The Chapel Car Bride Review

                                                 The Chapel Car bride is a historical fiction book set in 1913. It centers on our two main characters Hope and Luke.  Hope Irvine is the daughter of a preacher who travels around the country in a train car converted into a chapel. Hope decides to join her father after her aunt passes away. Despite her father’s hesitation Hope feels as if God is calling her to ministry work with her father. When they finally stop in Finch, West Virginia for an extended period of time Hope becomes fast friends with local miner Luke Hughes. But when a mine manger arrives in town with less than noble intentions, Luke and Hope’s relationship is put to the test.

                I enjoyed the whole concept of the car chapel; I thought it was different and interesting to read about.  The overall plot was not the strongest, but still good. Honestly not a whole lot happened in the span of this book. It had a steady pace, but for some could be a little slow. The action/climax of this book happened towards the very end and once it happened it was resolved quickly, almost too quickly. I also felt Kirby to be a character that could have been left out. He really didn’t add anything to the story, except at the very end when everything is being resolved.

                So overall I just felt OK about this book. It wasn’t one of my favorites from Judith Miller. There were a lot other books from her i enjoyed a lot more. This just wasn’t one of them.

                I received this book from Bethany House bloggers Program for my honest review.