ennime713's review against another edition
3.0
The story starts a little slow but once things got going I really enjoyed the book and the characters.
nnowels's review against another edition
1.0
Wanted to like it, but was pretty convinced early on I wasn't going to. Growing up in Holmes County makes me more aware of the Amish culture, and I knew there was no way to have a satisfying ending. But I had to keep reading, because I generally like Karen Harper's works.
bookworm_enni's review against another edition
3.0
The story starts a little slow but once things got going I really enjoyed the book and the characters.
oriole22's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
tylovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
It was a nice read. A mystery and romance set in Amish country. I enjoyed the change of pace and the fact that it wasn't heavy handed with sex focusing more on blooming if not forbidden love. I will be reading the next book.
tien's review against another edition
3.0
Nate MacKenzie, at 30, is the youngest arson investigator in the county and motivated by the fire in his past, he has solved all his cases so far. But he has never dealt with the Amish and needs help finding his feet in the community.
Sarah Kauffman is 24, Amish, unmarried, does not like to sew quilts but loves to paint. She's not the average Amish maid. She loves her family and community but dreams of painting things that are verbotten.
Together they made a good investigative team but something else is also brewing between them, something impossible.
I love me a good romantic suspense. The feelings were deep but these are actually real sensible people and I appreciate that even more [saying this because I just DNF something that was overkill in the 'I'm going to ignore the warning bells in my head' type of romance
Sarah Kauffman is 24, Amish, unmarried, does not like to sew quilts but loves to paint. She's not the average Amish maid. She loves her family and community but dreams of painting things that are verbotten.
Together they made a good investigative team but something else is also brewing between them, something impossible.
I love me a good romantic suspense. The feelings were deep but these are actually real sensible people and I appreciate that even more [saying this because I just DNF something that was overkill in the 'I'm going to ignore the warning bells in my head' type of romance
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