Dancing in the Rain

by Jennifer Slattery and Eileen Rife

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Dancing in the Rain by Jennifer Slattery & Eileen Rife

Can a woman forgive the man responsible for her blindness?

My rating is 3 1/5 stars

Loni was a gifted pianist. Which was even more amazing because she had been blind for the past 10 years so she had to play by ear – how else could she learn the songs. Which makes me a little envious of her. I wish I could overcome my fear of failing, i.e. perfectionism enough to learn to play by ear!

I enjoyed seeing a little bit of Loni’s world. Despite the fact that she lived in darkness because of her blindness, she really took pleasure in the world around her. She did suffer from some melancholy and self-pity but for the most part, she had a great outlook. At one point she had a dream that had Michael in it. I realize that I never thought about how blind people dream about people they have never seen. . .

Michael seemed much more flawed than Loni. He was a lot pricklier and feared judgement. He also harbored unforgiveness towards his father for his abuses over the years. However, he was protective of his mother and had such a heart for the Lord and sharing His love with almost everyone around him.

There were lots of hard situations in the book. Domestic Violence, Alcoholism. There was hope throughout the story, too, which made it a little easier to read about the rest. It was quite obvious that the authors love the Lord and desire to spread His love and forgiveness to others in this story – they did this in a natural and non-preachy way.

While the plot was intriguing and the characters interesting, I did have difficulty in getting invested in it. I wish I could tell you why. It was good, it just wasn’t great. The price is very reasonable, though (especially if you are on Kindle Unlimited). If you enjoy Christian fiction that touches on heavy subjects it would be worth picking up a copy of this one to read.

This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

I would like to thank Jennifer Slattery for giving me a copy of this book. This gift did not influence my opinion or review.