Waiting for Morning. A Book Review.

Have you ever read a book you wanted to like but just couldn't?  That was my experience with Waiting for Morning by Karen Kingsbury.

This book was originally published in 1999, but has apparently been rereleased.  Since I hadn't read anything by Karen Kingsbury lately, and since I had previously enjoyed works by Karen Kingsbury, I decided to give it a try.  I was prepared to enjoy it, as I had previous Kingsbury books.  But I didn't.

The problem may have been the subject.  This is the story of a drunk driver and a deadly traffic accident.  Drunk driving and its consequences are hard to read about.

But I think the problem for me was more that I just didn't like the main character.  Hannah Ryan is a hard person to like. When I'm reading fiction, I enjoy a character I can relate to.  And if I can't relate to the character, I want to admire them, or at the very least, to like them.  Hannah Ryan is not one of those characters.  Following the tragic accident that opens the story, an accident that claimed the life of her husband and daughter, she is consumed with bitterness and a desire for revenge that takes over her life to the exclusion of all else, including her surviving daughter.

Waiting for Morning was a hard read for me.  In typical Kingsbury fashion, the story is well written and the characters well developed.  Even so, I struggled to finish it.  Long-time fans of Karen Kingsbury will likely enjoy this book, but in my opinion, it is not one of her best.

I received a free copy of Waiting for Morning from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest review.