Heaven Shining Through

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Heaven Shining Through is an Adult novella. It is published through Xulon Press; though it is not a micro-publishing company, it is technically a self-publishing company and therefore a good fit for Indie April.

My Goodreads review is here.

My Amazon review is here.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my thoughts/opinions on this book.

As per usual, anything that does not directly relate to the topic at hand will be written in this color.

Mr. Siccardi reached out to me through the message system here on my blog. I was excited to read the story as it was a novella and it seemed to be an interesting story.

First of all, I was really amused by the fact that the MC, Samantha/Sam, was female but the writing was clearly male. It was Point A to Point B to Point C and so on without any real attention to detail/more than basic emotions like a female would; this is especially unusual, as there are some heavy topics that would usually come with strong emotions. Another reason I say that the writing is male is the sentence structure is pretty close to uniform throughout the story, leading to a faster-paced reading experience. Most women have different length thoughts which is shown through different sentence lengths. This uniformed sentence structure helps to keep the book going but any female reader will pick up on it and probably get a kick out of it.

When I first started reading, the tone was that of nostalgic and sad, which made me nervous, but also interested to see where it was going. It was different than I had expected, but in a good way.

My notes literally say: Waiting for the other foot to drop omggg. O M G G G G. Well that went differently...

This different path was a nice surprise, as it's not talked about in this novella/short story setting; it's usually dramatic and drawn out. This is not, and it's honestly nice due to how it sometimes happens. (I'm being vague because #NoSpoilers). We need more stories with this topic because it can not only be a good story, but it can also help others who have been through this situation when it is done correctly.

Another thing I liked about this book is how it shows that family can be the greatest thing and the most difficult thing you can experience, but more importantly how God can use them. Many people have difficult family situations and have experienced frustration with the family member(s); at the same time, the person still loves the difficult person and wants their approval, love, etc. This book touches on that pretty well, even though it is slightly rushed.

It's something that I'm glad I read and I hope that you enjoy it as well. Mr. Siccardi has solid writing skills and I look forward to seeing what he writes next.