In The Name I Call
Myself, Faith is going through life just surviving. She is a survivor but she has never been able
to let her guard down and just live without the fear that has always followed her. She keeps her past and secrets very well
guarded. She has not even shared some of
these secrets to Perry her fiancé. The
author slowly lets the readers in on Faith’s past as we journey with Faith and
the coming out of her shell.
We enjoy an assorted
cast of characters in this book, I especially liked the choir that Faith and
her best friend stumble upon and how they “adopt” Faith who becomes part of them
and Marilyn, her best friend becomes a sort of mascot for them all. Faith realizes through these women, that she
is not alone in having a difficult life and I think because of them Faith
begins to come out of the shell she has enclosed around her. Faith’s best friend, Marilyn, was a hoot as
well. I chuckled many times over their
over the top descriptions and nicknames they gave. For example the nickname for the wedding
dress Faith was supposed to wear: The Ghost Web.
We also have sort of a love triangle. Of course Faith is engaged to Perry, but she
meets Dylan whom she actually begins to have feelings for against her better
judgement. Due to some nasty stuff that
happened to Faith and her brother, we have an underlying sense of danger as
well.
I enjoy Beth Moran’s quirky characters, the humor, even when
dealing with serious problems. This
keeps the story moving, rooting for the characters, without becoming completely
depressed for them. I laughed out loud
many times and because this is written in first person we are emotionally connected
with Faith. The title was a clever fit
to the story.
I received a copy of this book for free from the
publishers. I was not required to give a
positive review and all views expressed are my own.
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