When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I have a hard time reviewing this book or even deciding how many stars to give it. At the beginning I was frustrated but kept reading hoping for more, and by the end I was really drawn in. What frustrated me was the switching back and forth between time periods and points in his life. I had to read a whole page in to a chapter before I could say for sure is he a child, teenager, grown man. His writing is also so descriptive and a little too sappy at points I was thinking- get on with it already!

The story is a sentimental kind of Nicholas Sparks genre about a man hiding from his past and how a little girl who needs a new heart brings him back to himself. The characters really grew on me and I did care about them in the end. I also liked how, though not a religious book, he was not afraid to talk about the faith and hope that the characters held. I think anyone that is in such a situation would have to find something to believe in and hang on to that.


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