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  1. Carrie
    Virginia
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Expect the Unexpected!
    November 29, 2011
    Carrie
    Virginia
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for The Choice, Lancaster County Secrets Series #1.
    Both Amish, Carrie Weaver and Daniel Miller are much in love. A baseball player, Daniel, is about to go pro. When Carrie's life changes, so does her choice of future husband. And with a younger brother to care for who suffers from hemophilia, Carrie must choose for more than herself alone.

    I would describe this as an almost "literary" Amish book with romantic elements. It was most unusual. If you are anticipating a formulaic Amish story — forget it! Suzanne Woods Fisher had more twists and turns in her story than in Amish country near the Ohio River!

    SPOILER ALERT: I will warn the reader that there is an important death that almost stopped me from finishing listening to the rest of the book. I was angry with Suzanne — yup, she had violated my expectations for a romance. Guess what?! This is not a romance. It is an Amish fiction with romantic elements, some women's fiction to it, suspense, and a literary twist. So I had to get over my irritation as I do not like big surprises in my reading. Suzanne needed the plot element for her heroine's emotional and spiritual arc. There is an arsonist amongst the characters and she does a great job of obscuring just who that might be.

    Forgiveness is a huge theme in this book and in many Amish books. Carrie has made choices that she has to address. Some of her decisions require forgiveness of herself. One of the male protagonists makes a sacrificial choice that has ramifications that ripples throughout the family. I found that fascinating how Suzanne spun that storyline across so many characters' story arcs.

    I really loved two secondary characters's romance. They were a really fun couple and I was glad the author put them together. And the inclusion of a subplot about Carrie's younger brother who has hemophilia was very gripping and just another example of the many layers of this story.

    Second spoiler alert: I was rewarded for my continued reading with a happy ending! Gotta love a happy ending.

    Bibliotherapy: Hemophilia, bereavement, forgiveness, and life's transitions.

    Disability Friendliness: Available in hardcover, paperback, Kindle or ebook, and audio versions as well as large print.

    An ECPA, CBA and CBD Bestseller, Crossings' Main Selection, Doubleday, Literary Guild and BookSpan selection! (This information copied from Suzanne's website.)
  2. gbull
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    easy and interesting read
    March 14, 2011
    gbull
    Quality: 5
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I really enjoyed this book. My favorite writer of Amish novels has always been Beverly Lewis, but I really enjoyed this book. The characters were very real, and the mix of Amish/English made the book seem true to life.
  3. karen
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    The Choice
    June 14, 2019
    karen
    This review was written for The Choice, Lancaster County Secrets Series #1.
    i enjoyed the romance and twist and turns of this book
  4. KavR
    Canada
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great read
    December 31, 2016
    KavR
    Canada
    Gender: female
    Quality: 0
    Value: 0
    Meets Expectations: 0
    This review was written for The Choice, Lancaster County Secrets Series #1.
    I missed the Lancaster County Secrets series first time round so I'm catching up now. This one is so full of the unexpected that I don't quite no where to begin. Aptly entitled, The Choice, this story carries through all the ramifications a single choice can make. And I was completely captivated by the chain reaction of events that followed. I can't say too much because there are so many surprising twists and turns in the plot and I don't want to post any spoilers. As always though, I love this author's characters and the Amish communities she creates. And this one is chockfull of secrets -- and not just Carrie's -- that will take readers on a fascinating journey of discovery.

  5. Jeannie Donaldson
    Statesboro, GA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    An Unexpected Delight
    September 7, 2012
    Jeannie Donaldson
    Statesboro, GA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for The Choice, Lancaster County Secrets Series #1.
    This is one of the best Amish Fiction books I have read. Most of them are sweet stories, but pretty predictable. Not so this book! It keeps you wondering and never offers the "expected" outcome. I have Old Order Amish friends, and most of the Amish books I have read are rather far fetched and unbelievable, and so many aspects of true Amish life are misrepresented. However, Suzanne seems to have a true grasp of Amish life - as much as they allow us to have anyway, as they are a very private people.

    The choice that the main character, Carrie, makes at the beginning of the story bring unexpected consequences not only for herself, but others in her life. There will be many surprises in store for you when you read this book. There is a wonderful romantic flow throughout, and the characters become very real as you read about them.

    I really enjoyed this book very much. I am very pleased with how things ended except as pertain to the character named Emma. I do not want to spoil the story for you, so I will not tell you what she did, but I will say this. Learning the character and mind set of this woman, I doubt she would have made the choice she made. But it did serve as one more unexpected turn this book made. I am looking forward to the next two volumes.

    I recommend this for adult or young adult readers. I was smiling as I closed the pages.
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