No Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily- Review by Micalah Weatherholtz

No Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

No Names to Be Given is written concerning a subject I feel is important and definitely touched on very little. To this day there are still struggles and, although nowhere near what there used to be, stigma surrounding “unwed” women or women considered to be “to young” to get pregnant. To keep a child or not to keep a child is a deeply personal decision and every choice should be tailored specifically to the individual who is doing the deciding. This book follows three young women who made the only choice they felt was available to them. “Will you ever forgive us ? Will we ever forgive ourselves ?” I feel sets the tone for this story and is one of the main things these women asks themselves, almost daily. No Names to Be Given was deeply personal to the author and it showed in her writing and the care she showed the girls despite the adversities they were struggling with. I enjoyed the story and came to care about Becca, Sandy, and Faith. I absolutely loved when Faith’s mother finally came to her aid in the end after kind of snubbing the situation to that point. This was not an edge of your seat thrill ride to the end but it was a story that plucked at your heart, taught you, and made you feel. I think, especially being the authors debut work, that she is well on her way to greatness.

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