Need You Now Book Review

I had read this author in the past and enjoyed her book so I picked up this book most likely off the free shelf at the library.  Need You Now by Beth Wiseman (2012-04-09) by Beth Wiseman was another book that I found in my pile.  I decided that I would read that next and put that in my new pile of books that I didn't have any shelves for because my already read shelves are totally full.  Before this stay at home order, I was doing pretty well selling the books that I had in the house so that I could not hold on to them but now nothing is going out for a little bit.  Hoping that I will get back in the habit once things go back to normal.

When big-city life threatens the safety of one of their children, Brad and Darlene Henderson move with their three teenagers from Houston to the tiny town of Round Top, Texas.  Adjusting to small-town life is difficult for the kids, especially fifteen-year-old Grace who is coping in a dangerous way.  Married life hasn't always been bliss, but their strong faith has carried them through the difficult times. When Darlene takes a job outside the home for the first time in their marriage, the domestic tension rises.  While working with special needs children at her new job, the widowed father of one of Darlene's students starts paying more attention to her than is appropriate. Problem is, she feels like someone is listening to her for the first time in a long time.  If Darlene ever needed God . . . it's now.

I had no expectations going into this book but I quickly learned about the Henderson family, Brad and Darlene with Chad, Grace, Ansley.  They moved their whole family because Chad was getting into trouble with friends in high school so they decided to start over in a more rural area with the house that they were left from their family.  The move caused a lot of things to change and there were lots of ups and downs while everyone got settled into the new small town and the new life that they were building.  Chad turned his life around and had all the people making bad decisions pushed out of his life while Grace who was the model child before was having lots of problems.  Ansley decided to embrace country living and get chickens (which her mother hated after a bad experience getting pecked as a child).  At the same time when things settled down and the kids were taking care of themselves, Darlene got a job as an assistant at a school.  Things started to fall apart even more and everyone blamed themselves.  You have to pick up the book to find out what happened but I know that there will be lots of surprises that you will enjoy.  This book had a lot of religious over tones so if that isn't your interest, make sure you skip this one but I thought it was natural and not forced.  I hope that you check out this book and enjoy it as much as I did.  I know that I this author is known for Christian fiction so many fans may come for the religious parts of the book but I like the great characters and towns that the books are set in.  I hope that you enjoy this book as well.