David Lewis (3)

I admit that I don't normally read Amish fiction; however, the premise of this book seemed intriguing at the time. I ended up being pleasantly surprised at some of the twists and turns that this book took, although I would have to say that the cover does give off a different air than the content of the book. While I'm not likely to read other books by the author, Child of Mine was entertaining, and raised good questions about parenthood and what it means to be a mother. The deception that initially takes place is a little uncomfortable, but I'm thankful that some of the characters realize the importance of coming clean as the story progresses. The characters experience different types of hardship and the authors are successful in helping readers to sympathize with the circumstances they are facing. This book does touch on Amish culture, but is not contained to that world. If readers are already fans of the authors, this book will prove to be an engaging and suspenseful read.… (mer)

This one was pretty good---I didn't figure out the truth until page 321 so that's some pretty good mystery writing. But then, I didn't figure out the REAL truth until pg. 349. Ha! I felt Kelly's story was summed up way too quickly and neatly---that was frustrating. The book had a few annoying repeats and I had a REAL issue with the fact that no one at the lab was catching on to what Kelly was doing. In addition, her friends tell her she's being "unethical"...uhhh...it's a little more than that! I didn't think that was very realistic. I think she would have been investigated for sure.… (mer)