{"id":28152,"date":"2021-12-01T22:43:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T03:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=28152"},"modified":"2021-12-01T22:44:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T03:44:12","slug":"lost-in-darkness-by-michelle-griep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=28152","title":{"rendered":"Lost in Darkness by Michelle Griep"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lost in Darkness<\/em> took me by the hand and led me on yet another journey through the brilliant imaginings of one of my favorite authors. Not only does Michelle Griep write an absorbing tale that grips my imagination but manages to sneak in a number of life lessons that leaves me with deep thoughts to ponder about how they might apply to my own life.<\/p>\n

In this gothic styled novel, readers meet Amelia, a travel writer whose lifelong dream of traveling to Cairo has just been answered only be interrupted by the death of her father and his final request to see that her brother Colin has the experimental surgery that could change his life.<\/p>\n

Readers are faced with questions about who is truly a monster. Is it gentle and loving Colin whose genetic defects and a childhood accident have rendered his appearance so grotesque that he frightens almost everyone who sees him? Or is it the doctor whose ego and greed encourage him into taking advantage of poor and mentally ill patients with outrageous experiments as he works toward his own fame?<\/p>\n

I always enjoy a book by this author and Lost in Darkness<\/em> was no exception. Even as I cringed at some of the evil doctor\u2019s methods and knew without a doubt that Colin would not be healed, I still held out hope for him. This was a novel that illustrated both the best and worst of human nature but managed to leave me with hope.<\/p>\n

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I voluntarily reviewed a digital copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Book:\u00a0<\/strong>Lost in Darkness<\/p>\n

Author:\u00a0<\/strong>Michelle Griep<\/p>\n

Genre:\u00a0<\/b>FICTION\/ Christian\/Romance<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong>\u00a0November 1, 2021<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to get your copy!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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England, 1815<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Amelia Balfour has one dream. . .to tour Egypt as a travel writer. But when her wish is finally within reach, her father dies, and her malformed brother Colin depends upon her to arrange for a revolutionary surgery. Amelia returns home, hoping he\u2019ll recover before the ship sails for Cairo.
Former Navy surgeon Graham Lambert is sick\u2014of travelling, loneliness, and especially the injustice of the world. Leaving behind the military, he partners with a renowned surgeon, the man who promises new life to Amelia\u2019s brother.
But just as the operation begins, Graham suspects the surgeon is a fraud. After a botched procedure, Colin goes mad and escapes, terrorizing their neighbor, author Mary Godwin\u2014planting the seed for her greatest creation,\u00a0Frankenstein<\/em>.
Can Amelia and Graham stop Colin before he destroys everyone in his path and find the tender soul still trapped inside\u2026or will they be too late?<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Michelle Griep<\/strong>\u2019s been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas. She is the Christy Award-winning author of historical romances: A Tale of Two Hearts, The Captured Bride, The Innkeeper\u2019s Daughter, 12 Days at Bleakly Manor, The Captive Heart, Brentwood\u2019s Ward, A Heart Deceived, <\/em>and Gallimore,<\/em> but also leaped the historical fence into the realm of contemporary with the zany romantic mystery Out of the Frying Pan<\/em>.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM MICHELLE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are You a Monster Too?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLook at that! The fattest girl in the class is the first one to get in line for a cupcake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those words, spoken to me in junior high by a clueless boy, are forever seared into my memory. Just because I wasn\u2019t a willowy stick-figure who didn\u2019t match up to magazine covers, I was singled out. Made to feel ashamed. Made to feel like a monster.<\/p>\n

Have you ever felt that way?<\/p>\n

Chances are you have. We are all poked and prodded at some point in our lives\u2026which brings up a few questions. How do you deal with the sometimes ugly perceptions with which others view you? How do you stop trying to prove your worth to others, when in their eyes you are somehow worthless? Why does God allow such hurtful things to happen anyway?<\/p>\n

These are the questions I attempt to tackle in my new release, Lost in Darkness.<\/em> And surprisingly enough, those are the very same issues contemplated in Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein<\/em>. Now hold on. Don\u2019t go rolling your eyeballs quite yet\u2014which is the usual response whenever Frankenstein is mentioned.<\/p>\n

Most people\u2019s conception of this great piece of literature has been forever ruined by Hollywood\u2019s green creature. You know the one, the giant with bolts sticking out of his neck and a stiff-legged walk. So not true. The essence of Shelley\u2019s \u201chorror\u201d story is instead about a creature who struggles with heartfelt needs that can only be met by his creator. In this story, Shelley respectfully handles the subject of what we owe our creator and what our creator\u2019s responsibility is toward us as the created\u2026the very same questions we all struggle with.<\/p>\n

As does Colin Balfour, a man with a heart of gold and a face that causes children to scream. In Lost in Darkness,<\/em> he hopes to undergo a life-changing surgery that will end his self-imposed isolation. But what really happens is a life change for his sister Amelia and the surgeon who tries to prevent it all from happening. For indeed, even if there be monsters, there is none so fierce as that which resides in man\u2019s own heart.<\/p>\n

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GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To celebrate her tour, Michelle is giving away\u00a0the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!<\/p>\n

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/13cfd\/lost-in-darkness-celebration-tour-giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n

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