My Review - Sins of the Mother

SINS OF THE MOTHER, June 19, 2010

By	Tamara Tilley (Hume Lake, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sins of the Mother: A Novel (Paperback)

I have mixed feelings about SINS OF THE MOTHER. Parts of the story were riveting, while others dragged on a bit too much - its only purpose seeming to showcase the bizarre back and forth feelings of the so-called heroine.

SINS OF THE MOTHER centers on Jasmine Bush. Jasmine has led a rather unscrupulous life as a stripper. But, her lying and conniving are a thing of the past now that she is the first lady of a very prominent church. When tragedy strikes and her four-year-old daughter, Jacqueline, is kidnapped, Jasmine's perfect world begins to fall apart. What follows is a bizarre sequence of events as Jasmine questions God, and finds herself once again attracted to the man whom fathered her daughter.

I had a hard time liking any of the main characters other than Hosea and his father. When challenged, Jasmine's faith seemed superficial as was her love for her husband. Brian, the ex-lover whom fathered Jacqueline, though at times came across as descent, but still had major character flaws in how he manipulated Alexis, the supposed love of his life. Alexis, portrayed as a strong Christian woman, had no backbone when it came to the seductions of her ex-husband, Brian.

All in all, SINS OF THE MOTHER made for compelling reading, but as far as I am concerned held no redeeming storyline. Now, I know we all have sin and Christians are not without rebellion and failure, but this story only seemed to glorify the character's sin natures instead of showing how they overcame them. SINS OF THE MOTHER had the bed-hopping, seductions, and gratuitous temptations, that I expect to see on the Lifetime Channel not showcased in a Christian novel.

Book provided for review purposes.

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