Title: Amish Sweethearts (Neighbors of Lancaster County #2)
Author: Leslie Gould
Pages: 352
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Genre: Contemporary/Amish Romance
Publisher: Bethany House
Format: Paperback (also available in eBook)
Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher
in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Their two worlds
couldn’t be further apart. Can anything bridge the divide between them?
For years Zane
Beck and his Amish neighbor Lila Lehman were best of friends. But just as Zane
gathered the courage to discover if their friendship could develop into
something more, her controlling father arranged for her to be courted by their
bishop’s son. Zane, heartbroken and frustrated, joined the Army, running away
from his shattered dreams.
The passing of
time and the distance between Zane and Lila haven’t been enough to halt their –
now completely hidden – feelings for each other. Any hope for their love grows
even more impossible though as Zane’s service takes a dangerous turn when he’s
deployed to Afghanistan. Being on the frontline, confronted with the hard
choices of war, has him questioning everything, including whether he can
continue to serve or not. But all choices have consequences, and with Lila
preparing to marry another, will these one-time sweethearts ever find the life
together that they both still long for?
My review:
An incredible
look at various cultures!
This is part of a
“true” series. You need to read the first book in the series before you read
this one.
I absolutely love
the characters in this series. It was wonderful to see how they have grown and
developed since the end of the first book. In some way friendships have
deepened and in other ways people have grown apart as they matured.
One of the things
that I really enjoy about this book is that different ways of expressing love
to someone are explored. This is a very real part of life and it can be one of
the hardest things to understand. Some people share their love verbally while
others do it by actions only. It is very important to be able to recognize when
someone is expressing love in a way that you don’t.
I really enjoyed
that there was a wonderful explanation of the Amish viewpoint on war. This is a
very important part of this story since both Zane (non-Amish) and Simon (Amish)
join the army. It really helped me to understand the conflict that arose
between Simon and his family when he went home and announced that he had signed
up.
The other thing
that I really liked about this book is the information given about the Civil
Affairs officers and the work that they do in Afghanistan. I have only heard a
brief statement of their work in the news. Now I feel that I have a better
understanding of what it entails.
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