Tangled Ribbons

by Carren Strock

A novel of Earthly -- and otherworldly -- relationships.

Unexplained sexual longings, and fragments of unidentified images, consume Jenna's Earth-life, and she dies with those haunting questions unanswered -- but for her, death is not the end.

Although Jenna finds herself on the Celestial Tableland -- a land of Spirits -- her existence is interwoven with Bev's, a woman in her last Earth incarnation. Bev helped Jenna to die, and now Jenna must help Bev to meet Anne, her soul mate, as the two women are destined to become a Perfect Pairing. But Cornelia, a vengeful Spirit, will stop at nothing to destroy this pairing.

Unless she can discover the cause of Cornelia's rage, Jenna will be unable to help Bev. But Jenna's investigation only leads to more questions: Why is Cornelia out to destroy this Perfect Pairing? Why is Cornelia's past hidden from her? Why do no other Spirits see Cornelia's destructive behavior? And what do the other souls who call out to Jenna have to do with Cornelia?

Eventually, Jenna's search leads her to some surprising answers -- and to a forgotten past of her own.

204 pages, Paperback

First published April 7, 2015

Reviews

[Aly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book very much. This book kept me on the edge of my set the whole time and was very hard to put down. I have not read anything else from this author. I was very happy with this book. * I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review*

[Molly Schaefer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I found myself drawn into the story and I couldn't put it down because I had to know how everything was going to end up. It was a great mix of light and dark times. There were points when I wanted to smack some characters and just shake everyone and there were other times I just wanted to jump in and protect everyone. I just loved how the story unfolded. It was a great read.

[Annie Page · Rating 3 out of 5]

Won on Goodreads
A well written book but is not for everyone to read. You must have a very open mind to enjoy this type of book.
This book is about the struggle of after life by women who do not understand there desire for each other. As Jenna finds herself charged to add the souls still on earth to become who they were destine to become. The author tells a strange tell about the life before and after death.

[J H · Rating 4 out of 5]

An unusual and enlightening journey

SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO: character with a disability, unusual job, not a romance; UNICORN: character over 50, book mention (possibly other categories)

This was a very complex story. Jenna was the primary MC, but she was a spirit guide assigned to sort of assist a woman from her past (Bev) that was still living. She was mostly an observer for Bev, but she was also informed about her whole life and her expected destiny. In a way, it was similar to having a story inside a story. Events and situations occurred in the spirit realm simultaneously with the living humans. As I said - it was complex, but I didn't find it to be complicated.

Self discovery occurred for both the spirits and the humans. There were struggles, unhealthy relationships, insights, and egos complicating things in both realms, but the outcomes were very significant. The book was thought-provoking and it showed another possibility to what might happen after death. A reader interested in metaphysical afterlife theories would really enjoy this book.

[Nancy Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Arc received courtesy of Goodreads.com first reads giveaway.

I really enjoyed reading Tangled Ribbons. The characters and story were good, as well as, the pace of the book. I really liked the ending.