Book Review - A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

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Title: A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife

Author: Jo Bartlett

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 29th June 2022

Rating: 4 Stars

Midwife Izzy is devastated to learn that her beloved grandmother is dying. Abandoned as a baby by her own mother, her grandparents have been the only family Izzy has ever known and she wants to spend every last precious moment with them.

New locum vicar, Noah, is a wonderful support – kind, considerate and always there for Izzy whenever she needs a shoulder to cry on. But secretly Noah is battling his own doubts about his faith – how can he offer Izzy comfort if he doesn’t truly believe his own words?

When Izzy and Noah are brought together to support grieving parents, Noah reaches breaking point. He can't stay in Port Agnes and live a lie. But Izzy is adamant it’s the only place she can be….

Will love find a way or will Izzy's hopes of a future be dashed?

If you are a crier, then make sure you have tissues handy while you read this, as at times it was overwhelmingly emotional and I had a big lump in my throat.  

Although there is still midwifery and some babies involved, this book is Izzy's story, and all she wants to do is make the end of her grandma's life as pleasurable as possible.  She has a painful relationship with her mother and doesn't let people in easily. 

Eileen, Izzy's gran, is drawn towards the church in Port Agnes, and as a result brings temporary vicar Noah into their lives. 

Noah is having a crisis of faith of his own, and is struggling whether he even wants to be a vicar any more.  And to say Izzy isn't the only one with objectionable parents would be an understatement. 

As much as I did like Noah, and I loved his growing chemistry with Izzy, just the fact he was having trouble with his own belief in God, had me more on edge than normal when a vicar is present in a book.  There isn't particularly much explicit religious based content, but I was constantly on edge for it, as it's never something I enjoy in a book, as a result I just couldn't quite get into the flow of this story as much as I wanted to. 

At least with regards Noah.  

The storyline involving Nicole though completely gripped me, and i absolutely loved getting to know Frankie at lot more, and hope she is getting her own book soon! 

It's another enjoyable instalment in the series, and I hope to read more from my favourite midwives soon. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.