Joy
By Victoria Christopher Murray  

     I really enjoyed this book. Although it took a long time to read, and some parts I had to sit back and digest, it was all worth it in the end. Joy had many plot twists that kept me reading. The book centers around the main character, Anya and her professional, personal and daily walk with God. She's engaged to be married but something always seems to stop her from committing to a date. Her financial company is booming, she's pulling in top clients but her fiancé' Braxton, is less than impressed that she has to spend so many hours at work and not enough time with him. Church and her pastor are also crucial parts of her life, and thankfully Braxton can agree to a certain extent with her belief in God.

     As the book progresses, Anya is instrumental in being a light of Christianity to her cousin Sasha who has come to live with her. She has provided healing to her family, including her staunch grandmother, Madear She led her coworker to Christ, just by living her life as an example and she turned a seemingly tragic incident into the best time to honor God. A well written, but sometimes too-detailed accounting, Joy is a wonderful read. I think that it will enlighten anyone who reads it. Ms. Murray did a great job of interspersing religious themes with activities of daily living. I'm sure Joy will be a blessing to all who read it.