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Flying Home

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I think that this was Rachel Ann Nunes best book so far! It was beautifully written, effectivly capturing emotion. I cried several times while reading it. The characters are so real and I felt like I actually knew them. She perfectly captured Liana and all of her emotions and struggles. It was a tender romance as well as an intriguing mystery. I was trying to solve the mystery myself all through the book and it was impossible to put down. Anyone who likes romance, mystery, or both, should read this book!

A mystery, a love story, and so much more all in one. Truely enjoyable!! I just had to know what was going to happen next.

Since this book's release, I was interested to read it. I've read several of Rachel's book, but this one is written for the national market--published by the Shadow Mountain imprint by Deseret Book.

The first thing that stood out in this novel was the great characterization. The story is about a woman, Liana, who was adopted as a child by her relatives. She doesn't why she continues to have nightmares and flashes of memories about her childhood. Her parents were both killed in a plane crash in India.

At first glance the premise was interesting, but I wondered what could really be so shocking when she goes to her parents gravesite. Well, I was very surprised and didn't see the twist coming.

I also enjoyed the descriptions of the country of India--in fact Rachel did all the descriptions very well, from Las Vegas area to a farm in Wyoming.

There are no obvious LDS characters in this book, no conversion story to God, but it is one woman's story of coming to grips with her past and finally accepting where she came from.

This is a wonderful book about searching for the truth,forgiveness and compassion. The characters are well orchestrated and believable. I highly recommend this book along with another one by Ms. Nunes, "Fields of Home".

I read Flying Home this week and was truly disappointed. I've read many Rachel Nunes books over the years and this one was so unlike the rest of her books in quality that I have wondered if Ms. Nunes actually wrote it. The writing is amateurish and flows poorly. The story was actually interesting and the characters had possibilities, but the emotion was sorely lacking due to poor writing style. If you have not read other Nunes books, I recommend you try a few others, especially the Arianna series, which were very well written. I have been a loyal fan until this last book and feel a little disloyal writing a negative review, but I think honesty serves well. Give her another chance if this book isn't up to your standards.