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The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain

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The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain is a Christian historical tale. It is set in the Smoky Mountains in the 1800’s. This is the story of Marni, a scared young woman. She meets Daniel, a doctor who might be able to correct the scar on her face.

This is a sweet romance that contains inspiration and hope. I enjoyed the plot, setting, and characters. At times the story was a bit slow and predictable. The book itself is a quick read.

A complimentary copy was provided by NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

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The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain had an interesting story, but was not consistent and flowing. I did read the book, always hoping for more, which did not play out. The writing, grammar and sentence structure needs a lot of work.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy in exchange for writing an honest review.

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Crystal Mary Lindsey has written an interesting and inspiring in her release, The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain: Inspirational Medical Romance. I really loved the history, romance and faith element. I highly recommend it. Five stars.

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A well written historical romance. Great plot, characters and setting. I recommend this book. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my book. This is my unbiased review.

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While the story was one that interested me, the writing was not up to standard writing. Scenes changed with no segue and the action often stopped abruptly. While I don't normally post poor reviews, I now have to post something so I can continue to receive and review books. I would have loved to continue reading and know hat happens in the story, but I couldn't due to the poor writing.

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This is a quick read. In all honesty I wish the story was more developed. I liked Marni and her grandfather right away. I can understand her unease about her facial scarring. There are several good characters but the timeline for some of the activities in the book are off. (Too much advancement in a week's time with the process of puppies. Emphasis on a harvest event that disappears in the story.)
Overall, it is a fairly good read for an evening. I do appreciate the faith shown and the kindness to others. I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley. This is my own unsolicited opinion.

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The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain was not a mystery at all. This plot lacked a lot of things but first and foremost a problem and a climax. The story was very slow and it was difficult to continue reading.
The elements in the plot seemed choppy to me, without a nice flow of events. The author spent a few chapters developing the characters in the beginning of the story, and then the book has a dramatic switch and you don’t really experience these characters again.
The author did bring in elements of faith and the Holy Spirit which I liked, but the seemed overly spiritualized with angels and prophetic dreams. It was spooky the way the main character decided to just live in someone’s house as a single woman who’s been lost in the woods for days.

Overall I think the book, the plot and the flow of elements need a little more development. This book is suitable for teen readers and so was given a free copy in exchange for this review.

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A quick and easy read that kept me gripped right from the beginning. The characters are well developed and the stpryline is engaging, and I loved the setting, with rich descriptions that made me feel like I was there.

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Simple, yet inspiring story providing excellent setting and character development into which events are added to keep the interest of most readers.

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Such a clean written story regarding faith and inspiration. Set in the Smoky mountains in the 1800’s, Marni, a young woman who has a scar on her face and is self conscious about it, comes in contact with a mysterious man, Daniel, who is a doctor. Will he be able to fix the scar on her face while keeping his work a secret? Will their friendship turn into more based on their trust with each other and will the consequences forever change both their lives? This is a new to me author and I enjoyed her book.

All words and opinions are my own. I was given a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest opinion.

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