Friday, September 29, 2023

Review: I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher

Genre: Dual-Timeline
Publisher: Thomas Nelson 
Released: June 7, 2022
397 pages
About the Book:

Generations of secrets unfold as a young college student learns the truth about her great-grandmother’s World War II heartbreak and love. For fans of Francine Rivers and Karen Kingsbury.

Brianna Hastings’s life seems dull and full of disappointment until a handsome young man visits her church. She’s instantly smitten by the charming Greg, who leads an exciting, independent life—the kind of life she longs for. But when a college history assignment forces Brianna to interview her great-grandmother about life during World War II, she can’t believe it when Daisy presses her with questions about Greg’s character. “What sort of man is he? Who is he at his core?”

What could her great-grandmother possibly know about love at first sight?

The questions take both women back to Boise, Idaho, in the early 1940s, when war emphasized how fragile life could be. Daisy and her older sister pine for the same handsome bomber pilot—until one night of terrible judgment reveals their true characters and drives them apart. Trying to protect the people she loves the most, Daisy condemns herself to live a lie.

In the years that follow, as Daisy grapples with the consequences, she receives unexpected grace from a man she’s known her whole life but never looked at twice. Could what she learned about love save Brianna from heartache three generations later? 

My Rating & Thoughts:    


I was so invested in these characters and the story that I did not want to put the book down and when I did, I kept thinking about it. It's is a dual-time set in the early 1940s and 2022. Main characters are Brianna and her great-grandmother, Daisy. Faith plays an integral role in the story. Brianna learns to follow God's leading, and Daisy comes to realize that there are no limits to God's forgiveness. I especially enjoyed following the historical timeline and seeing true love develop for Daisy. The characters felt human and raw. I was sucked in from the beginning and the ending wrapped everything up nicely.

Favourite Quote: 
“We must both know His Word and be attuned to His Spirit. Only then can we know what He's calling us to do.”
(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

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