“Days Like These: Even in the Darkest Moments, Light Can Shine Through” is a book of collected blog postings by Kristian Anderson and includes insights and information from his wife Rachel.

The book chronicles the journey of a young husband and father who goes to the hospital only to discover that he has liver cancer.  Kristian tells us what he is going through, good and bad, and his struggles with the fact that he could leave his family.

It is a very quick and easy read.  Kristian’s writing makes you feel like he is telling you the story (essentially he is).  If you have had cancer or been side by side with someone who has fought the fight you will see a lot of similarities in this book; things I am sure that you saw or fought with.  It is a first hand account and he doesn’t seem to hold anything back.  I find his truthfulness refreshing as he us up front about various aspects of his life.

My only criticism with the book is that the dates are missing in most of the text.  Since this was a printed version of his blog I would like to have followed everything by date to give me a better sense of where I was in the journey.  While it is possible to do so it is left up to the reader to figure it out with a sprinkling of dates throughout the text.

I enjoyed the book and I think it should be read by anyone who is starting their battle with cancer to see that there can be some positivity in a horrible situation.  Those who need some inspiration can certainly get it from Kristian Anderson.

If you would like to get other peoples point of view or purchase the book you can do so on Amazon.

*Note: I received a copy of this book at no charge in exchange for my honest review.*