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When You Can’t Finish a Great Book

by Chautona Havig · 10 Comments

If you love thrillers, seriously... ignore my personal issues and try this book. Then tell me how it ends. I'm dying to know. So disappointed... in me. via @chautonahavig

No Turning Back was great–fabulous, actually. I couldn’t put it down.

Until I had to. The author is a phenomenal writer, and I hope to try something else of hers again in the future.  It’s a personal issue that I just can’t handle.  So I closed the book and chose to withdraw from the tour.  I’m very sorry for that. I’d love to know how it turns out, but I can’t read it.

For those who love realistic fiction that, while authentic-feeling, is relatively clean, give this book a shot.  For those who have problems with assault scenes involving women… beware.  I’m not sorry I requested a free review copy of this book, and I’m thankful the author provided it. I wish I could have finished the whole thing.

That’s what I wrote the day I was supposed to leave a review but…

No Turning Back Review

When You Can’t Finish a Great Book

You let the tour company know.  They let the author know, and authors like Katie Vorreiter send you a nice email assuring you that they understand.

And guess what?  She showed me where I could skip and keep reading.

So glad I did. Katie Vorreiter has written a fabulous book in No Turning Back–great suspense, excellent characterization, and an ending that one doesn’t see every day.

Recommended for those who love strong, intense suspense with a bit of a thriller vibe.  However, if the threat of rape is a problem for you, be aware it exists. You aren’t dragged into it, but you know it’s been a thing before and might be again.

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  1. Melissa Wenger says

    October 11, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    Thanks for your thoughts on the book. These tours are so helpful in giving different perspectives.

    Reply
  2. Vivian Furbay says

    October 11, 2019 at 3:09 am

    No Turning Back sounds like no other story I’ve ever read. When you can’t trust people you can always trust God.

    Reply
  3. Caryl Kane says

    October 10, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    Sounds like a page-turner!

    Reply
  4. Amelia says

    October 10, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    Thanks for the review!

    Reply
  5. Melissa Andres says

    October 10, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Sounds like an amazing, if also intense read. Thank you for your honest review!

    Reply
  6. Katie Vorreiter says

    October 10, 2019 at 9:50 am

    Hi Chautona, thank you so much for your honesty about your response to my book! And for your kind words about the writing before you set it down. It didn’t occur to me to put a trigger warning out there for potential bloggers on the tour—I’m leaning about these things. I hope it didn’t trigger anything lasting or painful for you.

    The premise & setting are definitely not for everyone! I have good friends who haven’t read it because it seemed too intense. I totally get that.

    I tried to build tension & infuse reality by alluding to things that could happen to Livvy in that environment, without putting it too baldly. But I think I know what scene you mean.

    Anyway, blessings on you & your work. Thanks again for your transparency. If you want to know how it ends, feel free to email me! Or leave me a comment on katievorreiter.com.

    Best,
    Katie Vorreiter

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  7. Andrea Stoeckel says

    October 10, 2019 at 6:23 am

    This book’s premise is uncomfortable for many, even me, a retired minister. However, I am intrigued and curious for other responses on the tour

    Reply
    • Chautona Havig says

      October 10, 2019 at 10:12 am

      It’s AWESOME. I loved it. And the author is going to tell me where I can start reading again. WOOT!

      Reply

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There aren’t enough authors willing to tackle the difficult stories. There just aren’t.  Many (guilty here!) feel inadequate to the task, want to escape the tough stuff rather than confront it–so many reasons. Listen in as I chat with D. T. Powell about what made her write, With Mercy’s Eyes.

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 Loved chatting with Powell about her heart for those who often find it hard to interact with Christians–whose choices make others uncomfortable.  Powell shows love and compassion without ignoring Biblical truth, and the result is a powerful story we could all learn from.

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He turned his back on God a long time ago. But God never forgot him.

Six months after struggling actor Lane Harris lost his husband in a tragic accident, he lands a movie role guaranteed to put him on the Hollywood map. But one producer holds the power to shut down his shot at stardom—and she’s a Christian. If she finds out he’s gay, it’s over. Lane is careful not to say too much around her.

When an alcohol-fueled tryst with his co-star ends in humiliation, and his landlord hands him an eviction notice, Lane looks for someone to talk to. He finds a confidant in the Christian producer. After a night of too little sleep and not enough coffee, he lets slip his sexual orientation. Instead of a verbal flogging, the woman recounts recently losing her own husband.

The only Christians Lane knows condemn him upon learning he’s gay. But this one is different. She doesn’t embrace his sexuality, but instead of treating him with disdain, she offers compassion. Christians are supposed to hate people like him. So, why doesn’t she? – – – – – – – With Mercy’s Eyes by D. T. Powell is an issue-facing, contemporary novel for adult churched Christians. It addresses homosexuality and same-sex attraction from a Biblical perspective without falling into the trap of the extreme responses we too often see from modern churches. It holds similar views to Jackie Hill Perry, Becket Cook, Rosaria Butterfield, and Christopher Yuan.

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