About the Book

Book: Tangled Lives

Author: Carol McClain

Genre: Women’s fiction

Release Date: July, 2023

Two sisters and one man. Both women love him, but only one is meant for him.

Crystal Snow struggles with the paralysis caused by her biological parents’ drug use. She convinced herself no one will ever love her. Roxie, devastated by chronic childhood rejections, knows anyone who loves her must be intrinsically flawed. Both want only what is right for their sister who is also their best friend.

Dreams upend careers. Destroy friendships. End love.

When searched out by their biological grandmother, the past tangles with the present. Issues the girls wished to forget resurrect and threaten their dreams.

Who gets the man and career of her dreams?

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About the Author

Carol McClain is the award-winning author of five novels dealing with real people facing real problems. A fifth book will be out next summer.

She is a consummate encourager, and no matter what your faith might look like, you will find compassion, humor and wisdom in her complexly layered, but ultimately readable work.

Aside from writing, she’s a skilled stained-glass artist, a budding glass fuser. She lives in East Tennessee with her husband who finally gave into her dreams. They own five goats—three of them does who she milks from which she makes yogurt and cheese and butter. She’s raising bunches of chickens.

More from Carol

Have you ever:

Had a crush on your sister’s boyfriend?
Loved your sister beyond measure?
Hated your sister beyond measure?
Been confused about your career?
Waylaid by your past?

If your life’s been tangled, you’re not alone. You laugh at, root for, and not be able to put Tangled Lives down.

MY REVIEW

The title fits this story perfectly. It is a tangled mess between two sisters who seem to always compete against each other. One thing that stuck out to me is that both Crystal and Roxie want to find that special someone to love them. What happens when they both fall for the same person?

We get a glimpse of the background on the sisters which helps readers to see their struggles and need to be accepted. I liked watching the two sisters strengthen their bond while fighting their emotions for each other. With one of the sisters struggling through life with paralysis perhaps the other sister felt left out at times. Their family is a mixture of adoption, rejection and trying to forgive someone who left them years ago.

I liked the story but at times I thought it moved a little slow in certain transitions in the book. In the end I found myself yearning for more about the sisters and less about who gets the boy at the end. The author does write a good story but just missed the mark for me being fully invested in it.

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.