In this Life by Christine Brae is a bittersweet romance about listening to your heart and accepting where
life leads you. This novel follows a woman who finds herself in love with two
different men who are immensely important in her life. As Anna struggles to
figure out what to do in her life and which man is her fate and destiny, the
reader is drawn in to the joy, questions of one’s faith and struggles life
hands the characters and what “we” do to survive and embrace them.
The author has a clear voice and has a talent for building the chemistry
between the three main characters. While the story line is somewhat predictable
in that you can guess where the author is leading you, it is worth the journey
of getting there and not knowing exactly how you will be taken there. I found
myself tearing up a few times during various scenes with the characters. The
author does a good job with the emotion and imagery so you are there with the
characters as they struggle with being honest with themselves and questioning if
there is something greater out there for them or is this what God’s plan is…
I would recommend this novel to lovers of Nicholas Sparks, anyone
wanting a more realistic romantic story to immerse them in, or Christian fiction
readers who also like a little spice in their life.
