A review by bringmybooks
What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson, Christina Suzann Nelson

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Thank you to Bethany House for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.

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Sometimes I find that writing a paragraph style review comes so easy, other times all I can manage is some bullet points and that's what we're working with today:

What I liked:
- The 3 viewpoints + the short chapters made the book fly by!
- I liked the way the faith thread was woven in seamlessly and never felt like it was proselytizing.
- The explorations of grief and the way that Dora (the missing child's mother) handled herself in the wake of her loss; it was sad and frustrating to read but seemed very realistic.

What I was kinda meh on:
- A lot of threads were set up for the MCs family and some kind of heavy situations going on there, but were very much left hanging.
- Okay, so this one is difficult because as much as the ending annoyed me, I also liked it. I can't tell you why one way or the other because that would be Spoiler City, but, well, yeah.

If you're looking for a quick read with some mystery / thriller aspects, this book is right up your alley!
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