""You’ll encounter a series of perplexing riddles, hidden clues, and challenging puzzles that will test your teamwork and problem-solving skills. Communication and collaboration are key to your success. Don’t hesitate to think outside the box and explore unconventional solutions."

This book was an incredibly creative, romantic suspense book. The fact that the author designed it to be "an escape room in a novel" added so many twists and turns and interesting elements. I highly enjoyed it. And I definitely want to read the next book in the series."

"This was my first time reading a book by Robin Jones Gunn, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Fern and Lilly—AKA the “suitcase sisters”—met as teens on a missions trip and continued their long distance friendship into adulthood. Years later, they are FINALLY getting to fulfill one of their childhood bestie dreams of traveling together. During their adventures, they both realize they have brought some emotional and spiritual baggage they need to work through.

Though technically this story takes place in the fall, because it’s a traveling/adventure story in Africa, it FELT like a summer book! It was really fun to visit various locations in Kenya with Fern and Lilly. I also appreciated that the characters were older 30s/ mature adults and that they acted their age 😊 The way they encouraged eachother in the Lord as they worked through their problems was also uplifting.

There were definitely lots of spiritual content. Fern journals prayers and quotes scripture a time or two. Another woman speaks scripture over Fern. However, I did not agree that God speaks to us through things like “list making”. Can we work through our thoughts that way? Absolutely. But GOD actually speaks through His Word. He shows himself in creation, too, but His Word is truth (John 17:17). That was just one instance, but I think that’s important to note. This story still has lots of depth to it, and I appreciated the themes of trusting God, the goodness of God, being content, and the value of good friendships.

Tea with Elephants is definitely one I would recommend. I’m looking forward to the next “suitcase sister” adventure ❤️

Content:convos about getting pregnant or trying for kids (not descriptive), mentions of parental abandonment"

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