I read SOMETHING THAT LASTS after thoroughly enjoying Jordan’s second novel FORGIVEN.While I enjoyed SOMETHING THAT LASTS, I did not find it as absorbing as FORGIVEN.
SOMETHING THAT LASTS introduces David Parst, a dynamic preacher with a faithful following and a devoted family.When he is enticed into an adulterous relationship, he loses everything.Jack, Parst’s son, is scarred by his father’s betrayal and feels that God is no longer the god he wants to serve. SOMETHING THAT LASTS spans three generations as we watch how Jack, his mother, and Parst deal with ‘the sins of the father’.
This is not your typical ‘feel good’, ‘everything is fine in the end’ novel, which I appreciated, but it didn’t captivate me life the novel FORGIVEN.I feel some of the emotional aftermath of Parst’s betrayal is passed over too quickly and I didn’t really feel myself attaching to the characters like I would’ve liked to.Still, SOMETHING THAT LASTS is a good read that deals with issues that continue to plague churches and evangelicals today.♥