Half Finished by Lauraine Snelling

Are you a crafter? If so, you may have a UFO or two are your house. . .No, I don't mean a flying saucer for extraterrestrial beings. I mean unfinished objects, or UFOs as they are referred to in Half Finished. Lauraine Snelling writes about small town life and a group of people gathering to finish their unfinished craft projects. . .and how their lives intersect in other ways.

Half Finished was a little slow for me to start with as I got to know the characters in this book. Then it picked up speed and I truly enjoyed the people and became interested in their lives. There is one woman in this book who experiences grieving for her spouse. I thought that was well-written as Snelling seemed to truly understand the steps and the challenges the character was facing. Other characters face different life challenges that were happier and those were well portrayed too. They also balanced the sad parts in the book with a happy story.

Of course Half Finished would be of interest to crafters as there is a lot of talk about craft projects. Also, this book would be appealing to mid-life and older women as they face a different set of challenges in life--many of which were portrayed in this book. Half Finished also portrayed life in a small town in the Midwest accurately (as someone from a small town in the Midwest). Lastly, I thought Snelling did a good job of portraying spiritual issues in this book and I liked it from a Christian stand point. It wasn't preachy but there were spiritual insights to pass along--especially at the end. At the same time, this book isn't full of high action drama, if that is what you want, but rather meanders along like life in a small town does. I would recommend Half Finished and encourage other Christian women to give it a try.

I received this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. #sponsoredbyfaithwords