Book Review: Told You So by Kristen Heitzmann
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What is this book about?
From the minute Grace Evangeline throws her sweet tea in Devin Bressard’s face, their battle of wits and cross-purposes overtakes their lives. Sassy “angelic” Grace Evangeline will stop at nothing to see her romance novel produced for Broadway. Devin Bressard knows all about the commercial success of Ms. Evangeline’s “novels”—as far from his literary, nerve-striking plays as anything could be. Grace intends to pull his head out of the rarefied air long enough to make her point, even if it involves stalking him and infiltrating his friends and colleagues. Devin knows she’s trouble, but who would guess the spokesperson for strength and virtue would be a calamity vortex? He mounts a fierce resistance, but when he’s forced to work with Grace, his profession and sanity aren’t the only things at risk. Collapsing walls on both sides bring a detente that could shatter their bond—or resound through more lives than their own.
My review:
The premise really hooked me but unfortunately it only applied to the first few chapters. I also enjoyed the author’s voice, but with so many unresolved plot devices thrown in, particularly at the end, it felt overwritten.
As a story with a Christian heroine, there was a real missed opportunity here. Grace is a Christian who stumbles in her walk, which would make for a great message of God’s forgiveness, but her Christianity becomes background noise instead.
What I enjoyed most about this book:
The author’s voice
What I didn’t like about this book:
Too many plot devices and not enough of God represented
Would I recommend this book to others? No. Unfortunately, even though the author’s voice is good, the story was overwritten and not representative of the back cover summary. This is the first book in the series.
-Loraine Nunley
