Category: Book Review

After Anne - a tale of friendship

1/12/2014

It took me about a week to read this book and I have to admit, I had to make a choice to read it after the first couple of chapters.   But once I got about 1/3 of the way through I wanted to know what would happen between the two women in this book.

I wanted very much to know what would happen to their friendship, would it continue and if it did, would it somehow change them?

It was a good read.   The two women are Libby and Anne and they just happen to become friends and then need to deal with the fall-out of that friendship and what it means for them in their lives. Both lives were changed, just as any good solid friendship changes lives.

The book does have a religious aspect, but it's not overbearing or preachy, it's just one woman living out her faith as best she can, and another lady who happens to catch glimpses of it and henceforth is challenged by it.

I have no issues recommending anyone to read it, I'm glad it was in the books I got from my mom as she did one of her downsizing of stuff jobbies. :)   It's good to be recipient of such things. :)

In case you want to know where to get it, I've given my affliate link. :)   Doesn't cost you any extra and just might throw me a penny or two. :)

A Christmas Rose - Review

1/8/2014

A book based in the Amish world, it was written because the author overheard a story concerning the grandmother of one of the speakers. This book is based on a true story about love and sacrifice.

Product Information

Received: ebook
Length: 144 pages
Publisher: Zondervan
Author: Tricia Goyer
Price: currently available on Amazon for $9.99.

My Review

I received this book frombooksneeze for the purpose of giving you my honest review of it.   No other reason. :)

So what did I think of the book personally?   Well, to be honest I was bored.
It was a very easy to read book, but highly predictable. I didn't need to finish the book to know that it would all work out in the end.

Now the book is well written, in an engaging style, with lots of details to draw you in. And I think it I haven't already read a lot of Amish based books I probably wouldn't have been as bored, but lots of the details I already knew. Like how Amish children tend to address their parents, the role of the church in their lives, the lack of welcoming outsiders, the need to remain apart from the world and so forth.   I KNOW all that, so reading more of it was oh...hohum.

But the story itself was interesting.   Learning why Rose felt as she did, learning why Jonathan made the choices he did, seeing the results of the World War on the lives of the people involved in it, and why it was all a difficult time period. It was VERY cool to see how God worked through these difficulties with the people involved. I very much appreciated that.

This is a book I can see a whole lot of people thoroughly enjoying as it really is a good read, it was just too predictable for me this month. Tricia Goyer is a good wordsmith and I appreciate her bringing this true story to life I do so enjoy a well written true story. Just nice to see history in action. If I have received a physical book I'd be sticking it into my homeschool group's library for others to enjoy. :)