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About the Book
Book title: All of You
Author: Sarah Monzon
Release date: May 15, 2017
Genre:Dual-timeline/Contemporary Romance
Maryland, Present Day
Jacquelyn Rogers can rebuild anything…except the shambles of her past. A restorer of vintage planes, she’s worked hard to earn the reputation of being one of the guys. The last thing she needs is a former Navy pilot fighting his own inner demons stepping in to defend her from dangers she thought she’d outrun long ago. Some battles must be fought alone.
After a freak accident severs Lieutenant Michael “Finch” Carrington’s dreams, as well as two limbs, he’s left with nothing but a fragile faith and a duty-bound promise to watch out for his friend’s baby sister. A promise she insists is as unnecessary as it is unappreciated. But when she turns the tables and begins to weld together the broken parts of his life, it may be his heart that is in need of protection.
England, 1944
With the world at war yet again, Alice Galloway rejects her father’s traditional expectations and offers her piloting expertise to the Air Transport Auxiliary. She may be a woman in a man’s world, but when she overhears key intelligence, she must find the strength to transcend boundaries and her own fears. Or countless people may die.
Sometimes the past reaches forward to bring hope to the future.
My Perspective
This book has so much going for it. Present day story, historical story, a female pilot, a wounded soldier, love, and so much more. Above all these things? The promise of God always being there for us, and a character whos faith didn’t seem to waiver, even though I’m pretty sure if it was me, I would not be able to say the same. But here’s the thing. I loved the way the author wrote this character – Michael. While his faith didn’t waver, he did ask questions that I think we all would ask, and he wasn’t afraid to share that with others. His reactions felt real to me, and I just felt an easy connection to him.
While the aspect of a female pilot was interesting, I really found myself drawn to the current day storyline more so then the historic storyline. I think it was because I connected with the characters more. Or I was more invested in them or something. I cannot really put my finger on it. But I did find it interesting in the end how the two stories came together. For the most part I saw it coming, however it did not take away from the story at all. I enjoyed finding my way to the end and the answers I thought I knew.
I found this to be a refreshingly sweet, romantic, uplifting and heartfelt story. And with the swoon worthy Michael Carrington as the lead, book nerds everywhere are going to gush, blush and swoon. You’ll wish you needed a prince charming to come save your day! But make sure you learn more about the Carrington family by reading book one! I received a complimentary copy of this book. I was not required to write a favorable review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
About the Author
Sarah Monzon is a Navy chaplain’s wife and a stay at home mom to the two cutest littles in the world. Playing pretend all day with them isn’t enough, she spends the evenings after their heads hit the pillow to create her own imaginary characters. When she isn’t in the world of make believe, she can be found in the pine forests of western Washington taking care of her family, fostering friendships, and enjoying all the adventures each day brings.
Her debut novel, The Isaac Project, skyrocketed to Amazon bestseller status while her Sophomore book, Finders Keepers, won the 2017 Selah award for contemporary romance.
Guest Post from Sarah Monzon
I’m so excited to be here today and getting this opportunity to hang out with y’all in this virtual world. If you are anything like me, you devour books faster than my son drinks orange juice (and he really loves orange juice!). Because of that, it is sometimes hard to come across a book with a unique premise or a message that you haven’t seen incorporated a thousand times before. As a writer, I always try to bring something fresh to the table.
In the first book of the Carrington Family Series, Finders Keepers, neither of my characters were Christians. What? No Christians in a Christian fiction novel? Most Christian fiction books usually have at least one or both main characters a Christians. Don’t worry, they both found their way to Jesus. With All of You, however, I wanted to take yet an even different approach.
I’ve ready lots of books where the main character is angry or upset with God for such-and-such thing that happened in his/her life (I’ve even written a character like that), but I hadn’t really read a story about a character that, no matter what life threw at him/her, he/she was going to trust in God no matter what. As a life-long Christian, this is a message I can identify with. The “If not, He is still good” resonation that is sometimes harder to hold on to in the midst of pain and struggles.
So, as with all my books, I hope the freshness of the story and the realness of my characters will inspire and uplift you as you travel along with them on their journey.
God Bless.
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Giveaway
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I love Sarah’s books! I enjoyed reading your thoughts. Glad you got to read it!
Thanks for the review. I have come to really enjoy books that deal with two time frames. All of You sounds like a great read and I love the way you talk about how the author puts in the spiritual side so well.
Thank you for that lovely review!
On my TBR pile. ?
Really enjoyed the description of the book. I like the story in the present day and also in 1944. Sounds like a great read.
I enjoyed reading your review! Going on my TBR.
I recently read Finders Keepers and can’t wait to read this one!
This sounds like an intriguing story!
I need to read this one! Thanks for the review!