Book Review- Higher Hope

I just finished Higher Hope by Robert Whitlow, the second in his Tides of Truth series. Higher Hope is about Tami Taylor, a law student, who gets assigned to a libel/slander case against a local preacher. This local preacher is said to have a miraculous gift of prophecy. While Tami is working on this case that tries her convictions and her faith she becomes romantically involved with one of her coworkers. Tami comes from a very strict christian background which is briefly described in the book, and this background influences all of the decisions that she makes.

Most of the time I felt very out of the loop with the story, since I haven't read the first one. However, reading this one made me want to read the whole series. It was well written, and seemed to be well researched. It was very interesting to read and I found myself getting involved with Tami's character, and really rooting her on. In some places it reminded me of John Grisham, only with a christian twist to it. I ended up being very curious about the specific denomination or sect that Tami comes from. I'm curious to see what happens next in the series, if her relationship with the co worker grows into something more, and if she will accept the offer she's been made. Overall it was a great "just for fun" book to read.