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  1. Boise Goat Lady Robinson
    Boise, ID
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Great Story, Little Excitement
    August 8, 2013
    Boise Goat Lady Robinson
    Boise, ID
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    Young love is being discovered by Jancey as she moves to a new community with her family in the Amana Colonies. Leaving an old friend and suitor at home, she tries to interpret her feelings between two young men. She has to find out that one is a deceiver and has other motives for wanting to be her husband...but the one she has the greatest love for proves to be God's Man and "her man" too! Her mother lives to see a wonderful scene right in her own bedroom...A sweet tale in the Amana Colonies.
  2. daischop
    Chattanooga, TN
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Overall...good story
    August 7, 2013
    daischop
    Chattanooga, TN
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    I have to admit, when I initially selected this book I was along the thoughts that this was another Amish story, never delving into wonder what the Amana's were. Now I do. This story more than anything has made me want to research and understand this particular group of people. It made me all the more curious as to what was going to happen. I believe the story satisfied my curiosity to a certain degree, but also made me yearn to know more. But, that's just based on the Amana colonies. Overall, the book was good.

    It had me in a cross between boredom to fascination, and I realize that does not make a lick of sense. But it intrigued me, because I wasn't really sure what was going on. Again, it goes back to situation that I had no idea who the Amana people were. I felt that the book informed me, but only on a need to know basis in relation to the story as to where it was in the plot. For once, I wanted to know more.

    Jancey is in a quandry as to what to do. Her parents are returning back to their home in the colonies, and have invited Jancey to come along also. Problem is Jancey has a love interest, who at this time, has more of an interest in her than vice versa. She does end up moving to the colonies, and in turn must make a huge adjustment to their ways. She learns and learns to love the simplicity, while making friends and a new interest in love. Meanwhile, her love interest from her old home comes to the colonies, determined to win Jancey. Unfortunately problems arise that neither one of them anticipated.

    All in all, I finished the book and would most definitely recommend reading it.

    I received this complimentary copy from Bethany House Publishers to provide an honest review.
  3. Melissa
    Greer, SC
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    great lessons
    July 23, 2013
    Melissa
    Greer, SC
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    Book description: "Joining the communal society of the Amana Colonies isn't what Jancey Rhoder planned for her future, but when unforeseen circumstances force her family to make some difficult decisions, she chooses to give up her teaching position in a Kansas City orphanage and move with her parents to Iowa.

    Her besotted suitor, Nathan Woodward, isn't at all happy about the move and is determined to get Jancey to change her mind. And Jancey herself isn't sure what she's gotten herself into when the simple life of the Amana Colonies means she'll be assigned a job and may have to give up teaching for good. Will Nathan woo her back to the city, or will she be forever changed by the mysterious events and new relationships that await her in the quiet villages of the Amana Colonies--and decide to make this unique place her forever home?"

    My review: This is the second book on the Amana Colonies by Judith Miller that I have read. I enjoyed the book, and I enjoyed reading a little more about this group of people. Jancey is a transparent character who has the same struggles we all have at some time. The theme of waiting on God runs throughout the book, and this is what Jancey struggles with the most. Ms. Miller also includes a vivid picture of how greed can destroy an individual. These are both great lessons to learn. While I do not think that this particular lifestyle is Biblical, this was an interesting book to read. It gives the reader plenty to think about. I received a complimentary e-copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
  4. mcaldwell
    Erie, PA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Making a Home in Amana
    July 7, 2013
    mcaldwell
    Erie, PA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    Judith Miller has other books about the Amana colonies. I thought this one was particularly interesting as it brought a young woman, Jancey Rhoder, from the outside world into the colonies with her parents. Her past work experience as a teacher was challenged by the move, but God provides an outlet. Meanwhile, the Kansas City suspense of the book unravelled well. I'm unsure that a young woman in similar circumstances, not fiction, would have made the same choices. But, it was an entertaining read and a decent view into the world of the colonists.
  5. Sqwiggles
    California
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    A Simple Book
    December 9, 2013
    Sqwiggles
    California
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 3
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 2
    I began reading this book during the end of a semester of graduate school. Usually when I am reading a really good book, I cannot put it down and I will read it instead of focus on what I really need to get done. I guess I should be thankful that was not the case with this book. It was boring and it was easy to not read it every day. With that said, this was my first Amish book. I wanted to give it a chance and I read it with an open mind. However, it was not for me. I found it really simple, as the title states, and dull. It did not catch my interest and it is a story that I will quickly forget. First of all, I didn't care for the main character Jancey. She actually annoyed me many times. She would make so many dumb choices and as a reader it would aggravate me. For some reason the way that Ritt was introduced made me view him as a teenager/young boy, not a man that could be a potential for Jancey. So after that it was weird reading about them having feelings for each other. I just didn't believe the relationship.

    There were a few things in the book that I did not like at all. I understand that the Amana Colony is a community of Amish people, but their lifestyle seemed very cult like and that bothered me. I do not like the fact that everyone has to follow all these strict rules. For example, there is a bell that rings constantly telling people when to eat and go to sleep. They also are not allowed to talk in the dining halls and men and women cannot sit together. I do not agree with these rules and I do not like reading about it. It would make me angry and it took away from the book. I also was angry when I read that Jancey could not be a teacher in the village because that is a job that men had. The people in Amana also had to ask the elders in the community for permission for many things and again this is something I do not agree with.

    I am feeling generous with giving the book 3 stars. Technically I would say it is more 2.5 stars, but it wasn't a horrible book. It was just boring and I didn't agree with a few parts of it. Overall it was somewhat well written. If you love Amish books, you might enjoy it. If you do not read Amish novels, then I would not recommend it to you.

    I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishers for my honest review.
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