Book Review: Behind The Scenes

Posted on April 1, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

Edge Induced Cohesion

Behind The Scenes, by Jen Turano

[Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.]

Having read novels by this author before [1] and at at least a few other historical romances of a similar kind [2], I can say pretty easily what I appreciate about the author’s Christian romances.  For one, they are not too heavy handed, at least to this reader, although they have a strong element of divine providence as well as godly effort.  For another, they are very Nathanish sorts of novels, in a good way, not in the “everyone has PTSD” sort of way.  So, what makes this novel Nathanish?  Well, the lead character is one who struggles to get along socially, has a mix of class as well as a somewhat rough background in the country, and is a writer with poor handwriting but with…

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My name is James Pate. This blog is about my journey. I read books. I watch movies and TV shows. I go to church. I try to find meaning. And, when I can’t do that, I just talk about stuff that I find interesting. I have degrees in fields of religious studies. I have an M.Phil. in the History of Biblical Interpretation from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. I also have an M.A. in Hebrew Bible from Jewish Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and a B.A. from DePauw University.
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