Title: Pennsylvania Patchwork (Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy #2)
Author: Kate Lloyd
Pages: 372
Year: 2013
Publisher: David
C Cook
Note: I received a free copy of this book from www.bookfun.org
for my honest opinion.
This was a very
enjoyable book.
I will start by
stating honestly that I have not read the first book in this trilogy. That said
I had a little trouble at the beginning of the story feeling lost. I didn’t
understand who the characters were and what their relationship to each other
was. Once I had sorted these things out I was able to get into the story very
much.
Holly Fisher and
her mother, Esther, are in Lancaster staying with Holly’s grandmother, Mommy
Anna. She has fallen in love with the handsome Mennonite veterinarian, Zach,
who takes care of Mommy Anna’s aged horse. They are engaged though Holly’s
mother and grandmother feel that she is rushing things.
She then meets a
charming Amish man, and an old friend from Seattle shows up. They are both
attracted to her and life becomes a tangle of doubts for her. To compound the
issue she is also trying to help her mother and grandmother though their own
difficult and confusing situations.
Will they figure
out what, and who, really matters before they make any commitment that cannot
be changed?
These characters
seem well developed. At times some of them do seem to be a little childish in
their behavior. There were a lot of side conflicts that were just a little
difficult to follow and sort out at times. I’m used to Amish fiction having at
least one well-grounded and calm person that acted as a voice of reason and
wisdom. Occasionally I felt that this integral person was missing from the
story.
I may have only
felt this confusion due to the fact that I hadn’t read the first book in the
series. I look forward to reading that book and filling in the gaps in my own
understanding that way. I definitely recommend reading this book. My suggestion
would be to read book 1, Leaving
Lancaster, first though.
I give this book
a rating of 5 stars.
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