Review: A Rush of Wings

A Rush of Wings: A Novel by Kristen Heitzmann

Summary (from Goodreads): Running from terrors both recent and remembered, Noelle flees her New York mansion for the Rocky Mountains, seeking a place to hide from the men who betrayed her. Her sanctuary is a horse ranch, where she discovers solace in the breathtaking scenery she paints. But as the attentions of two brothers slowly soften the wall she hides behind, the past she yearns to escape becomes a menacing threat she cannot deny. Will Noelle find courage to give her broken heart to the One whose perfect love casts out all fear?

My Thoughts: A Rush of Wings is a novel that captures the reader’s attention from the very beginning. There’s no narrative, descriptive introduction; the book opens with action. Noelle is running away. But from what? That’s not quite clear – to the readers or to Noelle herself. Thankfully, little tidbits of information regarding what is going on are dropped throughout like Hansel and Gretel’s breadcrumbs, leaving the reader satisfied that the answers to her questions are just around the bend. Fortunately, I never once felt like I was being strung along. Each breadcrumb was just enough to satisfy me until the next bite was dropped. By the very end, the biggest answer isn’t a huge surprise, but isn’t something I found myself completely sure of either. I like that it wasn’t too predictable. There were enough believable turns that I never fully saw anything coming, but there weren’t so many that I grew frustrated.

In general, I really enjoyed this book, but Noelle annoyed me a lot at times. She’s a SUPER-spoiled, SUPER-rich woman who is also SUPER-stubborn and SUPER-stupid at times. I get that she’s running. I get that she’s scared. But, I don’t get why she doesn’t EVER see reason. If I was coming from the big city into small-town Colorado, I’d be much more inclined to listen to the locals’ warnings about things. But, by the latter third of the book, I no longer found myself wanting to yell at her. Perhaps that means she’s teachable …

I do have to say I just loved that Rick and Morgan’s family lives in Iowa. Her reaction to a Midwestern family during the holidays was really neat to see. As a Midwestern girl myself, I was especially able to appreciate it.

I like how faith was central, but not overbearing. I did not like how Noelle was basically seeing Rick as “God” to her. And seeing him struggle through a faith crisis was touching. It’s hard to see anyone hurt that much, but I think it hits home more seeing someone previously so strong, so grounded, in his faith end up struggling as he did. None of the characters in this book are outlandish or completely unbelievable. Well, except maybe Michael. Are there really people like him out there? I don’t know.

Anyway, I really enjoyed this book. Several months ago I had read Heitzmann’s Indivisible and was somewhat disappointed. I am so glad that this one lived up to its promise, and I’ll definitely be looking to read more by this author.

My Rating: 4 stars

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