Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Review - Shadowed By Grace by Cara C. Putman

*This is a sponsored review. All opinions are 100% mine.

Many of my readers already know that I like reading books with a historical setting, but I'm not very found of the WWII era of fiction novels. That being said, I only signed up to review Shadowed By Grace by Cara C. Putman because I liked the cover of the book. Though the author's name does sound familiar, I don't believe I have read any of her books before.

Before there were cell phones, laptop, computers and the internet, journalists and photographers had to put themselves in the actual war to get the firsthand scoop and photographs to send back to the US. Shadowed By Grace centers on on a American photographer, Rachel Justice, who takes a newspaper assignment, which takes her on the front lines of WWII.

During WWII, many of Italy's famous paintings and artifacts were either destroyed, stolen or hidden. A special group of soldiers called the Monument Men were assigned to find these lost treasures. Scott Lindstrom is one of these soldiers, but he has an extra task at hand there, he is assigned to escort Rachel Justice, as his teams advances north.

Many dangers await them on their journey, as Rachel continues her assignments and hopes she will find her long-lost father.

Shadowed By Grace arrived in bookstores just in time to tie-in with George Clooney's The Monument Men, which both are about the real-life Monument Men during WWII. I'm the not biggest of fan of WWII historical books, but I found myself instantly engulfed in Cara C. Putman's story. The characters are well-written and the descriptions of the era are wonderful. The author has a great storytelling ability and I look forward to reading more of her titles. Overall, Shadowed By Grace is one of the best WWII historical fiction (though I haven't read many) and my favorite read this year, well, so far.



*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.




About the Author:

Cara C. Putman graduated high school at 16, college at 20, and completed her law degree at 27. The best-selling author of more than a dozen books, Cara is active in women's ministry at her church, teaches graduate courses at Purdue University, practices law, and is a homeschooling mom. She lives with her husband and 4 children in Indiana.

Learn more about Cara at: http://caraputman.com

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