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Along Wooded Paths (2011)

by Tricia Goyer(Favorite Author)

4.3 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1433668696 (ISBN13: 9781433668692)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

B&H Books

series

The Big Sky Series

review 1: Along-Wooded-Pathssm.jpgTricia Goyer has quickly become one of my very favorite authors. I recently reviewed the first book in her Big Sky series, Beside Still Waters, which introduced us to Marianna Sommer. I fell in love and couldn't wait for the second book, Along Wooded Paths, to be released.Along Wooded Paths continues the story of Marianna and her family after their move to Montana. We watch as she opens her heart to bits of the Englisch (English) way of life and starts to see that being friends with those outside your own community is possible. We also watch Marianna struggle with her heart. She has deep feelings not only for her childhood love Aaron Zook, but also for an Englischer named Ben. Ben has a very deep connection with God and this surprises Marianna. But ... moreit also surprises her father. He never realized that non-Amish folk can be that close to and walk with the Lord. While her faith in God and her beliefs in the Amish life don't waiver, she does struggle with the path her heart is taking. Along Wooded Paths brings Aaron back into her life and she must choose which love she will take. And her uncle, Ike, doesn't help matters much when she sees his affection for the English too! It's an Amish love story!I love the way Tricia writes the two lifestyles. She does a wonderful job of showing us the Amish traditions and beliefs & how they differ from the English. Yet she also shows how the two can connect and live together as friends. Just because your beliefs are different doesn't mean you can't rejoice together in your similarities. Tricia shows us that and I love it. This writing style pulls you in and makes you root for every character in her novels. I hope there are many more books in the Big Sky series. And so does my husband's step-mom who called dibs as the first person to read Along Wooded Paths after I finished my review. She is as excited by the release as I am!Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of Beside Still Waters as a member of LitFuse blog tours. All opinions are my own.
review 2: Marianna is torn between Ben who helped her have a more personal relationship with God and her long time love Aaron Zook. But Ben is English and forbidden. She makes up her mind with this 2nd book. But she is not married yet. I'll have to read the 3rd book to get to the end of this story. While I like series, I have to admit, even when each book is really a good read, I find it somewhat frustrating to have to read 3 books to get to the true ending. But it is very well written, characters are real and easy to picture in your mind and I am glad I found this series and the author. These are the first books I've read by Tricia Goyer. less

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