Book Review: Before I Called You Mine by Nicole Deese


Before I Called You Mine by Nicole Deese - 5 Star Favorite


This book is a new favorite of all time. Such a beautiful story that is emotionally rich, exploring themes of love, adoption, motherhood, romance, sacrifice and challenges of family and life in general. This is a Christian Fiction following Lauren, a dedicated Elementary School teacher who has longed dreamed of becoming a mother through international adoption. She feels like this is the Lord's plan in her life. Her adoption process comes with one strict condition --she must remain single until the adoption process is finalized. Lauren has committed herself to this journey but she finds herself questioning what she should do -- where does the Lord intend for things to go? Joshua, a kindhearted substitute teacher, comes along and she wrestles with some difficult choices. 

Nicole Deese has portrayed the depth of her emotions so perfectly, making the reader truly relate and feel everything with her. 

As a special needs Mama, this book especially touched my heart from the aspect of her adopting a child with a health condition. Lauren is relatable and inspiring and seeing her relationship grow with Joshua was perfection as his patience and understanding made him a great guy to root for in this book. The relationship made so much sense as it was a slow build, tender and deeply emotional between them.

I also found Lauren's struggles with her mother and sister very relatable in some ways. Such a rollercoaster of emotions and the ending between them was very precious - making me tear up. I actually cried in several places of this book, as Nicole delivered such a heartfelt story. Lauren trusted God's timing, even when it hurt in the process. 

I highly recommend this book. It's authentic, relatable, emotional, faith filled and just powerful.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4738703584
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3P3HWUM
Baker Book House: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/38703
  *Amazon links are affiliate links and a commission may be earned on items purchased from these links.

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Book Review: Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass

Image
  Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass - 4 Stars  Book 1 in A Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series This was a fun introduction to a new cozy mystery series with a cute cat sleuth helping along the way! With the help of her rescue cat, Eddie, librarian Minnie Hamilton is driving a bookmobile in the resort town of Chilson, Michigan. Things happen she least expects when Eddie runs off and finds the body of a local man in town..... Minnie is ready to let the police solve the case but Eddie seems to smell a rat! Together they work to find the killer.  This was a really fun one to read while I was recovering from having surgery this last week! :) As a gift from my friend Tammy, I am so glad I read it! (And that I had my kitty Simba right there with me while I read it was a cute bonus!) Eddie is a stubborn kitty and I LOVED THAT! He kept on pushing the limits to help Minnie out. :)  A bookmobile is also a unique thing to find in books that I absolutely loved. I am looking forward to more ...
Read more

Southern Comfort Reading Challenge Book Recs: January 2025 Prompt - Southern Homecomings - A Character That Goes Home

Image
 Hey yall! I have a YouTube video up recommending many books for the Southern Comfort Reading Challenge this year! Here is the video:  https://youtu.be/dstmC5i3Glo   January's Prompt: Southern Homecomings - A Character That Goes Home Here are the links for the books! Truth is a Whisper - Mandi Blake: Review with purchase links:  https://bookloveramanda.blogspot.com/2023/09/book-review-truth-is-whisper-by-mandi.html Almost Everything - Mandi Blake: Review with purchase links:  https://bookloveramanda.blogspot.com/2023/09/book-review-almost-everything-by-mandi.html Unyielding Hope - Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan: Review with purchase links:  https://bookloveramanda.blogspot.com/2024/10/book-review-unyielding-hope-by-janette.html Echoes Among the Stones - Jaime Jo Wright: Review with purchase links:  https://bookloveramanda.blogspot.com/2023/04/book-review-echoes-among-stones-by.html Counter Attack - Patricia Bradley: Review with purchase links: ...
Read more

Book Review: Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Image
Fearless by Lauren Roberts Book 3 in the Powerless Trilogy 3 Stars OK, let’s dive into the review! I have sat with this all day and I think I’m going to land on 3 stars for this one. Books 1 and 2 were solid 4 star reads for me, and while my experience reading book 3 felt like a 4-star moment....mainly because I was in that UNWELL STATUS and absolutely NEEDED to know what was happening....it didn’t quite hold up in the end. You know those "drop everything and read" moments? That was ME! Her writing is great and addictive - but looking at the book itself, it felt a little all over the place. The last 30% especially got kind of random and, at times, just plain ridiculous. I questioned some events going on that made me like...WAITTTT WHAT? HA! That said, I still had a blast with this series. It is definitely one that will stay close to my heart because I adored Kai and Paedyn so much. Love their romance and banter - it's what has made the trilogy for me honestly. Kai really ...
Read more