Molly Fisk and her mother work in a wax museum in a tourist
town. Due to her troubled past, Molly is
gripped with fear and unable to leave the museum. Sadly, the museum has become her safe haven
and the wax figures are her only friends that know about her past. Although the museum is her safe place, it
often feels like a prison as she longs to be free. Molly’s relationship with her mother does not
help matters as they do not discuss the past and act like nothing happened.
Claire Rodriquez was barely getting by in life. A tragic accident left her with feelings of
guilt that she found difficult to work through.
One day Claire was at a park and met a little girl named, Hanna. Claire reached out to the little girl and she
responded. Unbeknownst to Claire, Hanna
had not spoken to anyone in quite some time as she was present at a horrific
crime scene that left her paralyzed with fear.
Hanna sensed Claire’s pain and believed that Claire may be able to help
her through her pain.
This book contains several stories that end up weaving
together. I must say that while reading
the first hundred pages I could not decide if I liked this book. There were moments when I did not want to
continue reading it as it was a little too graphic for my liking. Hanna was present at a crime scene and what
she had to endure was difficult to read.
However, I am glad I continued on as I ended up really liking the book
and felt it had a lot of valuable lessons.
This book definitely takes you on an adventure with all of the twists
and turns. Another thing to note is that
the each chapter begins with the name of the character (Molly, Claire or Hanna),
the month and the year. I found this to
be very confusing at times as you have to keep the characters straight, as well
as, what month/year the author is talking about. I think I would have enjoyed a different
format but once I was near the end of the book everything made more sense.
Overall, I would recommend this book as it illustrates God’s
perfect timing and how all of us are put on this earth for a reason. Although our situations may be difficult, the
Lord uses them for our good and the good of others.
*This book was provided by Bethany House for my honest
review.
