Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker
Release Date: July 19th 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 272
Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥
A fascinating story of first love and finding your own voice set against a backdrop of extreme religion
Lacey Anne Byer is a perennial good girl and lifelong member of the House of Enlightenment, the Evangelical church in her small town. With her driver's license in hand and the chance to try out for a lead role in Hell House, her church's annual haunted house of sin, Lacey's junior year is looking promising. But when a cute new stranger comes to town, something begins to stir inside her. Ty Davis doesn't know the sweet, shy Lacey Anne Byer everyone else does. With Ty, Lacey could reinvent herself. As her feelings for Ty make Lacey test her boundaries, events surrounding Hell House make her question her religion.
Melissa Walker has crafted the perfect balance of engrossing, thought-provoking topics and relatable, likable characters. Set against the backdrop of extreme religion, Small Town Sinners is foremost a universal story of first love and finding yourself, and it will stay with readers long after the last page.
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My Thoughts:
Wow that was my life…well minus Hell
House week, but pretty much. It is one of my favorite contemps of the year!
Walker creates re-latable characters that pretty much hit home for me. Growing up in a Christian family and having the same thoughts as Lacey. I saw myself in every character. I think at one point in everyone’s life they question things and that just makes a better person. Stepping outside of the box, Breaking the mold.
The strength and independence the characters portray really made me love them all, they are all trying to find themselves. Friendship really helps Lacey though it all, I loved how all her friends enlighten her in some way. Ty helps Lacey come out of her box. Everything was black and white to her until she starts to question everything, from hell house week to her friends Starla Joy and Dean, and growing relationship with Ty.
I really liked how Walker creates a story with religion in it but doesn’t try to preach to ya lol. I loved this book. It was a fabulous read. The ultimate contemp so far! When this book comes out everyone should get a copy! It’s fun, captivating and genuine.
(PS…this is my first Melissa Walker book and it won’t be the last because I’m already hooked! )
Walker creates re-latable characters that pretty much hit home for me. Growing up in a Christian family and having the same thoughts as Lacey. I saw myself in every character. I think at one point in everyone’s life they question things and that just makes a better person. Stepping outside of the box, Breaking the mold.
The strength and independence the characters portray really made me love them all, they are all trying to find themselves. Friendship really helps Lacey though it all, I loved how all her friends enlighten her in some way. Ty helps Lacey come out of her box. Everything was black and white to her until she starts to question everything, from hell house week to her friends Starla Joy and Dean, and growing relationship with Ty.
I really liked how Walker creates a story with religion in it but doesn’t try to preach to ya lol. I loved this book. It was a fabulous read. The ultimate contemp so far! When this book comes out everyone should get a copy! It’s fun, captivating and genuine.
(PS…this is my first Melissa Walker book and it won’t be the last because I’m already hooked! )
ARC copy courtesy of Publicist for honest review
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I can't wait for this one so I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I think this is going to be a contemp I can really enjoy as well! Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteGreat Review. love all of MW's books! reading them all is seriously in order Faye!
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for a good contemp. I think I've found a winner!
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