Selection from Amazon Synopsis:
When Kennedy Stern’s childhood pastor
asks
her to volunteer at his new
pregnancy center, she carves time out
of her rigorous college
schedule
to promote the cause of the unborn.
After receiving a disturbing call
from someone far too young to
carry a child,
Kennedy can no
longer blindly hide behind the
pro-life
platitudes she grew up
believing. She resolves to locate
the unknown girl but winds up
entrenched in a mystery that
grows more convoluted
as it unfolds.
While browsing for some Christian suspense, this synopsis grabbed my attention—the
main character questioning strongly-held beliefs on the pro-life issue. I enjoy
a good book that challenges me to think. I find that every time I am made to
question elements of my faith, it only serves to strengthen them, and this book
was no exception.
Strong pro-life supporters need not
fear the suggestion that those beliefs will be presented as invalid.
This book should only be read by
adults and mature teens. The subject matter is not for young readers, or for
readers that dislike gory details. This book does NOT detail abortion
procedures, but does have a graphic description of a bloody scene in one part
of the book.
Kennedy is thrown into a situation
that makes her question her stance on abortion—a stance that seemed
black-and-white before she received a crisis call from a pregnant thirteen-year-old.
Having been raised in a culture that highly values the opportunity to worship
God, Kennedy is also blind-sided by the nonchalant way faith is sometimes lived
out in the United States.
There is not much development in
the secondary characters. Although the plot
was questionable at times, and the manuscript could’ve used a closer look by an
editor, it was still a good thought-provoking read.
