I actually like this book more than the 3-star rating might lead you to believe. It's gentle, but pointed. I found it to be very quotable in places, some sentences causing me to stop and roll them around in my mind for awhile to grasp the full depth of them. It was everything you might expect from a devotional entitled "Soulfull."

But...it's not a Christian devotional, and that knocks it down for me.

It's another one of those books that pretends to be Christian, but latches on to far too many ideas from other religions to actually be Christian in practice. Referring to God most often by non-specific, non-committal idea-names like "Divine," suggesting yoga as a spiritual meditative practice, citing spiritual wisdom of the bigwigs of other faiths (like the Dalai Lama), offering a traditional Native American prayer...these things change this book from Christian to firmly "spiritual, but not religious" - which is okay if that's what you're looking for, but I picked this book up under the label "Christian" and it simply is not.

As with most devotional cookbooks, I found the recipes to be mostly out-of-touch, requiring the purchase of a lot of fancy-sounding things that the average person doesn't actually keep on hand or use ever. At least, not anyone that I know, including the foodies in my life. So that creates a bit of a distance between the reader and the author, as well.

It's a good read. It is well-done. It's just not what it claims to be, so it needs to be targeted to the appropriate audience and embrace itself for what it is.

This book is for someone that is interested in the author’s perspective/life as well as verses from the Bible. Personally I was thinking this would read more like a devotional so this isn’t a favorite for me. I’m a more to the point person when it comes to speaking of God and prefer devotionals.
Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review!