The Lost Story of Via Belle by Melanie Dobson
4 Stars
What a good book! I was very interested in both storylines here. Melanie tied it all together so well. The mystery had me on the edge of my seat in the end!
If you like books about authors, screenwriters, books, with a historical fiction mystery - check this out!
1940 + 2006:
In 1940, we follow Olivia Ashe - Via Belle is her pen name for her romance books. Her books have been beloved by readers for years but she has grieved the loss of her husband and child...Her and her husband were married for 20 years so since he passed, she lives in Pennsylvania with her aunt. She meets Simon at an author panel she goes to.....they have a romance....but is all that it seems?
In 2006, we follow Harper who aspires to be a screenwriter and finds herself in Pennsylvania researching the life of Via Belle, who was her late mother's favorite author. She finds her books, a biography all about Via and starts to learn more about her life and secrets. Harper has her own grief she is working through after losing her mother as well. She really pieces the past together so well and learns so much about Via.
We have some other characters we follow too but the primary story is as mentioned above.
This was my first Melanie Dobson read and I really want to try her other books now! I liked how she weaved these characters, timelines and mystery together more than anything. While I would have liked a bit more faith and Christian elements, there were some good moments of hope and lessons learned. I think this is a book you really want to take some time to sit with because of the layers Melanie weaves in. Lots of twists and turns!
Thank you to Uplit Reads, Tyndale House Publishers and Melanie Dobson for a gifted copy of this book to read for review. All thoughts are my own.
Content/Trigger Warnings: death of a child and spouse mentioned but not a focal point of the book, grief from loss, death of a parent mentioned but also not a huge focal point of the book, no language, clean romance, pregnancy out of wedlock mentioned, death in general.
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Baker Book House: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/9781496474520_the-lost-story-of-via-belle
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