Beneath the Bending Skies Review

Posted by abakersp in Historical, Reviews / Spotlights / 1 Comment

I have a confession to make. I just submitted more than 10 reviews to Goodreads. Can you tell it’s been awhile since I have done that? Yeah, I’m not proud. But here I am, getting caught up, and trying to start sharing more with you!! To start, Beneath the Bending Skies by Jane Kirkpatrick.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Beneath the Bending Skies ReviewBeneath the Bending Skies
Author Jane Kirkpatrick
Published by Revell
on September 6, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Historical, Fiction / Historical / General
Pages: 352

Mollie Sheehan has spent much of her life striving to be a dutiful daughter and honor her father's wishes, even when doing so has led to one heartbreak after another. After all, what options does she truly have in 1860s Montana? But providing for her stepfamily during her father's long absences doesn't keep her from wishing for more.

When romance blooms between her and Peter Ronan, Mollie finally allows herself to hope for a brighter future--until her father voices his disapproval of the match and moves her to California to ensure the breakup. Still, time and providence are at work, even when circumstances are at their bleakest. Mollie may soon find that someone far greater than her father is in control of the course of her life--and that even the command to "honor thy father" has its limits.

New from New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick, Beneath the Bending Skies is a sweeping story of hospitality, destiny, and the bonds of family.

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MY PERSPECTIVE

Beneath the Bending Skies is an emotional book with a lot of history. Based on the life of the real Mollie Sheehan, I found a lot of things to be so interesting historically. I know Kirkpatrick took liberties where she could to add to the story, and so I found myself wanting to know when that was happening, and looking at the true life of Sheehan. I like it when books make you want to do that – reading can be more than just entertainment, it can be very informative!

I did find myself disappointed with a few things within the pages of the story. I found Mollie’s relationship with her dad to be a bit much for my liking. I don’t want to get into too much, but to me a was a big part of the storyline and so it was hard to read. Once she kind of got from out of her father’s control, it was a bit easier to read. I did enjoy her relationship with Peter. And while there was a message of someone being in control of our lives other than our earthly parents, I did not get an encouraging faith message overall.

I think historical buffs will enjoy the story as it is, as I did enjoy the historical aspect of the story. I received a complimentary copy of this book. I was not required to write a favorable review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

If you’d like more information about me, please come visit my website at www.jkbooks.com and click on my blog. My dog also has a blog and you can find out what it’s like to be Bodacious Bo, too. A monthly newsletter called Story Sparks is my way of sharing books about authors I enjoy as well as commenting on life and love. You’ll find out more about me than you probably ever wanted to know!

One item not listed on my lists of books is my selection included in an anthology called “Crazy Woman Creek: Women Rewrite the American West” published by Houghton Mifflin I also have a piece in Storytellers II, a book published a few years ago by Multnomah Press and a few short selections in Daily Guideposts of a few years back. My first novella, “The Courting Quilt” is part of a collection that made the New York Times bestsellers September 2011 in a collection called Log Cabin Christmas. The rest of my writing, as they say, is history. Or it was until my first contemporary came out this fall. Called Barcelona Calling, it’s the story of a writer who loses her way as she seeks fulfillment thinking she’ll find it with fame. It’s a laugh out loud book according to reviewers. I hope you’ll enjoy it.

One response to “Beneath the Bending Skies Review

  1. I’ve read several of Jane Kirkpatrick’s books and enjoyed them. This looks like one I might enjoy, too. Thank you for the review.
    Blessings~💖