Blog Tour: A Tapestry of Light by Kimberly Duffy

Welcome to the Blog Tour for A Tapestry of Light by Kimberly Duffy, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: A Tapestry of Light
Author: Kimberly Duffy
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Release date: March 16, 2021
Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Calcutta, 1886.

Ottilie Russell is adrift between two cultures, British and Indian, belonging to both and neither. In order to support her little brother, Thaddeus, and her grandmother, she relies upon her skills in beetle-wing embroidery that have been passed down to her through generations of Indian women.

When a stranger appears with the news that Thaddeus is now Baron Sunderson and must travel to England to take his place as a nobleman, Ottilie is shattered by the secrets that come to light. Despite her growing friendship with Everett Scott, friend to Ottilie's English grandmother and aunt, she refuses to give up her brother. Then tragedy strikes, and she is forced to make a decision that will take Thaddeus far from death and herself far from home.

But betrayal and loss lurk in England, too, and soon Ottilie must fight to ensure Thaddeus doesn't forget who he is, as well as find a way to stitch a place for herself in this foreign land.

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My Review 🖤

I hate when I struggle to love a book. I wanted so much to love A Tapestry of Light, but sadly this was not an enjoyable read for me, but instead felt like a struggle, almost like I was wading in a rhetorical quicksand. One caveat I must stress is that I might not have been in the right frame of mind while reading this novel. I had a lot of heavy personal things going on while I was trudging through this book, and this narrative is a pretty heavy and depressing one, so I do believe my current situations did affect my perception.

One thing that hit me like a ton of bricks was the onslaught of tragedy that we are introduced with in the first chapter. Wow! I felt like it was plowed onto the reader, much like it was gorged onto poor Ottilie and her family. My heart did go out to this poor dear, the loss unimaginable, and it is no wonder that she struggles with her faith throughout the book. I think if I had to deal with everything that was thrown at her I would've felt the same way!

Not only does she deal with deep personal loss, she also had to deal with a multicultural heritage at a time when the dual cultures were not seeing eye to eye, thus making her an outcast no matter where she is, something that I'm sure many can relate to.

A Tapestry of Light has a great premise but despite feeling empathy for Ottilie and her plight, I fought to connect with her personally, and never felt truly vested in her story, and I think I know why. One thing that bothered me throughout was the immense details that went into this novel. There is no doubt there is no detail left to the imagination, which made for some incredible imagery, but I felt like Ottilie's story got too bogged down in mundane details, which was upsetting, as this was a well written novel that was weighty in more ways than one.

Though I have seen A Tapestry of Light in a more negative light I still refuse to give up on this book, and plan to read it when I am in a better frame of mind, and commend the author for a very passionate, detailed, and tragic yet redemptive tale that will stick with me for years to come.

My Rating: ★★★

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kimberly Duffy is a Long Island native currently living in Southwest Ohio, via six months in India. When she's not homeschooling her four kids, she writes historical fiction that takes her readers back in time and across oceans. She loves trips that require a passport, recipe books, and practicing kissing scenes with her husband of twenty years. He doesn't mind.

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TOUR GIVEAWAY

(1) winner will receive a print copy of A Tapestry of Light, A Mosaic of Wings, and Recipes from an Indian Kitchen!

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