Beneath The Night Tree - book review

Beneath the Night Tree was written by Nicole Baart.  This is the third book in a series about the life of Julia DeSmit.  The preface of the book is:

Do I have a child? Julia DeSmit knew she would face the question eventually, but she didn’t expect it now. At twenty-four, she is finally content with the way her life has unfolded. A single mother to her son and young brother, she works at the local grocery store while chipping away at a two-year degree. All her free time is spent with her unorthodox family—her boys, her grandmother, and her boyfriend of five years. It’s not perfect, but Julia is happier than ever.

So when she receives the cryptic e-mail from her son’s father, Julia’s world is turned upside down. She hasn’t heard from Parker since he left her in a college parking lot nearly six years ago. But one look at her son—the spitting image of his father—is enough to convince her that, for better or worse, Parker is a part of their story. Faced with this new reality and an unexpected tragedy, Julia begins a tightrope walk between what was and what is, what she hopes for and what will be.
 
I wish I had read the first two books so I knew the whole back story.  It isn't necessary to read the previous two books, it is still easy to follow along, just reading the first two books would have helped me make a connection to the characters.
While this is a christian themed book, I felt it lacked in christian content.  The whole book is about an unmarried girl raising a child, and other than a few "prayers" there didn't seem to be much about Christ in the book.  Overall it was a quick read, but the plot was pretty easy to pick out, and was like most other books.
 
*Disclaimer* I was sent a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.  Thank you to Tyndale for the book.