1. Plain Perfect, Daughters of the Promise Series #1
    Beth Wiseman
    Thomas Nelson / 2008 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Lorraine A
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Plain Perfect
    December 8, 2015
    Lorraine A
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 0
    Value: 0
    Meets Expectations: 0
    In this first book of the Daughters of Promise series we meet Lillian Miller. Lillian is the English granddaughter of Jonas and Irma Rose. Lillians mother, Sarah Jane had an affair with an English man when she was a teenager. Pregnant and ashamed, she left home.

    Lillian needed to get away from Rickie, the man shed been living with. Because she knew he wouldnt let her go, she snuck away one day while he was still at work. She barely made it though. While she was in the cab, she saw him coming home. Thank God she had escaped! She vowed she wouldnt be like her mother going from one abusive relationship to another.

    Lillian decides the best place for her to escape Rickie is in Amish country so she goes to live with her grandparents for a while. Her life changes in Lancaster County, PA with the help of Jonas, Irma Rose, a young Amish boy named David and Davids father Samuel.

    Youll enjoy reading Lillians story and youll love Jonas and Irma Rose. Jonas is hilarious!
  2. Auntie Whiz
    Saskatchewan
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    August 15, 2011
    Auntie Whiz
    Saskatchewan
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Plain Perfect - eBook.
    I found this book to be very realistic. It caught my emotions and brought laughter and tears. The story captured my attention. I was hard-pressed to put it down and eager to read the sequel.
  3. Rachel Ropper
    Scotland, UK
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Almost devoured this book in an entire evening!
    April 21, 2011
    Rachel Ropper
    Scotland, UK
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    With so many other Amish books that I own and need to read, I hadn't thought about checking out the work of Beth Wiseman until a friend leant me this book. Picking it up one evening when I was feeling under the weather and wanting to read a "real" book rather than something on my Kindle, I found myself pleasantly surprised. I almost devoured this book in an entire evening, unable to put it down. Lillian was a hilarious character, constantly putting her foot in her mouth whenever she claimed that she wanted to find "peace" amongst the Amish, and insisting that she'd manage fine because she knows how to cook! I loved that Beth had created such an unconventional, flawed heroine. Even though I couldn't entirely relate to her problems (nor her immaturity, that on any other character would have annoyed me) I wanted to keep reading about her because she was so entertaining.

    The other characters in the novel were incredibly endearing, from the vastly different grandparents - the grandfather who saw the good in everyone and spoke his mind, and the grandmother who was still hurting from the loss of her daughter - to Samuel and his sweet son - who couldn't help but hope that Lillian would become his new mother. I even liked Lillian's "rival", who ended up being her friend. It was sweet to witness Lillian and Samuel unintentionally falling in love with each other, showing the readers how people from such vastly different backgrounds can find comfort in each other.

    While I can sometimes be wary of conversion-to-the-Amish plotlines, Lillian's visit to Lancaster County made sense in that her mother had left the Amish as a teen, and both of them had subconsciously yearned to return there. I would have to say that Lillian's acceptance of the Amish ways wasn't entirely convincing, and that's why I'd give this book 9/10 rather than 10/10. At one point, she questioned why Amish women should be subservient to their husbands and she wasn't satisfied with her grandmother's answer - but this was never brought up again. I personally feel like Lillian would have needed a lot more convincing to join the Amish lifestyle, especially when it came to accepting "God's will" about bad situations. This is probably the part that I had the most difficulty with in this book. Even as a Christian, I don't believe it's "God's will" for bad things to happen - but I do believe it is His will for good things to come out of bad situations. But calling the death of a young woman from cancer "God's will" suggests that God intended for her to die - and I don't think this is the way it is at all. Lillian struggled with this also, but she seemed to finally accept it in the end but it was never really explained. I felt like too much was spent dwelling on the idea of "God's will" and it left me feeling a bit uncomfortable.

    Despite my minor struggles with this book, I did really enjoy it. When a sudden tragedy struck Lillian's family near the end of the book I actually had tears in my eyes, which made me realise how attached I'd become to these characters. While the plot may have been rather predictable, the characters were far from conventional and I'd definitely recommend this book to fans of Amish fiction of the likes of Amy Clipston, Barbara Cameron, Vannetta Chapman and Kelly Long. I'm excited to get on to the next book and see where Beth takes our characters next. 9/10
  4. Cleo Tomlin
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    August 25, 2010
    Cleo Tomlin
    A must for reading for everyone. I can't say enough about the Amish novels. I know that I have not spoke entirely about the contents of this book but I do not have the ability to express myself good enough to tell people how awesome these books are. All I can say is, please buy this one and I can tell you, you will be hooked.
  5. SHORTGORT
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Plain perfect!
    December 8, 2021
    SHORTGORT
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Plain Perfect.
    Excellent book, one in the series of 6, all excellent.
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