pickI absolutely loved this collection of Amish romance novellas. Each of the stories were sweet and enjoyable and hit the spot for cozy Christmas romances. Sometimes it is really nice to take a break from darker and more realistic stuff and enjoy more wholesome and formulaic stories with happy endings.
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pickAmish Christmas romance. Naomi‘s Daad is marrying Betty Shutz. After spending all her courting years raising her siblings, taking care of her Daad, the garden and tending her bees, her Daad is asking her to move out. She rebels and takes a job at a bakery and taking care of the widower Nathan‘s 2 kids. Nathan who was married to Ada, Naomi‘s best friend. I loved Naomi and how strong she had to be to withstand the gossip. Happy she found love. Pick!
pickI was probably going to like this book no matter what, given its focus on Wisconsin, football, and Amish folks. But it also happened to be a beautifully written story (by an author who lives in the same county I grew up in!) with some characters that will stay with me. Love finding an addition to my own “Top Books of the Year“ list in late December. ❤️
pickLife, & Death, & Giants, by Ron Rindo (2025)
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Premise: Lives are changed when a shockingly large baby is born into a Wisconsin Amish family.
Review: There are things I could criticize about this book, but as I leave it I simply don‘t want to. In the end, it‘s a gorgeous story about life in all its beauty, pain, and complexity and it handles complex issues of faith, community, and choice with all the nuance they deserve. ⬇️
pickA million times yes!!! Give it all of the stars! I come out of this book with pages of notes and quotes and just general goodness about life and how people should be treated. This book is so very special.
“I mean, Judas Priest, the internet is a sewage dump, a toilet where anonymous assholes compete to out-ignorant each other.” 🎯🎯🎯
My goodness, why isn‘t anyone talking about this book??! I‘m on page 94 and think it‘s probably going to be in the top of the year. Ordinary Grace vibes, and I‘m obsessed. 🫶
pickAnother excellent Kate Burkholder novel. I really feel like Ms Castillo is among the best in her genre. Kate‘s anger at the violent nature of the crimes propelled her to find the bad guy quickly. And I‘m proud of her; she didn‘t put herself in *as much* danger without backup this time. It‘s super great to see the leap Kate and John Thomasetti took with their relationship, which has spanned the entire series. A solid addition to the series.
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Thank you Amy for the postcard! I like how you kept it simple!
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