Before the World Changed Cover Reveal!

Today I am very excited to share with you the cover of a debut author's book! First, though, let's share a little bit about the author...

A chronic illness warrior, Anna Grace understands what it feels like to have questions with no apparent answer, even while still trusting God as her source of strength. Passionate about using her writing to reach her generation, she is described by her parents as a "born writer." She can often be found reading, writing, or enjoying worship music. She also enjoys folding origami cranes and crocheting. You can connect with her here at her blog, Redeem the Time, or in her novelette, Before the World Changed.

Now, for the cover!

What's left when the world falls apart?

The only concern on Alli's mind is planning her upcoming trip with her sister—until a bolt from a clear sky turns the world upside down. But as shock and grief close in, Alli comes face to face with others just as devastated by the events as she is, and with even more reason to fear. Can she find a way to share hope with those who need it most?

I think this cover is simply amazing and makes me happy to see! If the story inside is half as good as this stunning cover then this will be a great story indeed!

If you would like to make this book your own here is the preorder link for the ebook. Those who preorder the book will receive an exclusive poem written by Anna Grace along with other limited-time bonuses. Preorder is open until September 10th, 11:59pm EST. So go order the book! Paperback will be available for preorder soon.

You can also find the author on Goodreads.

Thank you for stopping by on this exciting day! I hope you enjoyed seeing the cover as much as I did.

Blessings,

Shay

Book Review | The Woman With the Blue Star

 

1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Kraków Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers.

Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. Scorned by her friends and longing for her fiancé, who has gone off to war, Ella wanders Kraków restlessly. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes it’s a girl hiding.

Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds. Inspired by harrowing true stories, The Woman with the Blue Star is an emotional testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive.

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I recently read this book and it literally tore me to pieces. I have not had a book impact me emotionally like that in quite some time, if ever. I'll admit, I do cry pretty easily over books but with this book I was out right sobbing and it still has me in a book hangover that I can't seem to get out of.

It was so heartfelt. All of the pain that the characters went through was so real to me. I felt like I was right there with them, standing beside them trying to cheer them on and telling them to keep going despite the hardships they were facing. It was written in such a beautiful way that I truly felt like I was standing right there. Everything they experienced, I experienced too.

Simply put, it was amazing. I think everyone needs to read it, it was just that great of a book. I can not rant and rave over it enough to express just how great it was. The unlikely friendship that formed between these two girls was breath taking to say the least.

I should probably stop now before I give away spoilers or start crying again so let me leave now with just two more words. Read it.

Blessings,

Shay