lost a friend and I’ve been around it a few times. It changes you. It doesn’t leave you. God, in His grace, can carry you through. And that is how this novel ends-with hope.
Read: January 2024
Format: Kindle eBook & an Everand audiobook borrow
Narrator: Jennifer Jill Arsya (new to me but good)
Challenge Prompt: CNL’s #28 of 50 - “with a teenager as a main character” (Maddie)
Book #6 of 2024: I have a few books by this author but it has been a long time since I read anything by her. I had this one pre-ordered for months. I knew it was going to be tough subject matter but I also knew that it would be worth it.
This story is told by both Maggie (17) and her grandmother, Susan. Maggie’s Dad/Susan’s son takes his own life and their stories begin just before and then continue after.
I started and finished this novel the same day. I had to take breaks but it’s masterfully done. Angela Hunt brings out the cold truths of suicide, and how it affects people afterward, far beyond what anyone realizes.
I don’t believe in shying away from hard topics because the more we know, the better. Escaping reality into a cocoon of bubble wrap helps no one. Yes, people need time and distance after a traumatic event. That is understandable and compassionate. Yet we still need to come alongside people and be there for them without cliché words. Reliance on God and His strength is so important. We need to TALK about this kind of thing, not whisper in the shadows and hope it just goes away.
I applaud the author for writing this novel and for the video I saw where she said it is for people who tried to end their life, those thinking about it, those who lost someone to suicide, and those who have experienced the aftermath of a loved one wanting to-or attempting to-end their life.
This wasn’t an easy read and I needed tissues a few times. I’ve lost a friend and I’ve been around it a few times. It changes you. It doesn’t leave you. God, in His grace, can carry you through. And that is how this novel ends-with hope.