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  1. Shannah
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A compelling story of God's Mercy
    February 10, 2014
    Shannah
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for A Miracle of Hope, Amish Wonders Series #1.
    I have never read a book by Ruth Reid before, so I had no expectations about this book. The description aptly sums up the book. There is romance, mystery, and a good dose of a Christian message. Lindie's pregnancy is not as cut and dry as one might think. What really happened that night? Josiah and Lindie's romance is the biggest focus of the book. It progressed naturally. Hannah, Josiah's daughter, is deaf but has a wonderful gift from God. What will happen if Josiah doesn't do what his sweet daughter instructs him to do? Will Josiah and Lindie's fledgling love survive?

    I loved Lindie and Josiah's characters. I love how compassionate and caring Josiah is, even though he's vowed to keep his heart to himself. Never once does he treat Lindie like an outsider for her circumstances. Josiah's character was a bit hard-headed and I really wanted to shake him when he wouldn't tell Lindie he was sick. Lindie's emotional struggle felt so real. I wanted to cry with her and laugh with her. I wanted to shake her and hug her all at the same time. Both characters were very well developed.

    The message, focused especially on Lindie, is accepting the things God allows to happen in your life. He has a greater purpose for you that you realize. When trials come, don't run from them. Turn to God for support and He will help you through. The message is delivered in the form of Josiah's daughter's remarkable gift. She helps heal the families broken hearts. This was just a sweet, sweet story.

    **Thank you, BookSneeze/BookLook, for providing a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.**
  2. Carrie Shindorf
    Cosby, Missouri
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    What A Fantastic Amish Book!
    February 5, 2014
    Carrie Shindorf
    Cosby, Missouri
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for A Miracle of Hope, Amish Wonders Series #1.
    I was captivated from the very first line. You couldn't help but put yourself in Lindie's shoes. The book starts off with her brother taking her pregnant from Ohio to Michigan to marry Josiah. An arranged marriage is not what she dreamed of but she had no choice. Josiah agrees to marry her out of desperation and tells her up front he will give her his name but not his heart. How in the world did this poor Amish girl get herself in this mess?

    Life is not easy for Lindie ~ caring for Josiah's deaf and out of control child. Not to mention that Josiah's father-in-law who won't even look at her let along speak to her. And Josiah refusing to give his heart again in honor of his late wife. And then there was that fact of her being pregnant and trying to keep it under wraps.

    I absolutely loved this book. Out of 5 stars I give it a 10. I have never read a book by Ruth Reid but I will be anxiously awaiting the next book in this series~ Amish Wonders Series.
  3. Wanda
    NC
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Miracle of Hope by Ruth Reid
    February 2, 2014
    Wanda
    NC
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    This review was written for A Miracle of Hope, Amish Wonders Series #1.
    I love Amish fiction. There is always such a strong message of faith and hope that comes through in each story. The characters usually have such a strong bond with God but now and then you meet a character that is struggling with their faith. Although Lindie Wyse loves God she can't understand why some things have happened in her life. Getting pregnant by unconventional means, feeling she has no choice but to marry someone she doesn't love, leaving her home to live in a strange community. Lindie questions God a lot in the beginning but as she comes to love her husband and things begin to unfold she realizes that each event was part of God's great plan all along. You literally watch her faith go from mediocre to strong. It was so great to read about her interaction with Josiah's eight year-old deaf daughter, Hannah, as well. Once Lindie realized Hannah's hidden talents their bond strengthened and their relationship as mother and daughter flourished.

    Josiah Plank was my favorite character. Even though his wife had passed away three years earlier he knew he needed a mother for Hannah and he also wanted to help Lindie who had nowhere to turn. What impressed me about Josiah from the beginning was his gentleness. He knew Lindie was pregnant out of wedlock and Lindie felt so ashamed, so imperfect, and one of the things he said to her very early into their marriage that sticks in my mind was when Lindie thought her brother had paid Josiah to marry her and she asked him how much he had charged her brother for a marred fraa.

    ~Josiah crouched beside her and tilted his head so that their eyes met. "You're nett marred in mei eyes."~

    One simple sentence that said so much about Josiah's character. He was a forgiving man and, despite his own promise, grew to love Lindie with a fierceness. Hannah was deaf and hadn't spoken since her mother had died. Her emotions were very closed off and she completely ignored Lindie most of the time until Lindie began to see her hidden talents. Then a mother daughter bond began to form slowly. I loved the part below where Hanah gave Lindie her Christmas gift.

    ~Hannah returned to her spot on the floor, stroking her baby doll. Then she set the doll down, picked up a brown paper bag, and handed it to Lindie.

    "Ach, what's this?" She opened the bag and pulled out the framed picture. "It's beautiful." She held it up for Josiah to see. "Look, it's a picture of hands. All different sizes. Lindie studied the picture closer. The hands all rested on a pregnant belly.

    Josiah pointed to the wall. "I thought we could hand it over the desk."

    "I'd like that." Lindie pointed to the largest set of hands in the drawing. "Who is this?" she signed.

    Hannah signed and Josiah a answered, "God."~

    I also loved the way Simon, Hannah's grandfather, completely humbled himself and admitted he had treated Lindie terribly. It was great to watch all of these things unfold. I have only read two books in this series, The Promise of an Angel and A Miracle of Hope. There is a strong thread of hope, faith and God's capabilities running throughout this series. In book one God worked through and angel. In this book God performed his healing powers through an eight year-old little girl. This was such an enjoyable story. I love the characters and, although I can't reveal any details, trust me when I say the plot was amazing. It was about loss, healing, faithfulness, hope, joy, loyalty and love. You WILL need tissues. Trust me. This is one of the BEST Amish stories I have ever read. You will fall in love with it. If you like Amish fiction I very highly recommend this book!

    Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. The opinions expressed are mine alone. If I recommend a book it's because I truly enjoyed it. I received no monetary compensation.
  4. Cindy Loven
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great storyline
    January 29, 2014
    Cindy Loven
    This review was written for A Miracle of Hope, Amish Wonders Series #1.
    Just like facebook asks what are you thinking, I am asking myself what my thoughts are about this book. Here goes. I think this is probably the best book that Ruth has written, I have enjoyed all her books that I have read to this point, but this book was the best of them all. Don't get me wrong the other books were good, but this one just stood out for me. I enjoyed the storyline, I thought her writing was crisp and clear, and she told the story wonderfully. A great book, with a great ending. (that I wont give any spoilers on.) I loved Lindie, and I also got exasperated by her unwillingness to open up and share what had happened to her. My heart broke for Hannah, and I wanted to take all her hurts away, just a young child with so much hurt in her life, loosing her mother, and now a new change.

    Great storyline, and I loved the sitting too. I love Michigan, and the UP was a great setting for this story. Overall I give this book 5 stars. Great job Ruth Reid!!

    This book was provided for review purposes only, no payment was received for this review. Thank you to the Litfuse Hens for allowing me to participate in this blog tour.
  5. JCMorrows
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Read it when you have quite a bit of spare time.
    January 29, 2014
    JCMorrows
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for A Miracle of Hope, Amish Wonders Series #1.
    Let me say this first. Read the book when you have quite a bit of spare time on your hands... because it is HARD to put down. Being a mom of two, I read most of it at night after they went to sleep. Because otherwise, I might have been a bit bad-tempered at some point about putting it down.

    It's that good. There's part of a quote from Beth Wiseman on the front cover that says "...a beautiful tale of romance, redemption and faith." And it really is. In fact, I can't think of a better way to say it myself.

    Ruth Reid is one of those writers that will have you on the edge of your seat, nearly tearing at the pages in your hurry to find out what happens next (and this isn't even a suspense novel...).

    And you know those books with a lot of unrealistic drama thrown in... you know the ones — just when everything is going great, they throw another crazy twist at you and you find yourself going "COME ON! This can't be realistic!" every time they hit you with another crazy twist... This isn't one of them.

    I'm not going to tell you there isn't drama because there is. I'm just not going to tell you what. You can figure out some of it by reading the back cover blurb. But believe me when I say that first — it is NOT unrealistic and second — some of it you could NEVER have seen it coming. And that is one of the things I absolutely LOVE about this book! There are unexpected little twists all over the place. It's so refreshing to see a book done so well — especially when using a story line that some may consider has been done to death.

    But not this one. This book had a very fresh take on absolutely everything. And Ruth Reid's ability to draw her readers in is astonishing. It was actually a little tough to handle because as I read about the freezing weather, I found myself feeling it.

    Ruth describes her scenes in such wonderful detail — not painstakingly at all but so well, you don't even realize that's what she was doing. She weaves the descriptions into the story like the many threads of a beautiful length of yarn. Which is one more reason I had so much difficulty putting the book down.

    Typically, I laugh when I see those silly pictures on Facebook about reading when we should be doing other things or making jokes about reading one more chapter and actually reading ten — but that is exactly how this story was for me. I bargained with myself that I would read one more chapter before getting back to my other work and then I would read five before I could make myself put it down. I'm not kidding either. I had to make myself put it down...each time.

    And it's not just wanting to know what happens next that gets me. The characters will take a firm hold on your heart strings. It took me less than a chapter to be intrigued, less than three chapters to be hooked and less than ten to be absolutely neck-deep, crazy in love with the story, the characters and the writing! WOW!

    I am beyond thrilled at having the opportunity to read & review this book and I can't wait to find more of Ruth Reid's books to read!

    Do not miss this one!
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