The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels

My Thoughts:

When I had a chance to select The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels I decided I would give it a chance. I had never heard of this author and while her writing is very well done, I was quite disappointed in a couple of things. First, some of the situations made me uncomfortable, such as early on in the heroine's past some of the high school football players made comments about one of the players getting it on with the heroine. Unfortunately, he didn't come to her rescue and she had a name assigned to her that I felt revolted by. This was very early in the book and unfortunately, it tainted my view of the balance of the book. Second, since this is a book from Revell, I wanted a strong Christian theme throughout the book, but that didn't happen.

Now, as I mentioned previously, I really enjoyed Ms. Bartels gift of words and story, even though I am not a big fan of first-person storylines. If there was more of a Christian theme and if the non-pleasant situations were removed I would probably love the book.

While I might not suggest this book to my Christian friends and followers, it would be one that a lot of people would thoroughly enjoy based on the storyline. 

On a 5-Star Scale - 3 Stars

I would like to thank Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, for my copy of The Words Between Us. I received my copy for free with no expectation for a positive or negative review. The opinions are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR. Part 255.

Smiles & Blessings,

From the Back Cover;

Robin Windsor has spent much of her life under an assumed name to avoid association with her infamous parents. She thought she'd finally found sanctuary running her used bookstore in quiet River City, Michigan. But when she receives an eerily familiar book in the mail on the morning of her father's scheduled execution, Robin is thrown back to the summer she met Peter Flynt, the perfect boy who ruined everything. Why would Peter be making contact now? And why does she have a sinking feeling that she's about to be exposed all over again?

With evocative prose that recalls the classic novels we love, Erin Bartels pens a story that shows that words--the ones we say, the ones we read, and the ones we write--have more power than we imagine.