Filled with her trademark humor and relatable characters, award winning author Jennifer Beckstrand's second installment in the Amish Quiltmaker series finds independent-minded quilter Esther Liem's matchmaking skills put to the test in her new Colorado community.
Moving to a new Amish settlement in small-town Colorado was a brave new start for independent-minded quiltmaker Esther Liem. But helping her reckless relative will really put her special matchmaking skills to the test...
Mischievous and rebellious, young Ben Liem is making the wrong kind of name for himself throughout the town of Yoder. And even though his sister-in-law, Esther, somehow coaxes him into keeping company with sensible Linda Eicher, Ben can't see anything they have in common. Or that he could ever be good enough for someone like her. But Linda's down-to-earth nature and unexpected understanding have Ben trying his best to be better, no matter how challenging...
Linda couldn't be more surprised when Ben turns out to be caring and helpful, despite his rowdy pranks and bad-news friends. And falling in love with him suddenly seems just right. But when a heartbreaking misunderstanding comes between them, both she and Ben must risk enough to trust, stitch the pieces back together--and dare a forever precious happiness.
My thoughts:
This is a sweet, clean romance that at times had me chuckling and at times angry with some of the characters. Ben Liem was the character who bore the brunt of my anger after a few chapters, an Amish young man who wasted most of his time with the wrong people, wreaking havoc whenever he could. I have to admit that I had very little sympathy for him. Luckily, I liked Linda Eicher, she is one of the reasons I kept reading this book. I’m glad I did because the story was entertaining with the addition of Ben’s grandmother and the Englisch driver. The driver was my favorite character, she was a pure delight and responsible for the many chuckles.
Overall, I thought
this was a fun, quick read. I thought that
Ben was too immature for his age, but the author had her reasons for creating
him so that readers could watch his growth as the story progressed. At least
that’s my take on it.
I received a copy
from the publisher through Netgalley.
All opinions are my own.
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