The Living Stone

Just one complaint about this novel - I knew the ending by the second chapter. The biggest factor that kept me reading was not how things were going to turn out for Leah, but why.

Leah Travers has just lost her husband and child to a drunk driver. She secludes herself from everyone. One day she decides she wants to see where and how the family lives of the man who killed her family. This leads to an accident, where she meets the brother-in-law of the drunk driver, Jacobo Martinez. Amazing as it may sound, they become friends and Leah opens up and shares herself with Jacobo. Although you wouldn't think this could happen, the author did an excellent job of bringing these two together in such a way that you realize, this could have really happened. A will written story!

The story is about Leah Travers. Her, her husband Perry and their 2 year-old son Galen are traveling home from Leah's parents house. Perry is angry with Leah because her parents always try to run things and Leah lets them do it. They take a different exit and notice some older lady who needs help with her tire. Perry wants to stop and help. That's when tragedy strikes. She is left with a heart full of grief and not much will to live. Until she meets Jacobo Martinez. He is a believer with stong faith. A big yet gentle man who also happens to be the brother-in-law of the the man who killed her family.

I thought the book was very truthful in how you would react, things you would feel etc. It seemed natural. The characters seemed real to show more me. Jacobo was a hero every women would love. I highly recommend this book. show less

This book made me cry. Yes, in some ways it's predictable, but most books are. It's the Journey that leads us to read the book and keep reading.