Book Review For "No Other"

Book Review for "No Other"Written by: Shawna K. WilliamsDesert Breeze PublishingISBN: 978-1-936000-53-1Ebook Format5 StarsReviewed by: S. BurkhartWilliams pens an inspirational romance filled with love and faith in "No Other." Set in Texas, in 1949, just after World War II, twenty-year-old Jakob Wilheimer is putting his life together, but the effort tests his faith in ways he never imagined.During World War II, Jakob's parents and young siblings were placed in an internment camp for being German. Jakob was very bitter about that. His parents were released, but Jakob's anger still simmers below the surface. Joe, his older brother, returns to help run the family business and Jakob goes back to school.Meri Parker is a young, twenty-two-year-old woman who is Jakob's English teach. She's also writing a play for the drama department to perform. Jakob agrees to help make the scenery. Meri and Jakob grow close, harboring an attraction they keep a secret.While Jakob comes from a large
, warm family, Meri's family is cold and calculating. They insist on keeping up appearances. Meri craves a real, true, honest love and not the materialistic affection her parents give her. Jakob showers her in a cocoon of warm emotions and the couple makes love.Things get complicated when Meri discovers she's pregnant. In order to find happiness with Jakob, Meri has to find the strength to confront her parents and stand up for her beliefs. Can Jakob's faith give Meri the strength she needs to choose a different path for her life?Williams's writing flows effortlessly, engaging the reader right away. She's done her research and it shows, capturing an authentic feel of the time period right down to Jakob's accent. Williams also uses a good economy of words to paint her descriptions without weighing the reader down. The pacing rises and falls in just the right places, allowing the reader to catch their breaths before picking up again.Both Meri and Jakob are complex characters fi
lled with flaws, yet imbued with hope. Jakob is a good man with a kind heart, but he lets negative emotions fester within him and that spurs him to do things without thinking them through sometimes. Jakob needs to work on his patience.Meri hungers to find a real, true substantial relationship, one not filled with fake smiles and false affection. Jakob makes her feel alive, but in order for her to find what she's looking for, she's got to find the strength to stand up for what she believes in."No Other" is sweet for romance readers. Meri and Jakob share several kisses and tender caresses. "No Other" is a book that offers hope in the face of adversity.

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