Full Circle

by Davis Bunn

Sometimes to find what matters, you have to back up and start again.

He's a hotshot financial analyst who has lost it all. She's a brokenhearted world traveler forced to come home and beg for money. His job hangs by a thread. Her dreams of making a difference in Africa are circling the drain.

It's a spectacularly bad time for romance, even on the charming stone streets of an English university town. But sparks fly--and danger threatens--when these two wounded souls must work together to solve a mystery and right a wrong.

To find what they need, they may need to relearn everything they thought they knew about love.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Christian, Contemporary, Inspirational, Audiobook

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Davis Bunn is an internationally-acclaimed author who has sold more than eight million books in twenty languages.

Honored with four Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction, Davis was inducted into the Christy Hall of Fame in 2014.

His bestsellers include The Great Divide, Winner Take All, The Meeting Place, The Book of Hours, and The Quilt. A sought-after lecturer in the art of writing, Bunn was serves as Writer in Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University.

Davis Bunn also writes under the names Thomas Locke (for his epic fantasy and techno-thriller novels) and T. Davis Bunn (for books published prior to 2002).

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are actually quite a number of book titled Full Circle. I happened across this book in the library without forethought or knowledge of the author. Sometimes these can be my favorite books, like One Big Dame Puzzler, or anything published by Harper Perennial. There is a guy, who is a handsome shadow of himself and now has a sick mother, a giving young woman who has just been taken for everything she had and her father who is slowly, calmly losing his finance company. This was an original book with characters that were three dimensional and connected in such a deep and desperate way that the story became fascinating. I also loved the professor/ mentor character- she was fantastic. Read this.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was a very fast read, though it took a while to get to the action. and there were a few too many story lines that neatly tied into one another and had me a bit skeptical a few times. also, i felt like there was a major agenda throughout this book with the Oxfam plugs. far too much description of the setting as well. overall, a quick read with neat characters and a seemingly ulterior agenda.

[Jim Bean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splendid

Splendid is the only word out of many that could be use to identify this story. The story just flowed from beginning to end. The entire narrative was comforting to read. I guess JOY is another word that could be used. I hope you relax and enjoy to story without looking for critical points to capture anything that would take away from the full novel. I'm reminded to a quote someone once told me "don't focus on the details of the recipe, just enjoy the meal."

[Janice Dick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full Circle, by Davis Bunn, is an interesting read, but quite slow. The best part, in my opinion, is the setting: Oxford and area.

Kayla Austen has been working on a mission in Tanzania, but recently, her fiancé—now her ex-fiance—embezzled all her mission money and disappeared. Meanwhile, Adam Wright, a remarkably gifted young analyst, has been hired by Kayla's father in his firm. Adam and Kayla are instantly drawn to each other, but since her ex-fiance's betrayal, she is unwilling to let him get close, and he trust issues of his own. Gradually, the past and the present come together and answers begin to come to the fore.

Some lovely characters, especially an elderly Oxford Professor who speaks her mind and nudges the two young people into each other's lives. A good story, wonderful setting, encouraging spiritual themes, but too slow a pace.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t complain because I didn’t know what I was getting into but the plot moves pretty fast and the story is pretty decent. I haven’t read Christian fiction before but I’ll tell you the weakest part of this story is the forced romantic plot. Like I get the author wants the main characters to be happy but he should have let the woman grow and be alone and ok by herself. There didn’t need to be a macguffin where she’s convinced to see it a different way and changes her mind. If the book was just about a hunt for people who stole the company money it would have been way better. Also the cover art is terrible, I was convinced by the cover and the vernacular that the story was set in the 1950s or earlier and then they mention the internet and it’s a modern story?? Okay??? 😅

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[Sonya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Davis provides a mystery, well several, requiring forgiveness, faith and hope to resolve.
Sometimes I'd get lost in the detailed setting, skipping the long descriptions of England's architecture, for it seemed rather extensive and slowed the pace.
I felt the character's need to do things "now, without delay," but didn't understand why the urgency of several of their outings.
The internal struggles of several of the main characters seemed unresolved. The visits to the church only brought a mystical experience not a God-acknowledgment.
I didn't understand the main character's need for change, that kept him from becoming the "other bad guy."
But overall, I liked the change of pace from the typical romance that only describes the attraction and gives outward conflict.

[Deloneva · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yikes, this had such promise. It felt like a rough draft - the characters weren’t fleshed out as much as one would hope, several bits were repeated as if the reader might have forgotten what was written just five or six pages earlier (which would be understandable and possibly helpful in a 700 page novel and spaced a couple hundred apart), and it left so many things up in the air at the end. Were the last couple chapters forgotten? Was there a planned sequel? The plot was great and it could have been quite entertaining and exciting if written by someone else and actually finished.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, but things just seemed a little too easily done. I’m not sure how else to state it. It just seemed like, even though there were challenges and struggles, there was this, isn’t this all perfect and wrapped in a bow, feeling to it. I didn’t dislike any of the characters, but they didn’t seem very real/they were a bit too perfect, or something. Also, all the business strategizing and so on was not as interesting to me as exploring some other areas/careers might have been.

[Dianne Sidebottom · Rating 5 out of 5]

ebooks are great. This book over ten years old and yet still have access. I have read over Christmas break Davis Bunn's books. Adam and Kayla's story. Drama dealing with disappointment, theft, sorrow, injustice, decision making cloudy, deceiving foe and to come out the other side as a survivor. God's mercy walking us through trials.

[Janet Sketchley · Rating 3 out of 5]

The scenery was beautiful although at times I felt awash in details. And the language included some lyrical phrases. Another reviewer commented that the book felt like it needed another round of revisions and I agree. Not that there were mistakes, just that the delivery didn't quite work. And for a master storyteller like Davis Bunn, that's odd.

[Michelle Lunsford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story with likable characters. I very much enjoyed the Oxford setting. My first sampling of this author; I believe I'll be checking out his other work. Nice narration as well on this audio edition.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Davis Bunn never disappoints and I loved the Oxford setting. Kayla and Adam end up working together to solve a mystery and the story revolves around that theme. It is about family and love without worrying I will read some unseemly scene that makes me shut the book.

[Sharon Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, as usual

I loved the action and how I felt as if I was part of the plan. Keep it up, Davis Bunn

[Catherine Decious]

Hoopla audio

[Bernice · Rating 2 out of 5]

First and last of this author’s I will be reading. Just did not like the writing style...plot seemed somewhat contrived and I just could not get into it.

[Nathalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Offers all emotions in a book, but without vulgarities and with religious faith, without being overbearing! And a great story to boot!

[Genny Holmes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Listened to this on audiobook and I’m thinking the reader colored my view of the book. It was okay but his voicing all the characters irritated me.

[Monkeyface · Rating 1 out of 5]

Listened to Full Circle by Davis Bunn
Sometimes to find what matters, you have to back up and start again.
He's a hotshot financial analyst who has lost it all. She's a brokenhearted world traveler forced to come home and beg for money. His job hangs by a thread. Her dreams of making a difference in Africa are circling the drain. It's a spectacularly bad time for romance, even on the charming stone streets of an English university town. But sparks fly--and danger threatens--when these two wounded souls must work together to solve a mystery and right a wrong.
To find what they need, they may need to relearn everything they thought they knew about love.
I give book this book 1 star and a 1. Not a good red.

[Libby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmm. Not my favorite Davis Bunn book 8( I wanted to love it as I have enjoyed several of his books but it just seemed pretty predictable and a little melodramatic. Maybe it was the fact that it was a romance and they aren't my favorite.Two positives about the book- the insights into Oxford tutorials and seeing one can be in finance but still not just be out for yourself and how much money you can make but you can make a difference in the world and in people's lives.

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[Michelle Welch · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two broken people come together to help solve a family problem. Their story of finding love moves in a curiously strange direction leaving you feeling a bit off balance. There are so many things going on this story, some of which are quite unbelievable. I did like the history that is woven into the story, the description of all the architecture, and the beauty of the landscape. I was left with several unanswered questions and no sense of a follow up book.

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

Davis Bunn writes such a variety of fiction. I liked the Oxford setting of this one and the charitable component of Oxfam, but the plot and the characters were predictable and the time-line was pretty fantastic. Everything was crunched down in time to an unbelievable degree. I liked the story but would have liked it to have been presented in a more believable fashion.

[Briana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent Christian novel! I loved the growth and re-evaluation of Adam and Kayla. The romance budding between them was gentle and sweet. It moved at a pace that was reasonable for the characters. The plot was great and I love how Bunn intertwined so many aspects of the story and characters together. It was flawless. Amazing book. I'll definitely be looking into more of Bunn's work.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the Adam character - he's smart and does everything - living on the edge to make things work for Kayla (finds her thief and gets money back all while working as a protégé for her father because 2nd in line wants him fired from the company). Twists and turns along the way but eventually the guy gets the girl and that makes for a good romance.

[Anne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Written in a past continuous tense and a passive voice--an overuse of the word "have" (eg: pg 109: "The only road signs were wooden fingers planted alongside lanes that emerged from the stone walls and hedgerows. The narrow roads were burnished by sunlight strong as heat. The landscapes were brown and earthy)--made this one of the most boring books I've read this year.

[Terria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes you want to read a book just to read and enjoy. That is what I liked about this book. I have read other Davis Bunn books and I have enjoyed them also. It is a mystery with a christian theme. It is also about doing the right thing.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an "inspirational" title at our library. They just started adding that label on the spine. I really like it, because I know what I am getting. There is no language or sex in this title, just a good story and mystery.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's always HOPE if we don't give up and allow anger to consume us. Adam and Kayla are a lovely couple who have suffered such sorrows and have found each other for an eternity. Back to Africa to help the poor of that country.

[Beverly Steinhardt]

excellent story. As he so often does Mr. Bunn has woven together a love story, a story from the world of cutthroat business adventure and spiritual insight. my favorite phrase was a prayer " help me to hope again. "

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book although I think some of the negotiations could have been better. I was waiting for some big revelation in connection with his mothers dreams but things didn't work out neatly, full circle…

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty good. the plot was a bit weak, but good writing.