Blog Tour Book Review – The Guilt Of A Sparrow
Have a fab new book to share with you today which I was lucky enough to be sent by the wonderful Rachel’s Random Resources. I seem to have a few books on the go at the minute and haven’t actually finished one in a while, so it was good to pick this one up and find it a page turner!
The Blurb
Magnolia Porter has spent the entirety of her twenty-four years satisfying her mother’s guilt. She was the good girl to her trouble making brother, Lucian – the one left behind to hold her mother together after he died. She is an invisible girl in a small town carrying the burden of her family’s loss and pain. Maggie was nobody trying desperately to be somebody. Cotton MacKenna is the one with the temper. Of the five MacKenna boys, he’s the one most likely to throw the first punch. Never mind all those fights were a decade ago, all in an attempt to save a sweet girl from her bullying older brother. Now, Cotton has grown up, with his own photography business, yet as the fourth in the line of MacKennas, he would only ever be known for his past. Time for a change.
Maggie and Cotton are more than the labels placed on them, put there by their families, the town, and themselves. A meddling best friend. Bluegrass jams. Small town gossiping. Love, loss, and family ties. Learning how to be who you are outside of who you were told to be. With humor and plenty of romance, of course.
What I Thought
When I first read the blurb and started reading I was getting serious ‘The Notebook’ vibes of small town romance between two unlikely people. However, in it’s own right, this book tells a wonderful story. The author writes beautifully and really helps set up the story for you with lovely descriptions of the setting and fantastic character development. I loved the language she uses in the story, I think this helps set it apart from the everyday ‘chick-lit’ which is something I really liked about it.
I thought the characters were great and the author did a really good job of developing them all, especially Cotton and Maggie, although it was good to see the ‘supporting cast’ represented so well. This is her debut novel and it is really impressive – I can’t wait to see what else she brings out!
I don’t like giving away spoilers in my reviews so don’t want to give too much of the story away but if you are a fan of great writing and romance then this is one for you and comes recommended!
Check out some more reviews over on these great sites
Where To Buy
Buy the book here – http://mybook.to/guiltsparrow
The Author – Jess B. Moore
Jess B Moore is a writer of love stories. When she’s not writing, she’s busy mothering her talented and stubborn children, reading obscene numbers of books, and knitting scarves she’ll likely never finish. Jess lives in small town North Carolina with her bluegrass obsessed family. She takes too many pictures of her cat, thinking the Internet loves him as much as she does. She is a firm believer of swapping stories over coffee or wine, and that there should always be dark chocolate involved. The Guilt of a Sparrow is her debut novel combining her interests in family, music, and small towns into a thoughtful tale of growing up and falling in love. Her second book, Fierce Grace, follows similar themes in a whole new way, and will be available later in 2018.
Social Media Links –
Website: https://jessbmoore.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorjessb
Twitter: http://twitter.com/authorjessb
Instagram: http://instagram.com/authorjessb
I hope you enjoyed my review of this wonderful book. Let me know if you decide to read it and what you think. Also, let me know what you are currently reading in the comments below – I love a good recommendation!
I was gifted this book in return for an honest review – all opinions are my own
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Love when us bloggers share books! What a great review, thank you for putting this book on my radar!
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You are welcome, thanks for reading x
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This looks like it would be such a good book for the summer! Thank you for the recommendation!
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You are welcome, it really was a beautiful book x
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(not sure if my comment went through) But this looks like a great book for the summer! Thanks for the recommendation!
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You are welcome, thanks x
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I just finished reading this one – I adored it
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So beautifully written and although a romance don’t have that chick lit feel! X
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Second review I’ve seen for this book today. Sounds good. Great review
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Thankyou! X
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Great review!
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Thanks x
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Sounds like a lovely read! Is Cotton a popular given name in the US?
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I’m not sure, I’m in the UK but haven’t heard it used as a first name before x
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I have seen this book around the blogosphere a few times lately and I so want to read it! Thanks for sharing and great review 🙂
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Thanks lovely x
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Great review, this is the first time I heard about this book and it looks and sounds absolutely amazing and right up my alley. I might need to check this one out one day, thank you so much for sharing your awesome post and for putting this book on my radar.
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You are welcome! Hope you enjoy it too x
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