Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Waves of Reason
Mary E. Hanks · 2021
56/100
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Hanks has carved out a genuine niche writing married-couple Christian romance, and a hidden child plus a secret marriage gives this one real tension. But it's book five of a series, there's no independent review to check quality against, and nothing here rises above solid-but-familiar.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing50
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy48
Hype vs delivers35
Age-fit78
Human-eye read55
Penny’s verdict56
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