When She Woke
by Hillary Jordan was a suprisingly captivating read... as in, I read the entire thing within 24 hours. Hannah is a young Christian woman who, through a series of bad decisions, wound up having an affair, and consequently, an abortion. In her society, this is a serious crime, punished by having one's skin turned a bright red hue for a period of many years. Coming out of the prison and into the real world as a "Red" is a brutal life... Reds are hunted down and beaten or murdered on the streets. Hannah's new life is filled with danger, having to trust strangers, questioning the faith she was raised in, and coming to terms with the decisions that led her to this point. A word of caution- When She Woke is outside of my normal genre of review books. While Hannah's faith is a part of the story, this is not a book that I would consider to be in the Christian Fiction category. It did include some sexual content and some very un-Christian story lines. I'm fine with that in a fiction book, but, I know some might be offended.
Disclaimer: I received my advance reader copy of this book for free in return for my honest review via the Amazon Vine Program.
is outside of my normal genre of review books. While Hannah's faith is a part of the story, this is not a book that I would consider to be in the Christian Fiction category. It did include some sexual content and some very un-Christian story lines. I'm fine with that in a fiction book, but, I know some might be offended. Disclaimer: I received my advance reader copy of this book for free in return for my honest review via the Amazon Vine Program.
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