Enough Joy is Sarah Floyd's second book in her Finding Joy series. It follows the continuing story of Joy Carnegie, a girl who has given up basically everything she ever knew and traveled to Vermont to start her life over. I will try to give you enough to snag your interest without giving too much away from either story. Joy is surrounded by friends and family, including her aunt and boyfriend. They all support her as she goes through various trials, but still she can't seem to find peace. As you journey with her through this book, your heart aches for her as she battles through everything life is throwing at her, but the author ends the book perfectly, lessons learned and characters strengthened. While I can't relate to everything in the book, being a girl who has only lived in the south, I love the imagery Sarah incorporates in the story. It definitely gives you an idea of what a winter in the north is like. And it's interesting to me, as well, to read about how different the church is up there as opposed to down here. But even though it's smaller, it still has the same heart and love and giving attitude. Sarah weaves a story that keeps you turning the pages to find out how things work out. I look forward to seeing what all the characters have to endure in the next novel as they continue to grow closer together and closer to God. The only thing that kept me from enjoying the story completely is that the author uses third person omniscient point-of-view, which kept me from being completely immersed in the head of any one character. That's my personal preference coming in, though, and it hopefully won't bother you! :-) Have I piqued your interest? Check out Sarah's book here. See below for a sneak peek of Sarah's first book, Finding Joy. It's the prequel to the one I just reviewed, and I recommend starting with it, if you haven't already read them. "Joy felt goosebumps pop out onto her arms, and she rubbed them briskly. She'd needed breaking. She'd been Sophia Joy Carnegie, wealthy, charming, poised. Arrogant. Self-sufficient to a fault. Faithless. And who was she now? Just Joy. Unemployed. Single. Uncertain about her future. Weepy and emotional. Always resisting the urge to cling to anyone who seemed to care whether she lived or died. Disowned. But surviving – and even, often, happy. Growing as a Christian. Making friends. Closer to Joann than she'd ever been to another person, at least that she could remember. Learning how to live simply and selflessly. Forgiven. Joy shivered, but not from the temperature of the room. She had come to Vermont to break free from the shallowness and materialism and emptiness that had plagued her in Pittsburgh, but she'd come with the attitude that she could control her life. But she couldn't. Not really. And if she didn't learn to depend on her family and friends, she'd certainly never learn to depend on God, who was in control. Joy put her head in her arms right there on the kitchen table and stayed like that for a long time. And she did not write fiction that night." Want to read more? Check it out here. Author bio:
Sarah Floyd lives deep in a Vermont hollow with her husband, two boys (3 and 1), and Australian Shepherd dog. It took her more than fifteen years of dreaming to get to Vermont, but she finally made it. Sarah enjoys reading, writing, traveling, crafts, sports and games, and spending time with family and friends. She doesn't enjoy folding fitted sheets. Sarah grew up in California, Texas, and Georgia and went to college at Freed-Hardeman University in Tennessee, where she majored in Spanish and minored in French. She taught Spanish for 2.5 years while earning a master's degree in secondary education, and then she taught English as a second language in South Korea for a year. She is now a stay-at-home mommy. Find out more about Sarah here.
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