Quinlin's Estate

by David Ryan Long

Delving into a small town's painful secrets as part of an effort to save a historic estate, Eve Lawson finds herself confronting questions surrounding her own family and her own unrealized dreams. Original.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Christian

389 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Whitney Collins · Rating 1 out of 5]

Extremely disappointed in this book. Nothing happened. No mystery, no character development (I didn't connect with ANY of them), and by the end of the book I still had unanswered questions, but I couldn't even bring myself to care. It took me forever to get through, just because I had no motivation to continue the story. I can never, ever leave a book unfinished though, so I forced myself through it so I could start something new.

[Marba · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some religious overtones but not overbearing. Held my interest nevertheless but not overly so.

[Sonya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure what genre this would be called. But was a different sort of read.
Presented in diary form, but not in order.
A young woman struggles through her beliefs as she seeks to save a building that represented her life and values.
Enough suspects not to guess at the culprit. Enough clues to try to guess. The mystery kept me reading.
Although constantly reminded that she didn't have much time to save the building, actual time markers would have been helpful. (He gave dated journal entries, but I must have missed how much total time before the building would be destroyed, so I lost track of how much remaining time she had...and I don't like doing the math, especially when he jumped back and forth in time.)

[Gail · Rating 2 out of 5]

starts very slow....picks up later....but not a thrilling book

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book started out a little slow but got interesting. The mystery surrounding the estate kept you reading, but I found the conclusion to the book a little emotionally unsatisfying.