Book Review: Healing Love by Jennifer Slattery

TGIF, Diverse Reader Friends!!

I hope you had an awesome week and are ready for the weekend! Today, I’m sharing my review for Jennifer Slattery’s latest noel, Healing Love. Let’s get started!

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About the Book

The Blurb: “A news anchor intern has it all planned out, and love isn’t on the agenda.

Brooke Endress is on the cusp of her lifelong dream when her younger sister persuades her to chaperone a mission trip to El Salvador. Packing enough hand sanitizer and bug spray to single-handedly wipe out malaria, she embarks on what she hopes will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

But Brooke is blindsided by the desperation for hope and love she sees in the orphans’ eyes. And no less by the connection she feels with her handsome translator. As newfound passion blooms, Brooke wrestles with its implications for her career dreams.

Ubaldo Chavez, teacher and translator, knows the struggle that comes with generational poverty. But he found the way out – education – and is determined to help his students rise above.

When he agrees to translate for a mission team from the United States he expects to encounter a bunch of “missional tourists” full of empty promises. Yet an American news anchor defies his expectations, and he finds himself falling in love. But what does he have to offer someone with everything?”

Links: Amazon, Goodreads

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About the Author

Author, speaker, and ministry leader Jennifer Slattery writes for Crosswalk.com and is the managing and acquiring editor for Guiding Light Women’s Fiction, an imprint with Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. She believes fiction has the power to transform lives and change the culture. Healing Love is her sixth novel, and it was birthed during a trip she and her family took to El Salvador that opened her eyes to the reality of generational poverty and sparked a love for orphans and all who’ve experienced loss.

Her deepest passion is to help women experience God’s love and discover, embrace, and live out who they are in Christ. As the founder of Wholly Loved Ministries, she travels with her team to various churches to speak to women and help them experience the love and freedom only Christ can offer. When not writing, editing, or speaking, you’ll likely find her chatting with her friends or husband in a quiet, cozy coffeehouse. Visit her online at JenniferSlatteryLivesOutLoud.com and connect with her and her Wholly Loved team at WhollyLoved.com.

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Review

What I love about Jennifer Slattery’s work is that she always tackles unusual subject matter. You can see she has a heart for all people when you read her writing. I loved that about Healing Love.

Brooke and Ubaldo both have preconceived notions about each other’s culture. I like how they had an opportunity to see deeper than surface level. It’s a reminder that we all have a back story and issues we’re struggling with. Add to that, the backdrop of El Salvador and you have a great diverse Christian read.

But Brooke and Ubaldo aren’t the only ones with a voice in Healing Love. Fatima, a girl struggling to see God in her life, is given a voice as well. I loved that authenticity she added to the book. I could picture her working hard in El Salvador and wondering “what’s the point?”

This book definitely deals with romantic love, but it goes deeper and shows us the power of God’s healing love.

*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher. This review is my own, honest opinion.

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Review by Toni Shiloh