Book Review: Untold (Grace Sufficient #3) by Vanessa Hall

About the Book:

You can only run for so long …

Two years hasn’t erased the sting of betrayal and the shadow of the past, but Nikolai Alexandrov has finally found a way to live. Moscow, Russia, is the last place anyone would look for a rogue ex-CIA officer, and the members of Grace Baptist Church see beyond his past to the man he is now.

Molly Baird never wanted to be a missionary, but due to her father’s wishes, she lands in Moscow to aid her missionary cousin, Gabe Kelly. All is foreign in the massive city, though, rendering her unable to serve. Only the few English speakers in Grace Baptist’s congregation hold a trace of familiarity—including Nikolai, whose kindness she can’t deny.

Yet when a sniper’s bullet strikes far too close, Nikolai and Molly are thrown together in a desperate race against untold threats. When time runs out, will Nikolai and Molly be able to trust God with the past—and with the future?

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My Review:

Untold by Vanessa Hall
Rating: 5/5
Pages: 459
Published: July 30, 2022
Series: Grace Sufficient

Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

I loved meeting Nikolai in Evgeny’s story Unworthy, so when I realized the next one was his story, I might have cheered a bit! I love how each book in this series both serves as a stand alone (but I recommend reading them as a series and in order to get the most enjoyment) and how each happens a short time after the previous one (usually around 2 years later.)

By this one, we’ve gotten to know several of the members of Grace Baptist Church at this point, and I love getting those glimpses of how the MCs of previous books are now moving on and how their lives have changed since we last saw them, giving a sense of community that is sometimes overlooked in similar stories.

This one is special in a couple of ways, one is that both of the main characters are different from the others we’ve seen in the other stories. Molly is Gabe Kelly’s cousin, yet until recently they have never actually met or spoken, and she is very much a Tennessee native, unlike Gabe who was raised in Russia. Seeing her challenges and the sheer culture shock was refreshing, as it makes her super relatable as someone also from the Tennessee area!

I also loved seeing how she was able to make the most of things, and over time find her own way in some pretty crazy circumstances. As someone who’s life takes some sudden and unpredictable shifts, all without any chance to choose or consider her next step on her part, I loved seeing the positive message and hope she offers that sometimes those difficult times are God lining us up something better. Something that had we known the costs and struggles we might have missed altogether, but once it’s over, we’ve never trade or give up for anything.

Nikolai’s story is similar, and I loved the parallels and seeing him deal with his own struggles and concerns in this one, all while doing everything in his power to protect and honor Molly’s freedom to choose, and her dignity among some pretty…questionable characters. I loved how this one also involved more traveling than the other books, giving a bit of a change of scenery and also introducing some interesting characters in passing. (I kinda loved ‘Stalin shop guy!’ XD)

Can we just make this a Gregor appreciation post while I’m at it? As crazy (and okay, slightly disturbing…at least when I realize he’s my second favorite character, yet defiantly the most upstanding, lol! But then… my favorites usually aren’t, they’re more fun that way!)
I enjoyed meeting him before, and absolutely loved his part in Nick’s story, and his banter with Molly (or when giving Nikolai a hard time…often about Molly, haha) were some of my favorite parts, and I literally laughed out loud a couple of times! (This is also true for ‘Stalin’s part, ahah)

Other books in the series:
(Below is a list of the other books I’ve read & reviewed for this series)

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