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Reviewed: Dec 29, 2009
JOY COMES IN THE MOURNING has made its debut as an excellent, excellent story of true deliverance. As a first-time author, Korika L. Johnson will fool you if you expect anything less than a strong cast of Saints and Aints with the main characters, Tonya and Carolyn, and the lives they impact! "Aint" Tonya is the real single sistah with an hourglass shape, perfect lazy job, buppy-style house, classy Mercedez, and swanky bank account to boot. That creates the perfect setting for her mega-size ego and whip-lashing tongue to meet up with the humbling spirit in Godspeed. But what Tonya gives only encourages Saint Carolyn to stay in charge of the battlefield with love, faithful prayers, and righteousness. Both of these ladies develop through the story to deliver not only ministering scriptures, but the message that will find readers in all stages of their walk with Christ.
Johnson has mastered her first Christian fiction novel, JOY COMES IN THE MOURNING with page-turning skill. This book is so descriptive that readers will believe they attend church with Saint Carolyn and enjoy her hurt-me baked goods with everybody else. You will want that red dress and red boots Tonya dared to wear to church and you will laugh heartily when Carolyn reminds Tonya that although God will slay you, trust Him!
This is definitely a book I would strongly recommend to readers looking for a fresh, insightful, and just plain 'ole good inspirational work of Christian fiction. JOY COMES IN THE MOURNING accomplishes all this and more with Johnson's natural writing style. Be prepared for a Word to drop in your spirit, too, and hold back tears when both these ladies receive God's grace and mercy!
Reviewed by **Guest Reviewer Swaggie Coleman
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
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Freelance writer Swaggie Coleman resides in northern Maryland. In addition, she is a Professional Blogger who maintains a blogazine, Swaggie's Voice, which includes her exclusive "Thumbs-Up" Reading List at: http://swaggiecoleman.blogspot.com.
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