It was nice to see an author show the realities that it IS a struggle, but also show how living in that honorable way is not only achievable, but that it is beneficial.ĬONTENT ADVISORY and potential SPOILERS: Rated as MODERATE according to the Book Cave Rating System. She showed the reality of what a struggle it can be, but I was grateful and applauded the fact that her characters chose the right choice to save themselves for marriage and their dedication to being honorable in that respect, despite the struggle. Something that was both a struggle for me as well as a plus was the way that Roseanna addressed physical attraction between the main characters. Having roots in my heritage of Italian and even catholic backgrounds, I did like how Roseanna was able to display the realities of their culture, but also gave her character a closer relationship with the Lord, and what it looked like to serve Him as a catholic. The plot twists, and depth of the story kept me turning pages! While steeped in reality, this book feels like a heavy cup of black tea that has been brewed too long but that you can’t help drink anyway, the bitter flavor permeating your tongue, but the tea still soothing you as it does.

It’s definitely a hard story to read at times. And Lorenzo has done his best to live out and away from the world that is his and finds that this has cost him more than he could have realized. Sabina is in and of and finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. Roman is trying to live out of the world, but ends up living from it. We live in a world of darkness and while intertwined with it in different ways, we are called to live in the world but not of it, and that aspect of the story as all three characters navigated this in different ways definitely tugged at the heartstrings!

It’s honestly a story I related to more than I thought I would. Knowing Roseanna, of course this book has outstanding descriptions and as a fashion designer and seamstress, I enjoyed greatly the nods to all of the fashion aspects of the day! This book was definitely a different take for Miss White and I enjoyed the look at the 20’s!

Shadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M. White