After not opening my computer for nearly three months the faithful device has shuddered and puffed and barely refused to function. We already crossed the hour mark since I began trying to log onto my WordPress account to write this book review and alas, it won’t cooperate. So, what I’m going to attempt to do is write this post, email it to my phone and copy and paste from there. Formatting might be a bit of an issue, but you’ll get the point.
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Pages: 368
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Release Date: July 6, 2021
Title: Between the Wild Branches
Author: Connilyn Cossette
Fiction
Why I Choose this Book
When I say Connilyn Cossette is my favorite author of Biblical fiction what I really mean is that I devour her books, recommend them endlessly, and await with eager anticipation for her latest release. I feel completely honored to have reviewed each of her books and talked about them all across the internet and bring them up more often than any other author’s books in day-to-day conversation.
What I Thought about the Book
Unfortunately, this book review took me a bit of time to get around to writing. That’s mostly because I took a while reading the book because when someone likes an author as much as I like Miss Connilyn then it’s hard to come to grips with the fact that not all of her books are for me. And, that’s sadly the realization I finally had to admit to when it came to this series.
Miss Connilyn’s writing is magnificent as always. Her characters are well developed. Her setting is rich and full of color, immersing the reader and taking them away on the wings of their imagination.
But the story? It wasn’t for me. The main character is a fighter for sport and although the story in no way condones such behavior, that’s a storyline I’ve never enjoyed reading. The story isn’t hugely graphic, but there was enough that it soured the book for me.
Conclusion
I will excitedly read Miss Connilyn’s books in the future, but sadly this is one I won’t be re-reading.
Rating
Iām giving Between the Wild Branches 3 out of 5 stars. Thank you to the author for sending me a copy of the book so I could post this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Noveltea 
Good to see you back! I miss your regular posts, although I know you’re not in the same season now as you were a few years ago.
Interesting to hear your perspective on this book…I enjoyed it, although I agree it wasn’t one of Cossette’s best. I was just glad there wasn’t more of the fighting part. š It was interesting to see the comparison between the Israelite and Canaanite cultures–made me understand a bit better why God told the Israelites to remove every Canaanite influence from within their midst!
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