About the book:
Title: Becoming Us
Series: Haven Makers Book 1
Author: Robin Jones Gunn
Publisher: Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers
From the author of the best-selling Christy Miller and SisterChicks series comes a new book of community, friendship, and tackling the hard things of life with God and loved ones around a table.
Five young moms, including beloved Gunn character Christy Miller, gather to share meals and soon become unlikely best friends. The regular gatherings provide opportunities for the women to reveal their stories, and those life stories endear them to each other. They experience their lives naturally meshing as they raise their children together in community. In Becoming Us the group find ways to challenge, encourage, and help each other become the nurturing mothers they wished they'd had when they were growing up. They unite to be remembered for what they do as moms and not for what was done to them.
You can purchase a copy and get a free excerpt
HERE
About Robin Jones Gunn
ROBIN JONES GUNN is the much loved author of over 100 books with more than 5.5 million copies of her titles sold worldwide. Her Father Christmas books have been made into 3 Hallmark movies. Her popular Christy Miller series now continues in Christy & Todd: The Married Years and The Baby Years. Robin's novels and non-fiction works have received multiple awards and are a favorite with book clubs and study groups. Robin and her husband have a grown son and daughter and live in Hawaii.
My Thoughts:
I am not usually a fan of a book that is released in the spring starting out with a Christmas party. However, I loved how Ms. Gunn started with a favorite things Christmas party. It opened the book perfectly and starting with it gave a great frame to the entire story.
I didn't read any of the Christy Miller series so I wasn't familiar with Christy and Sierra's backstory but I wasn't lost. I love how author's use favored characters in a new series yet they give just enough about them so new reader's aren't in the dark.
Ms. Gunn creates real situations between these character's that made me immediately care about them and want to know more. I enjoyed watching each of them grow in their friendship as they did life together.
Life is messy and this book not only shows the messy stuff, but shows how God turns messes into beauty. This is a great springtime read. I highly recommend it!
Giveaway:
Random House is launching a giveaway in celebration of Becoming Us! You can enter
HERE
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
