God Gave the Song by Kathleen E. Kovach

Title: God Gave the Song

Author: Kathleen E. Kovach

Publisher: Heartsong Presents

ISBN: 9781602605909

More Information: http://www.heartsongpresents.com

My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

After 30 years, Skye Randall discovered that his mother was looking for him and was now in coma.  At her request, Skye came down to his mother's Alpaca farm and try to figure out why his mother abandoned him all those years ago.  Ruthanne Fairfax is running the ranch and was suspicious of Skye's motive.  But as she learned about Skye's past, can she help him overcome and forgive his mother after all these years?  

Forgiveness was the premise behind “God Gave the Song” and our hero, Skye, gave a convincing portrayal of man torn between his past and his present.  Abused and abandoned as a child, I sympathized for Skye and even I was tempted not to forgive his mother.  Luckily, due to a supportive and loving adopted family, Skye turned out to a responsible son and brother.  But he was determined to understand his past so he could finally move on.  However, his development in learning to forgive his mother was stunted and sometimes childish since his mother was in a coma for most of the book.  So, the ending felt rushed and abrupt due to that fact.  But then you wouldn’t have a story, right? Roseanne was a sweet girl and I sincerely liked that she didn’t cling to her hang-ups of her deceased husband.  And it was refreshing change that she wasn’t constantly comparing Skye to her ex.  She was pretty up front with certain issues but the author made her less perfect by tempering the fact that she still shied away from relationships.  Generally, all the characters were likable.  They were easy-going and created enough friction with Skye and Roseanne to create some conflict that each person had to confront.  Even though this story has a predictable plot, the location, an alpaca farm, gave the story a little flair and humor.  The ending wasn’t the greatest but it wrapped everything up nicely.

This story was well written and well-paced.  The message of forgiveness was well received.  I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good, Christian romance with some cute animals thrown in.  Should you buy it right now?  Not really.  But if you are looking for a filler book or need a laid-back read, pick it up.  It’s worthy of a glance.