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Three Reasons You Should Read This Christian Fiction:
- Beneath the Willow Tree by Anny Burrus is a quick and insightful read that really demonstrates trust and grace.
- The fantasy world and characters do not detract from the message, but it is also told in a way that non-Christians would enjoy as a quick fantasy read.
- The physical representation of hate and fear they way to remove and overcome this was well thought out and very tangible.
About Beneath the Willow Tree by Abby Burrus
Title: Beneath the Willow Tree
Author: Abby Burrus
Genre: Christian Fantasy
A man without a Mark? Impossible.
At least, that’s what Nova thought until she met him.
Her world is painful, her only solace a lone willow tree on the bank of a lake that she goes and sits under at the end of the day. Trust is a word to be laughed at and mocked, not encouraged or actually done. The Mark has made it that way.
But then, she meets a man without a Mark. And he says he can do the impossible, the unheard of, what she has longed for. He says he can free her. But in order for him to do it, she must trust him, something she is sure she cannot do.
Beneath the Willow Tree is a standalone Christian fantasy short story, but can be read and enjoyed by non-Christians.
My review of Beneath the Willow Tree:
Beneath the Willow Tree by Abby Burrus was a quick, thoughtful, and entertaining short story. I enjoy short stories since they are great for a quick start to finish in an hour or less type of book. However, I think this one could have used a little more length. I wanted to know more about the land and how the marks appeared. I think that as a fantasy reader, I expect a little more world-building and details to my stories, but as an inspirational or Christian reader, I don’t always expect that. Beneath the Willow Tree straddles those worlds for me so I keep going back and forth on whether or not I wanted to be longer.
I really enjoyed how the message is obvious, but not preachy. (I really dislike preachy books.) There is no missing it, but it’s woven in as such an integral part of the story that you just absorb it along with all the rest and it just fits very well.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
