This book was interesting because it challenged me to examine and confirm my own beliefs. At first I thought it was going to be a didactic story, and it some ways it was, but then the author slowly took my preconceived ideas about what was going to happen and introduced some thoughts that challenged my beliefs. Through reading this, I was able to process an alternative view of the world and feel confident in my own beliefs.

I want to clarify that I am not religious. Like, at all. I kind of wish I was, but I'm not.
This book is, by definition, Christian fiction. But it didn't feel too... I don't know, pushy? It wasn't some story preaching about religion and trying to convert everyone. The story was simply really positive - about not judging people, not assuming anything about strangers, treating everyone with kindness. It all starts with the main character, referred to as Tom, hearing a voice. And then he's meeting people that he couldn't possibly be meeting, and being taught all these valuable lessons about life. I guess it could come across as a bit cliche, but honestly, it's just a really good life lesson, isn't it? You don't know what people are going through. When you say something rude or unkind to a stranger, you have no idea how that might affect them.
I'd also like to say that where God is spoken about, it's very ambiguous. It's not a clear-cut definition or anything; it doesn't push any specific belief on the reader. It's all left very open-ended, which I personally really appreciated.
Overall, the book was just well written and easy to read. It's quite short, but that's not a bad thing. While it's generally not the kind of thing I'd go for, I actually did rather like it. 4 stars!

Read from 07-Mar-2021 to 08-Mar-2021.

Tom starts receiving messages from God in a salt spa to help him cope with his daughter’s cancer diagnosis. Or were the messages from God actually a result of a medical condition?

This book reminded me a bit of “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”. And I learned a bit more about the “The Christmas Carol”. On the other hand, I thought this book was too “Christian-y” and “lecture-y” for my taste.

Tom is a man who is questioning his faith and the “why?”s as his daughter is battling cancer. He begins to go on a spiritual journey to understand a mend this relationship with God.

I picked up this book immediately as someone who has struggled with health and constantly questioned God and “why do bad things happen”?

When the book starts, you are truly going to think Tom is crazy. I found myself wondering what I was reading and that this was not what I expected. As the book progresses, messages of hope, understanding, and how to build your own character and improve the way you treat others. Whether or not you believe the events occurred in the end, this novel had an excellent message.

Thank you to Lanier Press and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.