Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Through Water and Stone by Karen Barnett, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Through Water and Stone
Series: National Parks
Author: Karen Barnett
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date: September 23, 2025
Genre: Christian Fiction, Dual Timeline
In 1948, Zion National Park ranger Henry Eriksson and his wife, Alma, are less than one year removed from their infant son's sudden death in a flash flood, and the weight of the loss hasn't diminished with time. When Henry discovers an abandoned baby in a hatbox on his morning rounds, he's unsure how to react, but Alma is delighted, and she reignites with purpose at what seems to be a miracle from God.
Nearly eighty years later, Talia Eriksson leaves her job at an athleisure company in Palo Alto, California, in disgrace and returns to Zion National Park to reconnect with her grandfather and review her life goals. But when an at-home DNA test exposes family secrets, Talia and her newfound friend, law enforcement ranger Blake Mitchell, work together to search for answers.
Talia navigates the rocky path into her past with Blake by her side, what she discovers may alter everything she knew to be true about herself. With the uncertain future looming, Talia must learn that family is deeper than genetics and that trusting God can mean being still and clinging to the Rock.
My thoughts: While I haven't read the previous books in this series (which I hope to remedy here soon!), I felt like this book was a good standalone story. The books seem to be connected by a common thread of National Parks and family mysteries told in a dual timeline story.
Through Water and Stone is a wonderful story of a young woman who has to re-evaluate her career when she is fired for standing up for her convictions. When a DNA test reveals that her family tree is not what she thought, she starts asking herself some questions about who she is. I liked that the author explored that, since I can only imagine how surprising it would be to have family secrets come out in a DNA test!
I loved the setting and descriptive views of Zion National Park. This book is a wonderful story that I enjoyed tremendously. I look forward to reading the other books in the series!
Through Water and Stone is a wonderful story of a young woman who has to re-evaluate her career when she is fired for standing up for her convictions. When a DNA test reveals that her family tree is not what she thought, she starts asking herself some questions about who she is. I liked that the author explored that, since I can only imagine how surprising it would be to have family secrets come out in a DNA test!
I loved the setting and descriptive views of Zion National Park. This book is a wonderful story that I enjoyed tremendously. I look forward to reading the other books in the series!
I received this book from Just Read. This is my honest review.
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