Charity L. (kingsdaughter1611) -
Helpful Score: 1
Many of you know that I am not that big a fan of Amish novels. Too many just seem to have the same plot and I can't read them or I get bored. Not so with this one! Mindy Starnes Clark is an author well known to me and Susan Meissner is not far behind. This book is a bit different than most Amish plots as a young man, Tyler, goes on a search to find out why his mother left the Amish faith. Tyler is fitting in well but feels himself restless. He enjoys the same spots his mother did before she left and one of them happens to be a secluded pond. In that pond he sees an image of himself and yet different. So who is he really? Could he be destined for a life outside the Amish? And if so, what will happen between him and Rachel, the young woman who loves him and is looking to marry him in the near future?
We take a trip alongside Tyler as he leaves to find himself. We see as he starts to fall for another woman, an Englischer, and the relationship he has with his brother. That part kinda broke me a little when you see how Brady felt about him. And some of the parts between Tyler and his step-mother were just soul searching. As in, wow! One of my favorites is when Liz doesn't want Tyler taking care of her. She has broken her leg and needs some assistance. He proceeds to tell her the following, "The way I see it, the needier you are right now, the more blessed I am to be able to care for you. It's really that simple. And in the caring, the bonds we share are strengthened and renewed. That's how the community works." The ending was super sweet and I loved how things came together. Perfect!
I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. All thoughts are 100% mine.
We take a trip alongside Tyler as he leaves to find himself. We see as he starts to fall for another woman, an Englischer, and the relationship he has with his brother. That part kinda broke me a little when you see how Brady felt about him. And some of the parts between Tyler and his step-mother were just soul searching. As in, wow! One of my favorites is when Liz doesn't want Tyler taking care of her. She has broken her leg and needs some assistance. He proceeds to tell her the following, "The way I see it, the needier you are right now, the more blessed I am to be able to care for you. It's really that simple. And in the caring, the bonds we share are strengthened and renewed. That's how the community works." The ending was super sweet and I loved how things came together. Perfect!
I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. All thoughts are 100% mine.
LecClier K. (SierraK) -
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much about the Amish way of life. I've lived in the West my whole life, pretty far removed from the major Amish homelands. So I really learned a lot about the Amish culture from this book.
Our main character, Tyler, is unique within his community, because he had an Amish mother and an "Englisch" (non-Amish) father. When his mother dies suddenly when Tyler is six, his father , who is in the military, sends young Tyler to live with his maternal grandparents in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Fast forward seventeen years to the time of the story, and we find Tyler trying to decide if he wants to be baptized into the Amish faith. Tyler has visited his father, who has now retired from the military and moved to Orange County, regularly during his childhood, so he has had much more contact with the outside world than most of his Amish peers. This was a really well-done story of Tyler trying to decide which world he wanted to be part of, the Amish one or his father's contemporary American lifestyle.
Our main character, Tyler, is unique within his community, because he had an Amish mother and an "Englisch" (non-Amish) father. When his mother dies suddenly when Tyler is six, his father , who is in the military, sends young Tyler to live with his maternal grandparents in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Fast forward seventeen years to the time of the story, and we find Tyler trying to decide if he wants to be baptized into the Amish faith. Tyler has visited his father, who has now retired from the military and moved to Orange County, regularly during his childhood, so he has had much more contact with the outside world than most of his Amish peers. This was a really well-done story of Tyler trying to decide which world he wanted to be part of, the Amish one or his father's contemporary American lifestyle.
Mary N. (maggysue) reviewed The Amish Groom (Men of Lancaster County, Bk 1) on + 811 more book reviews
This is so good! It's the story of Tyler, a young man who has been raised by his Amish grandparents since he was six years old. He is mostly content being Amish, but does have some doubts about joining the church. His English father asks him to visit his home in California to be in charge of his younger brother as he and his wife are traveling. Tyler accepts, and begins a journey to figure out where he truly belongs. The authors wrote all the characters in an interesting and thoughtful way. Very enjoyable book. I'm happy that there are two more in this series. Highly recommended!
