A Simple Carpenter is a very well written book that is part biblical fiction, magic realm and a bit of thriller all mixed in. Dave Margoshes did a fantastic job in balancing these three genres to create an enjoyable story.

I always have this fascination with books about God and this book asked all the right questions and gave some good responses with them. The overall story is our main character wakes up one day on a boat and has no recollection of any of his memories. He is a blank state and we follow him as he tries to regain the memory he's lost. As the story progresses, the main character discovers he has an uncanny ability to understand any language spoken to him. Pair this with his ability to perform small miracles, people start seeing him as a second coming of Jesus Christ. Of course, our main character doesn't see it that way which leads to his inquiry about God.

With addition to this, the characters and the settings did an amazing job in drawing the readers in. The characters introduced are a little odd but it fit in so well with this magical realm created that I wanted to read more.

I loved the ending and in a way I thought it wrapped up the book really nicely. I'm trying to not spoil it so I won't mention it but if you end up picking up A Simple Carpenter a read, please message me because I have discussion points 😂

The only thing that caused me to drop a star was I found some parts repetitive and I was impatient because I wanted to know what happens next.

To me, it was an interesting read and I wished more people will pick this up. The ending left me googling for more discussion on A Simple Carpenter and I love when a book gets me wanting more.