Savannah Mast goes home to spend much needed time away from the stress of the city and her broken engagement. But when an Amish teenager disappears and Savannah's childhood friend is implicated as a prime suspect, she offers to help, while a learning about a young Amish midwife decade before in a similar situation.
Savannah Mast grew up Amish adjacent, assisting her mother who also served Amish women as a midwife. She has a gift for helping others, and genuinely cares for their well-being. I liked how she clung to her faith in hard times, and was able to think realistically about her situation.
There are many supporting characters and members of the community and not much happens without the notice of others. I loved how Mammi, was like a Mammi to the whole community. There are a lot of things going on in this story, as well as a little mystery and family drama. While I did enjoy Emma's story I felt that it disrupted the flow of the story to introduce her 1/3 of the way through the book.
Overall, I really liked this Amish adjacent story, it had well developed characters that felt realistic in how their lives were far from perfect. I admired Savannah's character and faith. But I did feel the like the pace lagged for me through the middle parts. I great introduction as well to Jane and her stories from the past, I liked how this story was set in Amish country, with many Amish characters, but that there were also many who were not Amish and that was Ok, which I really enjoyed.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
No comments:
Post a Comment
I love to hear from you!