“No One Ever Asked” by Katie Ganshert

“No One Ever Asked” by Katie Ganshert
This book is completely different from what I normally read, but as soon as I started reading it I was hooked! The author shares that the book is based off actual events of school segregation, school violence and shootings; so although this is a clean christian fiction books, it deals with adult content.

The chapters alternate between the views of 3 very different women-but all 3 of these women interact with each other and are all part of the same school district. The book is divided up into a couple of parts and is fairly long-over 350 pages! In chapter 1 there is a tragic event that happens and then the rest of the book takes the reader back 10-12 months leading up to the tragic event.

There were several times I gasped, laughed, cried and felt the same emotions as Jen, Anaya or Camille. I enjoyed reading about the real life struggles of all these women-poverty, race, divorce, medical issues, parenting…these are alot of issues that many families face on a regular basis. It was a great book and I enjoyed reading it from beginning to end!

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
When an impoverished school district loses its accreditation and the affluent community of Crystal Ridge has no choice but to open their school doors, the lives of three very different women converge: Camille Gray–the wife of an executive, mother of three, long-standing PTA chairwoman and champion fundraiser–faced with a shocking discovery that threatens to tear her picture-perfect world apart at the seams. Jen Covington, the career nurse whose long, painful journey to motherhood finally resulted in adoption but she is struggling with a happily-ever-after so much harder than she anticipated. Twenty-two-year-old Anaya Jones–the first woman in her family to graduate college and a brand new teacher at Crystal Ridge’s top elementary school, unprepared for the powder-keg situation she’s stepped into. Tensions rise within and without, culminating in an unforeseen event that impacts them all. This story explores the implicit biases impacting American society, and asks the ultimate question: What does it mean to be human? Why are we so quick to put labels on each other and categorize people as “this” or “that”, when such complexity exists in each person?

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Biography
Katie Ganshert was born and raised in the exciting state of Iowa, where she currently resides with her family. She likes to write things and consume large quantities of coffee and chocolate while she writes all the things. She’s won some awards. For the writing, not the consuming. Although the latter would be fun. You can learn more about Katie and these things she writes at her website www.katieganshert.com.