Fans of Amish Fiction discussion

The story was light and easy to read, nothing too serious, but it did address the issue of how adopted
children might feel as far as being accepted by family and society in general. Another issue is mentioned in the book, which I thought
was a great topic, and that is the topic of personal integrity and the importance of having and maintaining a good reputation, even when
it is questioned.  
 The main character, a young Amish woman named Lilly Kurtz,
decides to establish herself in another town, away from Ohio, and into Pinecraft, Florida, an Amish community.
Lilly is a hard worker, and obtains a full time job at the Marigold Inn, in order to earn her keep and to start life
on her own.  She's a shy woman, uncertain of herself, and a bit insecure.  The Amish man she meets at the Inn is also
insecure, and tends to over-analyze his actions.   The reason I gave this book less than five stars is that even though it is under the Christian genre,
I'd be hard-pressed to find much mention of God, salvation through Jesus Christ or church.
I also felt the story was written for a much
younger audience, and perhaps it was, but I'm not accustomed to seeing that in other books I've read written by Vanetta Chapman.
It's a clean story, though, nothing untoward to make it unsuitable for someone as young as 17. The cover also didn't appeal to me, but that's probably just me.
I recommend the book to others, because it's a nice story about 2 young people who experience many life lessons and do learn from them. I wish the book
mentioned God more. There is no mention of Jesus or the bible, though. If you want a relaxed introduction to Christian genre Amish stories, this would be a good
book to start with, to give as a gift to someone new to this type of fiction. I received a free copy of this book from Revell publishers, in exchange for an honest
review, through Interviews and Reviews.


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Romans 10:8-13