Caging Grace (Grace Series Book 1) by Carsen Lane – Review by Colleen Noyes
Caging Grace (Grace Series, #1). by Carsen Lane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is my favorite story I’ve read so far this year it had every single aspect that you would want in a contemporary women’s sports fiction. The female main character Grace is bold, fierce, and broken. This character is written so immensely strong I found myself not able to stop reading. She was supported by an equally amazing array of characters but not once did the author stray from this being a book about a strong female character who is fighting through her life, a very difficult one at that. The author was brilliant at how she showed so many signs of this one person. You could feel the strength, the fright, the love, the struggle, the guilt, and the sheer will of determination. I really loved that each character had their own struggles and sense of brokenness but they never once overshadowed or took over from the character of Grace. While there are moments of relationship building the story is clearly about a woman’s journey and finding out who she is, where she wants to go, and where she has been. The story felt like it was written by someone who has experienced those things and I felt so connected to the writing style and the character. This is a book that I will not soon forget and will probably go back and read it a second time after I read the novella Bound By Grace. I cannot wait for more books in the series or more books by this author. If you have ever had to fight through anything in your life then pick up this book and you will find yourself no longer feeling alone.
