Well I would like to start out by mentioning that Forgiving Trinity is the first time that I have ventured to read a book along this line. Most of the time I read YA Paranormal. I will also mention that I did have a hard time getting caught up in this novel at first, I found it to be quite slow moving. As the story moved along thought I did find myself getting into Forgiving Trinity. I will say that I found it to be slow in places that the author needed to make her point across, which I found to be great because it gives you time to think.I loved the way the author portrayed the relationships in this book. I found the relationships to be very heart touching and beautiful that I found myself pondering the relationships in my life. I loved the bantering between Christian and Ruth as it made this novel seem even more real to me. I even found myself enjoying the psychologist is Forgiving Trinity, as they are portrayed as the good person and not the bad person as in so many different novels.All in all Forgiving Trinity was a good book for understanding addiction and learning what someone has to go through to get over that addiction. I will say thought that this book is not for everyone. This is not your average light and fluffy read. And I really appreciated that about it. (don't get me wrong, sometimes I LOVE happy go lucky cute reads, but sometimes you need some meat to bite into). Forgiving Trinity deals with very real issues and it deals with them headfirst. In a very raw and emotional way. I loved the writing style. The character growth for Trinity was not always fluid. Sometimes she reverted, but it really worked for who she was as a character. I think Liz Reinhardt did an excellent job creating this gritty reality. Trinity is nothing like me, and yet I found I could relate to her no problem. We have all had things holding us back. Things that we have had to overcome. And a lot of times, these things are from our own doing- just like Trinity. I didn't always agree with all of her choices but the writing was so honest, so realistic that I got sucked right in. I sympathized with Trinity. She just wanted to make things right after "that night" and I just wanted her to be happy. Aiden was beyond awesome helping her along. He was loyal and steadfast, being adorable the whole time. I can't tell you how many times, I wanted to yell at Trinity for running away. That seems to be the new way she dealt with her problems after "that night". She slowly started progressing and I think Ruth and Aiden had a huge role to play in that. I loved learning about them along the way too. Even though the focus of the story is on Trinity, Liz takes some time to develop their backstories as well. I'll admit that I did want to see a little more romance from Aiden and Trinity, but I get that that was not the point of the story. Overall, Forgiving Trinity is such a great read. It was the first of Liz's books that I have read and it made me super excited to give her other books a try! I have heard such great things about Doublt Clutch that I cannot wait to get my hands on it. If her writing is anything like it is here, I know that I will enjoy it! If you are looking for a real, honest book, I would give Forgiving Trinity a try.
What do You think about Forgiving Trinity (2000)?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A good read, I couldn't put down... I love Liz's characters!
—Elfbolt
that's a 3.5 actually...i would hav liked to see trinity make more friends.
—Kdwilkins
Very slow paced. Repetitive. Unimpressive.
—diehardtwihardd
