These letters are from a senior demon, addressed to an apprentice demon trying to keep one particular woman from relationship with God, but the letters could have been written for me.

Busyness, identity, comparison... all of the topics covered in the letters are ways we as women are distracted from our purpose, to be-loved daughters and to love in return.

In this collection of letters, I found an echo of what I've struggled with throughout my life, proof that I'm not alone in these challenges, and reminders of true love.

I highly recommend women read this book, and to take it letter by letter. Much like chocolate truffles, you may be tempted to read many chapters in the same sitting, but the content is so rich that more than a few at a time may lend itself to not appreciating the goodness of those you consume.

This book is a take-off on the classic book by C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters. In that book a demon, Screwtape, writes letters to another demon who is trying to get his human "patient" to sin and move away from God. In Sincerely, Stoneheart, Emily Hussem uses the same convention of letters from a demon supervisor to a junior demon. In the case of Sincerely, Stoneheart the demons are trying to get their female patient to sin. Many of the ideas in this book are directed towards temptations that are primarily weaknesses for women. In other cases the temptations are those of current day society such as social media. The gender switch as well as the current day situation works for this book. although Hussem is not the writing genius that C.S. Lewis was.
A recent book using this same premise is My Dear Hemlock by Tilly Dillehay. I preferred Dillehay's book over Hussem's book, because of Dillehay's writing style as well as her topic choices. However, either book would be a light, but thought-provoking read for Christian women. I received a complementary copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

I rarely give books 5-stars, and even then, most of those are classic pieces of literature like Les Mis or The Lord of the Rings . I can't compare this book in the same way as the others because it's nonfiction, but holy cow, you guys. This is the best nonfiction book I've ever read and definitely a contender for the best book of any genre.

I can't express how grateful I am that Emily Wilson Hussem 1) wrote this book and 2) approved me for the arc. I pretty quickly stopped making highlights in this book, because the whole thing is so good. This book is full of nothing but irrefutable Gospel truths and is one of the most insightful books I've ever read. This genuinely is a book that every woman should read.

I was hesitant about how this book would hold up when compared against The Screwtape Letters , but it does not disappoint one bit. I honestly can't stress enough how amazing this book is. I will absolutely be rereading this book again and again. This book teaches eye-opening, inspiring lessons and I'm sure it will only get better and better the more I experience life.

Truly a 10/10 read.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy of the ebook in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A "Screwtape Letters" for women! This books feels really relevant. I was surprised by how much I connected with it. It focuses quite a bit on screen addiction and while I don't feel like this is a huge problem for me it still helped me see ways I am still being influenced by having a phone close by at all times. There were some chapters that felt less personal and some that really hit hard. I read it two weeks ago and I am still thinking about it and letting the "advice" sink in. Thank you for writing this book! And thank you to NetGalley for letting me read an advance copy of this book.