One of
my favorite genres of books to read is historical fiction. I was excited for The Sound of Rain because it was historical fiction, but it was set in a time
period that haven’t read much from; the 1950s.
The Sound of Rain by Sarah Loudin Thomas
is a novel set in 1950s South Carolina. Larkin Heyward lives a relaxed life in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. But she dreams of one day leaving and helping the
people in Appalachia. When she tells this to newcomer Judd Markley, he laughs
in her face. He knows how life in the Appalachia can be. He’s lived there all
his life and he finds it difficult to believe the privileged daughter of his
boss. The whole point of coming to South Carolina was to escape his life in
Kentucky. But he feels drawn to Larkin, despite his annoyance of her dream to
help the poor people of Appalachia.
I will
say this book started out kind of slow for me. I wasn’t too invested into the
characters and the storyline was dragging a little. I was waiting for it to
pick up, but it didn’t for me. I felt like the story wasn’t going anywhere. It was
quite frankly, and I hate to say this, boring. I really didn’t like any of the
characters. I thought Larkin was childish and unlikable. Judd was stupid for
liking Larkin. I really couldn’t stand anything about this book. It was just a
big bore. There was no solid plot.
I hate
to give my opinion so harshly about a book that I know the author worked hard
on, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I know some people will like this book; I
just wasn’t one of them.
I
received this book from Bethany House for my honest review.
