Friday, June 21, 2013

Inescapable by Nancy Mehl. You won't want to escape this book!

My spare time is almost always spent with a book. I recently started signing up to review books and I was excited to receive Inescapable in the mail from Bethany House Publishers. The following is my review. I hope that it will make you want to read this novel!



“Lizzie Engel is used to running away. At eighteen, she left her Mennonite hometown, her family, and her faith with plans never to return. Five years later, Lizzie finds she'll have to run again. False accusations at her job, a stalker, and a string of anonymous threatening letters have left her with no other options. This time, however, her escape is back to Kingdom, her hometown.

As Lizzie becomes reacquainted with Kingdom, she realizes she may not have left her Mennonite roots and her faith as firmly in the past as she thought. She draws on the support of Noah Housler, an old friend, as she hides out and attempts to plan her next steps.

When it becomes painfully clear that the danger has followed Lizzie to Kingdom, suspicions and tensions run high, and she no longer knows who to trust. With her life and the lives of those she loves at risk, Lizzie will have to run one last time--to a Father whose love is inescapable.” -From Amazon.com

   From the modern Amish buggy on the cover the reader would assume that Inescapable is a typical Amish tale. Book shelves seem to regularly add books with Amish-based plots, but if you are looking for something out of the ordinary with just a hint of Amish—or in this case Mennonite—flavor, Inescapable is the book for you. This book has everything from heart-pounding suspense, family drama, humor, romance, and redemption. The best part of the book is that it is told from the first-person point of view. This allows the reader to hear the main character, Lizzie Engel’s, thoughts and know how she is feeling in every situation she faces. In addition, all the characters found in the pages of Inescapable are well-developed. You will leave this book wishing you could visit Cora’s restaurant to visit the old friends you connected with in the novel.
    Nancy Mehl does an amazing job in this book. Some suspense and romance novels reach the climax too soon, giving the reader nothing to look forward to, but Nancy Mehl allows her plot to reach the climax at just the right time to give the reader that “hold your breath” feeling until almost the very end. I would recommend this Inescapable to anyone who enjoys Christian Fiction (and I have) and I will keep this book with-in reach to read a second and third time.  I also look forward to reading the series’ second book Unbreakable.
Thanks to the publisher for sending me a review copy in exchange for an honest review.

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