About this book:
“While Hannah Prentiss’s cousin, Ryder, is exploring the local underground caves not far from Blackberry Valley, he stumbles on a cold case. Inside a remote cave, Ryder finds a backpack filled with personal items that once belonged to their great-uncle. Uncle Chuck was last seen entering the dangerous cave, with its many narrow passages and sharp drops, and there has been no trace of him since.
However, the items uncovered now indicate that their great-uncle walked out of this cave very much alive all those years ago, so where did he go? The more Hannah digs into Uncle Chuck’s disappearance, the less things add up. Can Hannah solve this decades-old mystery and give her family peace of mind?”
Series: Book #5 in the “Mysteries of Blackberry Valley” series. Reviews of Book #1, Book #2, Book #3, and Book #4!
Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are read, mentioned, & thought over; Morning Bible/Devotional reading; Church going; Singing a hymn; Mentions of God, trusting Him, His plan, & fear; Mentions of churches, church going, pastors, sermons, & services; Mentions of hymns; A few mentions of prayers & praying; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of books of the Bible; A couple mentions of blessings & being blessed; A mention of thanking the Lord; A mention of appreciating God’s creation; A mention of devotional reading; A mention of Christian music;
*Note: Mentions of luck; A mention of a woman coming across as a “long-suffering saint” because of her husband.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of ‘shut up’ and two forms of ‘stupid’; Some eye rolling; Hannah goes to a concert at a place that has a bar (but she only drinks soda); All about & many mentions of cave-ins, people being trapped and/or killed in caves, & possible accidents; All about & many mentions of a man who left his family (*Spoilers* which he believed it to be best for them, but others view it as selfish of him to do; The wife wrote in her diary that she and their son would be better off without him because of his gambling and lies, but later feels bad for saying that; The man never stopped thinking about the two of them and thanks to Hannah’s help, the father and son reunite at the end; The man adds that he didn’t think anyone would try to rescue him because he wasn’t worth it and was fine with dying in the cave if that happened *End of Spoilers*); Many mentions of gambling, betting (horse races), addictions, & losing a lot of money (which put major strain on a marriage); Mentions of deaths & grief (including Hannah and her father for their mother/wife & someone else dying from lung cancer); Mentions of the mob/mafia; Mentions of bars & drinking (including underage drinking); Mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of fires; A few mentions of divorces/separations (including Hannah thinking that would have been a better option than what the man did); A couple mentions of war & a man never being the same after; A couple mentions of crimes & crime scenes; A couple mentions of a possible break-in & stolen items; A couple mentions of nightmares; A couple mentions of gossip; A mention of the possibility of murder; A mention of tattoos;
*Note: Hannah recalls hearing about gambling being an addiction that’s like an illness rather than a “conscious choice”; A side character quotes the cruel words from a teacher & struggles with confidence in himself because of it (Hannah tries to encourage him); A quote from Nelson Mandela at the beginning; Mentions of car brands; A couple mentions of brand names (Corelle); A couple mentions of ADHD; A mention of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
Sexual Content- Some touches, embraces, & imagining both (barely-above-not-detailed); Some noticing & racing hearts (barely-above-not-detailed); Flirting; Hannah’s best friend teases her about wanting to know if a guy is a good kisser; Hannah has set boundaries with her father about conversations about her dating life (regarding that she doesn’t have time to date someone right now); Mentions of an out-of-wedlock pregnancy & the couple getting married (including mentions of the man not being emotionally or mentally ready for being a husband and father and it taking a major toll on their marriage, her parents wanting them to get married, his parents believing that he got himself into the situation and it was his punishment (which someone else disagrees with viewing the child as a consequence rather than a blessing), the woman having doubts before the marriage, the man leaving his wife and child so they can have a better life without him, & the son knowing they only got married because of him with mixed feelings about it); Mentions of girlfriends/boyfriends, dates, & dating; Mentions of flirting; Mentions of crushes & lovesick puppy eyes; A few mentions of kisses, kissing, & good kissers; A mention of a married couple kissing; A mention of a woman being called a “chick”;
*Note: A couple mentions of possible bigamy (but not actually).
-Hannah Prentiss
P.O.V. of Hannah
247 pages
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My personal Rating-
This book was truly a case of “it’s me, not you [the book]”. I had a really hard time being interested in this story, but I think that’s because I’ve never been in a cave or anything like that, so it just didn't keep my attention. Those familiar with caving and/or interested in it would probably enjoy this book more. As awful as this might sound, I also didn’t really care about the mystery of the assumed-dead-but-actually-possible-alive great uncle of Hannah’s. But again, I think that’s just me.
I did like the light romance and cute, almost-flirting scenes towards the end between Hannah and a certain firefighter, though.
See y’all on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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