Book Review: Singing Through the Fire by Lara Silverman, J.D. + Giveaway

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Welcome to the Blog Tour for Singing Through Fire by Lara Silverman, J.D., hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Singing Through Fire
Author: Lara Silverman, J.D.
Publisher: Isaiah 4320 Press
Release Date: August 26, 2025
Genre: Christian Romance/Memoir

What if you fall madly in love on the brink of eternity?

Singing Through Fire invites readers into the Job-like true story of a young woman who loses everything—and dares to ask why a good God allows it.

When Stanford Law graduate Lara Palanjian collapses on her dream job, she never imagines it will lead to four years bedridden—or to the love of her life.

Enter Matthew Silverman: a witty, wise, and impossibly joyful youth pastor and professor facing terminal cancer. What begins with a few random encounters soon ignites an extraordinary, God-written love story that neither of them saw coming.

As their unlikely romance unfolds between medical crises, late-night laughter, and unexpected musical performances, Matthew’s unshakable faith challenges everything Lara thinks she knows about God’s goodness—and what it means to walk with Christlike faith, resilience, and joy in the face of overwhelming grief and suffering.

But with time against them, one question looms louder than the rest: What if this gift is only for a moment?

Shockingly funny and spiritually rich, Singing Through Fire is a modern-day Job meets Lucille Ball. It explores what it means to suffer, love, and even laugh and make music while your life is burning down around you. It eloquently gives voice to the aching questions many sufferers quietly carry—then takes readers inside the breathtaking story of two people who found miraculous love and defiant joy amid heartbreaking loss.

It reveals how God can use even our deepest pain to write the most beautiful love stories—even on the cusp of eternity.

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About the Author

Lara Silverman is a Christian author, lawyer, jazz singer, comedic actress, and violinist. She holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. in both Economics and Political Science from UC Berkeley, where she was one of six finalists for the University Medal, Berkeley’s highest academic distinction. Before falling seriously ill in 2018, Lara worked for two federal judges and practiced high stakes litigation for three years at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, where she specialized in intellectual property, antitrust, and contract cases of all kinds.

In 2023, Lara co-founded The Silverman Show—a multifaceted comedy, music, and theology show—and released her debut jazz/pop album as her own music producer in February 2024, even while bedridden. In September 2024, she debuted as Mrs. Serious in her solo Armenian comedy show online. Lara’s writing has been featured in various respected Christian blogs, where her reflections on faith, suffering, and grace have encouraged others. Even as she remains mostly bedridden today, she anchors her unwavering hope in God.

Connect with Lara by visiting her website, Facebook, Instagram, and her YouTube channel.

My review:

Oh. My. Word. I’m almost speechless. Hang on while I attempt to articulate my experience reading this memoir…

This story was fabulous in such a gut wrenching way. It’s honest, gritty, romantic, desperate, humbling, heart-wrenching, and uplifting. Yes, it is all of that and more.

Everyone struggles with the trials God allows us to go through, but not everyone holds as tight to their faith and God as Lara’s husband Matthew. He was a man worth knowing, even if it is only from reading about him through the lens of his loving wife.

Lara pulls no punches about her struggles with her faith but the important message is that, rather than let her trials push her away from God, she leans into Him. Her wonderfully exuberant personality and sarcasm made me laugh out loud, sometimes forgetting that she was living day-to-day with a debilitating illness. And their romance, sigh. Everyone should experience such a deep and beautiful love, even if only for a short time.

I’ve never had a book make me ugly cry, but this one tore me apart. Yet in the midst of their struggles, God shows up and His glory shines. Every page is filled with God’s word. This is a must read.

What I enjoyed most about this book:

Honesty shared in such a moving way

What I didn’t like about this book:

Ugly crying without a box of tissues near me

Would I recommend this book to others? Absolutely. This is a must read memoir. Be prepared for a roller coaster of emotions and God’s truths to shake you up.

Note: I received this book complimentary as a participant of the JustRead reviewer tour. I was not required to give a positive review. All of the opinions I have expressed here are honest and my own.

-Loraine Nunley

Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a $30 Amazon gift card!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight September 15, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on September 22, 2025. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US/CAN only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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