Winter's Awakening, Seasons of Sugarcreek Series #1
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Lovable Characters
Beautifully painted setting, lovable characters, and multiple story lines make for an entertaining read.
You'll find yourself highly invested in these characters and be eager to continue their journey with them to see where each of their paths may lead.
March 11, 2011
Contains an awesome Readers Discussion Guide
Review : Winter's Awakening - Shelley Shepard Gray- Book #1 Seasons of Sugarcreek Series - Feb 2010
After reading Shelley Shepard Gray's series "Sisters of the Heart" I was excited to read Winter'a Awakening, the first in a new series by her "the Seasons of Sugarcreek". Now Im not sure if It was because the theme of Amish Village wasn't what I was needing right now but I found Winter's Awakening not to be as exciting and thrilling as her Sisters of the Heart series. Though in saying all that, I still enjoyed Winter's Awakening and can't wait to get my hands on Book #2 Spring's Renewal. Winter's Awakening takes us to the heart of a small Amish town called Sugarcreek which sounds such a sweet (not to be ironic) place to live. In the town of Sugarcreek we meet main characters Gretta and Joshua whom know what they are meant to do - marry as they have courted for years, but when Joshua starts to get cold feet and his eyes start wandering to the new girl in their village Lily , he starts to question whether his future with Gretta is meant to be and when another amish villager Roland starts to show the interest in Gretta that Joshua has hidden away, Gretta starts to consider a What If ? relationship without Joshua. Soon we see as fast as they got together both Gretta and Joshua drift apart , but when they look at the big picture are these two meant to be together and only will they with God's grace and faith will they overcome the obstacles needed.
The other aspect that I love about Christian Fiction is that at the back of the books they have a discussion guide for Readers , so that once you have finished the story -you can sit back and reflect.
February 11, 2011
I enjoyed this book. It shows that all people in all cultures have martial problems and have indecision with major decisions in their lives. It was a different outlook on the Amish and their ways. I liked that she wrote it entertwined with the English neighbors. It is interesting wondering how the children react to living by people with different views on the world and religion. Good Book even with some of the mistakes with the grammer. Look over it and read this series. It was worth the time.
August 29, 2010
I read a lot of Amish books and this one was just OK. Aside from the many typos (grammatical, wrong pronouns, references), the characters just didn't seem to grab my interest. I guess I would say it's a "light read". I will still read the 2nd in the series, though.
August 1, 2010
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