I loved how the second book connected so well with the first, and how it kept most of the same characters. I really enjoyed it and loved the story line. Overall I would rate this book a four out of five stars. I always think it’s so interesting and fun to see what new things you will find when rereading a book. The book does talk quite a lot about Christ and the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints, but this was the first time I noticed that the roles and story of Christ and apostles were woven into the story. Another thing I noticed in this reread was the large symbolism of Christ throughout the story. From the start of the second book, they are already completely different people than they were at the beginning or even the middle of the first book. In the first book, the characters go through so many trials and have to climb so many mountains, literally and metaphorically. First of all was how much the characters have developed from the first book. I remember I always enjoyed this book, but as I reread it this time, there were a few different things that I recognized and appreciated more than the first time I had read it. This book is the sequel to one of my favorite books, Sadie. Recently I had the chance to reread the spectacular book Augustina by Rebecca Belliston.

She's a sweet character who's been dragged through a lot of muck in both books, but she becomes strong.and it has been a wonderful journey with her. It was nice to see Sadie's growth as she learns that she has value in God's eyes and forgives herself for the past. The guy was powerful, confident, and unwilling to go down.

A good plot needs a slimy villain, and Guillermo Vasquez is perfect in this role-from the swamp of evil itself. Both main characters (Sadie and Josh) grew a lot through the book as they struggle to trust each other and let go of the pain and fear the past has caused.

Vasquez wants Josh dead, as he believes he stole Sadie away from him before she died (was murdered).īelliston did a good job taking the reader on a very emotional journey of guilt, grief, fear, want, rage, and ultimately redemption. Sadie is in witness protection pretending to be Josh's wife. This sequel to Sadie is intense and takes Sadie on a dark journey as she tries to decide whether to testify against her old boyfriend, Guillermo Vasquez, who almost succeeded in killing her and making it look like a suicide.