Rare Bird Review

Author: Anna Whiston-Donaldson (Author Bio)

Genre: Heartache, Hope, True story

My Rating: 3.5 out of 5

The Donaldson family has an ideal life, two kids, vacations, friends and family, the whole shebang, until their whole world gets turned upside down on a ordinary September day in 2011. Their 12 year old son Jack and 10 year old daughter Margaret go outside to play with the neighbor kids when a freak flood carries away their precious Jack. The rest of the family is left to struggle trying to come to grips with what has now become their new life.  This book is a true story of a mothers loss and her family facing impossible tragedy, and their journey to find the enduring hope that can only be found by coming to the Creator.

This book was a very deep, raw and straight forward read. I enjoyed reading about how this family dealt with the tragedy that came upon them, It was a book filled with emotion and heartbeat and for that I love the fact that I own it.

There was a little bit of language that I did not appreciate, but when I read true stories I tend to dismiss it due to that fact that It actually happened so it makes the story real and does not leave anything out. Some of the religious aspects I did not agree with, but that is all personal opinion. It was a little hard to get into and it seemed like it was allllllll about the emotion so I (a 15 year old) got a tiny bored with it. 

Overall this is a very...True.... story, I can't think of any other way to put it. I recommend this to anyone looking for a little tear- tugging, and to witness the beauty of finding Hope.

I got this book for free in exchange for my honest review

xoxo
Leah