The Color of Home by Kit Tosello

Review

This book was sent to me by Baker Book House for my review and it is such a sweet novel about family, hope and finding yourself during a struggle. I think young girls 14 and up would love this book!

This book is about Audrey, a young women on the peak of success if her boss would give her the time of day. But when her great-aunt Daisy needs help, Audrey returns to her home after avoiding it for years. Even though helping her great-uncle as he descends into Alzheimer’s is more important than her fear of seeing the place where her father died in a fire; Audrey struggles to find herself after being gone so long. But a young girl with a broken heart might be the calling she is looking for.

This book was soooo cute! The story line was so well written and honestly re-refreshing. It felt real. Like Audrey was a normal women re-adjusting to life. Not cheesy, but honestly real. The romance was also very good. It had such a realistic build-up that took time and love; I couldn’t get enough of it. The sad parts were also written well. No mention of blood, just someone died.

Now my real issue with this book is the writing style. Though the book felt real and sweet, there was a disconnect with some of the descriptions. Sometimes the author would jump around when describing the landscape and it wasn’t very detailed. A women would forget her keys and be in the coffee house and then wonder what the sound on the roof of her car was as she drove away while her coffee fell off the top. It seemed like the inner dialog would dominate the focus of the book and not the descriptive parts.

Overall, though I wished the book was better described, I very much enjoyed this novel of faith and hope in times of trial! It was uplifting and sweet while still breaking your heart a bit. Totally worth the few tears and many laughs!!!!!!!!! -The Young Llama Reader.