Sowing Hope by Heather Wood

Sowing Hope is the third book I have read written by Heather Wood. This book completely blew me away. This historical story was a story I did not know I needed to hear.

The setting was great. The storyline was amazing. This historical story was a story I did not know I needed to hear. The historical story of Elijah Lovejoy was so great, I felt like I was there. He isn’t even the main character, but his story was brought to life. The release of this story could not be any timelier with the events of this past week. Elijah Lovejoy was killed for his work as an Abolitionist newspaper editor. It is evident from the book that a great amount of work and research went into it. This book touched on a lot of aspects: the underground railroad, abolition, racism, slavery, printing press, mob mentality, falling in love, and faith.

The character development was great. Seeing Patrick grow spiritually and in maturity was perfect. When he first meets Anna, he has the wrong impression of her. He learns that not everything is as it seems. Patrick also learns about serving God from watching Anna. Anna suffers from migraines. Watching the way she does everything she can with the time she has is so touching. Her outlook on the way she can serve others is moving. Throughout the book, Anna goes through some more hardships, losing her ‘girls.’ Watching her grow and lean into God.

The romance was a slow-burning romance, which was sweet with kisses only.

Heather Wood did a fantastic job of intertwining faith throughout the book.

*I received a complimentary copy from the author and voluntarily chose to review it. All opinions are my own.