Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Lorrene Huisman

Written in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book gave me so much emotions, a lot of happiness, sadness, worry, and the very power of my mind going “what if?” This was a very powerful book and it was amazing in so many ways not for the just the emotions it gave to me, but also the characters and who they were, and what they would be. It was first time read by this author, and I will read more of their books, and for sure the next one in the series.

I have never felt the feeling in my life of many whom have to give up their child. Betty in the book had to just this. I really felt I was in her shoes, the pain and suffering and the agony she was in. She lost the the person she cared about most as well as her daughter, she was basically taken away from her. She loved her truly, you could tell, she wanted to give her a wonderful life, but could she? The pain from letting her go really impacted Betty and who she was, and who she would become though the years. I felt so much tears forming reading the words upon what Betty went through. The heart break was really felt, for real.

Flash forward to Marlena. The adopted daughter of Betty. A young girl who lives her life unknowing she was ever adopted. A secret that would greatly impact her soon. Her father needs medical aid, she feels she’s his daughter and she can assist him with his medical needs. Then the big secret comes out, and Marlena learns she was adopted. I literally felt the heart break and the anger and hurt she felt as well as I did for Betty. All that time she could have been told, yet she wasn’t, how did her un-biological parents think she would exact? Did they think she would never find out? Easy to say, she was hurt and shocked beyond what very words could write out to describe the emotional impact.

These two worlds were meant to intersect unknowingly to both of these women. Marlena sets out to find out her birth mother and years to know her, to understand more, to meet her true mother and receive answers to so many questions she deeply needs emotionally, and truly feels she has a right to know.

As we get on the path to their lives that would intertwine. So much emotions were felt. More than I had already experienced. Truth of what happened with Betty and Marlena’s fathers surfaces. You truly felt everything, and I mean literally everything There was so much truth in all things felt and the characters who the whole adoption shaped both women to be was truly beautiful but devastating to both of them at different times in their life, past present, and the future.

This author was a first time read for me, but truly tugged at my heart strings and had me with tears of joy as well as sadness. I kept rooting for the family to meet and connect. For them to have their look and say “your my mom” or “your my daughter.” All in all this was beautiful to read and I am so glad I got to read this. Emotionally beautiful in so many ways. A must read. It takes a special author to impact so many emotions on the reader, and this one did that. I loved it so much, defiantly recommend this story!

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