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tessaofthepnw's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was an excellent stand alone book.
grandma2019's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoy reading Beverly Lewis's books on cold rainy days, snowy days or when I am camping. They are relaxing and enjoyable to read when I want to be lazy and not have much of an adrenaline rush. Her books are clean (no unhealthy sexual relationships, no curse words and no violence). The adventure and conflict in her stories are with personal interactions, which everyone can relate with. Her Amish characters struggle with trying to live by man made laws vs. God's love, grace and forgiveness.
fyrrea's review against another edition
3.0
Ocena: Trójczyna.
Wrażenia: Sympatyczne amiszowe czytadło. Ich kultura jest fascynująca, a autorka jest podobno mistrzynią amiszowych romansideł - nie mam porównania z innymi książkami w tym klimacie, ale ta książka była dokładnie tym, czego się po amiszowym romansidle spodziewałam.
Dla kogo: Dla kogoś, kto ma ochotę na amiszowe romansidło.
Wrażenia: Sympatyczne amiszowe czytadło. Ich kultura jest fascynująca, a autorka jest podobno mistrzynią amiszowych romansideł - nie mam porównania z innymi książkami w tym klimacie, ale ta książka była dokładnie tym, czego się po amiszowym romansidle spodziewałam.
Dla kogo: Dla kogoś, kto ma ochotę na amiszowe romansidło.
ruth24's review against another edition
3.0
[b:The Covenant|80750|The Covenant (Abram's Daughters, #1)|Beverly Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347949451l/80750._SY75_.jpg|2710295], the first in the 'Abram's Daughters' series, invited me into the homes and 'courting' rituals of the Amish in America.
Sadie, the eldest daughter in the family, is on her Rumschpringe, and is struggling with the temptations that fewer restrictions bring. She explores the world outside her community and must decide whether to make a covenant with God. Leah, the second daughter, is about to turn 16, courting age, and is unsure whether she wants to go along with her father's expectations of her.
Quaint in an [b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390789015l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264] kind of way (think quilting frolics, making preserves and helping around the family farm), the story was less 'tame' than I was expecting and took a few shocking turns. I'm intrigued to read the next in the series, [b:The Betrayal|141679|The Betrayal (Abram's Daughters, #2)|Beverly Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355064438l/141679._SY75_.jpg|2885282], to find out what happens to this family.
Sadie, the eldest daughter in the family, is on her Rumschpringe, and is struggling with the temptations that fewer restrictions bring. She explores the world outside her community and must decide whether to make a covenant with God. Leah, the second daughter, is about to turn 16, courting age, and is unsure whether she wants to go along with her father's expectations of her.
Quaint in an [b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390789015l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264] kind of way (think quilting frolics, making preserves and helping around the family farm), the story was less 'tame' than I was expecting and took a few shocking turns. I'm intrigued to read the next in the series, [b:The Betrayal|141679|The Betrayal (Abram's Daughters, #2)|Beverly Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355064438l/141679._SY75_.jpg|2885282], to find out what happens to this family.
emerygirl's review against another edition
3.0
I was a little disappointed in this book. The story line is so good, but the writing just didn't go deep enough. But I liked it enough, and am interested enough, to read #2 in the series.
cathyatratedreads's review against another edition
1.0
We read this for book club and I was thoroughly unimpressed. I suppose it was a fairly informative window into a little-understood community (assuming the information was actually accurate...), but it was a so-so read. I didn't have any desire to read any more of the books -- I really couldn't care less what happened to the characters. I generally avoid "religious" books because the standard for the writing quality tends to be a lot lower than for general trade books. I love having something that's going to be clean and infused with faith, but it's hard to find really high-quality novels that meet that same standard of writing. At least, that's what I've found so far.
daisey4's review against another edition
4.0
This is kind of slow in places. I also hate how this father messes up his daughters life with schemes.
nabenn67's review against another edition
2.0
Actual rating is closer to 3, but I was really torn.
I really liked "The Shunning" series by Beverly Lewis and with it I discovered that I really enjoy reading about the simpler life of the Amish people. (Simple Life by no means equals Easy Life; I would never survive the hardships -- for so many reasons.)
Although I enjoyed this story enough, I had a few problems with it that kept me from liking it more. First, it is told from the point-of-view of everyone. And I mean everyone. Whose story is this? Leahs', Sadies', the twins', the Englisher? It just jumps from one POV to another.
And that's my second complaint. There is no transition from one POV to another. And I mean NONE. We're in Leah's head for a couple of paragraphs and then bam! we are in Hannah's head in the next; no transition, not chapter change, not squiggly line indicating a break. And this wasn't consistent! Sometimes we had a physical break, but most of the time we did not. I was reading it on my Kindle so I don't know if it was a formatting issue for the ebook or not, but I found it to be rather disconcerting.
My last complaint was that because you couldn't tell whose story this was, it really just felt like one big Prologue to set up the rest of the series. It feels "unfinished". I love series, where you get a glimpse of secondary characters and then enjoy finding their story fleshed out in their own book. But this was a just a series of glimpses, with no fleshing out character development, and nobody had a conclusion. I feel like I'm left hanging out in the cold, only wanting more without any sense of satisfaction.
I haven't decided if I will continue with the series. Now that the big Prologue is over I would hope that each character gets their own book with a complete fulfilling story, but I don't know if I'm willing to take that chance.
I really liked "The Shunning" series by Beverly Lewis and with it I discovered that I really enjoy reading about the simpler life of the Amish people. (Simple Life by no means equals Easy Life; I would never survive the hardships -- for so many reasons.)
Although I enjoyed this story enough, I had a few problems with it that kept me from liking it more. First, it is told from the point-of-view of everyone. And I mean everyone. Whose story is this? Leahs', Sadies', the twins', the Englisher? It just jumps from one POV to another.
And that's my second complaint. There is no transition from one POV to another. And I mean NONE. We're in Leah's head for a couple of paragraphs and then bam! we are in Hannah's head in the next; no transition, not chapter change, not squiggly line indicating a break. And this wasn't consistent! Sometimes we had a physical break, but most of the time we did not. I was reading it on my Kindle so I don't know if it was a formatting issue for the ebook or not, but I found it to be rather disconcerting.
My last complaint was that because you couldn't tell whose story this was, it really just felt like one big Prologue to set up the rest of the series. It feels "unfinished". I love series, where you get a glimpse of secondary characters and then enjoy finding their story fleshed out in their own book. But this was a just a series of glimpses, with no fleshing out character development, and nobody had a conclusion. I feel like I'm left hanging out in the cold, only wanting more without any sense of satisfaction.
I haven't decided if I will continue with the series. Now that the big Prologue is over I would hope that each character gets their own book with a complete fulfilling story, but I don't know if I'm willing to take that chance.