One
of my favorite things is finding new authors whose books I love. I found a wonderful book and author when I
read Hurricane
Season by Lauren K Denton. Wow…loved
this book!
The
storyline is what first caught my eye. A
couple, Betsy and Ty, own a dairy farm in Alabama and they are always busy with
the day to day operations of the farm.
In recent years they’ve struggled with infertility and it’s taken it’s toll
on Betsy and Ty’s relationship. Entering
into the equation is Jenna when she suddenly springs a surprise on her sister,
watching her two young children, while she heads off to Florida to work on photography
as part of a mentorship program. It’s
something she’s longed to get back into for years. The threat of a hurricane may not be the only
storm brewing on the horizon.
Hurricane Season was simple, yet deep. It was beautiful but dealt with the difficult
and hard things of life. It showed the beautiful
and extraordinary things about ordinary lives.
I loved the characters, their relationships and looking back at what’s shaped
them. I loved the beauty of the farm and
the retreat in Florida, captured so beautifully by the author. The characters were decent good people who I would want to know. There were some
profound thoughts and observations shared throughout the book that made me
think about my own life.
I
loved reading Hurricane Season by Lauren K Denton and I look forward to
reading her future books. I want to go
back and read her first book, The Hideaway. I would describe Lauren as a safe
writer. What I mean by that is that she
takes the time to develop a story and lets the readers get to know the characters. She doesn’t manipulate the storyline and characters
don’t make stupid thoughtless decisions, just to advance the story or grab the
reader’s attention. Lauren knows how to
make the ordinary both interesting and beautiful.
It’s
with pleasure I highly recommend Hurricane Season by Lauren K Denton. I would like to thank Thomas Nelson Publishers and BookLook for the opportunity to read Hurricane
Season in exchange for an honest review. I was under no obligation to give a favorable
review.
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