Unyielding Hope by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan ~ Review

Lucie's Review:
Companion book to the popular TV series, this is the first in a brand new series by Janette Oke and her daughter Laurel Oke Logan.

Lillian and Grace are two sisters reunited after a lifetime apart, Lillian was adopted after the death of her parents and raised by a loving family. When she finds out that she has a small inheritance from her birth family, she also learns that her sister, long believed dead, is alive.

Slow to start, this book spends much of the time setting up or future installments to come in the series. There were parts of the story that seemed to come more easily than I expected, but I liked the characters and the setting. Grace has a strong faith, she is very hands-on, and outgoing with a passion for orphans. Lillian quickly agrees to help, uses her gifts of organization to help as well.

The book also follows an older orphan Lemuel, with dreams of pursuing higher education. He is a huge help to the sisters, and I'm excited to see where his story will go.

Overall this was a pleasant read, but felt more like a prequel or set up book, while the pace is perhaps realistic, there were times when reading it that I wondered if this book could have been condensed and tightened. I like the contrast between the sisters, and how Lillian grows throughout. There is a strong theme of faith and family. I'm interested to see where this will go, and am planning now to look into the show.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.