256 reviews for:

When Calls the Heart

Janette Oke

3.85 AVERAGE

allenfarm's review against another edition

3.0

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Way too formal, not enough emotion. A lot of telling, not showing.  Doesn’t bring the heart or the swoon of the show.

angme's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

chrisarchbold's review against another edition

3.75

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Cute story. Not a deep read by any means.

jessreadsfiction's review against another edition

3.0

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To be completely honest, I only read the book after watching the TV series. With that in mind, I still felt as if the author rushed this book. I feel as if there wasn't enough character development or relationship development of the main characters. Still a nice, easy read.

hdabru's review

3.0

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Cute. Fun. Fairly typical of Janette Oke. I'd recommend it to someone who likes this sort of book.

sarahslibraryofbooks's review against another edition

4.5

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kaylaniiiiiiii's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cathryn75's review against another edition

4.0

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As a fan of the Hallmark series I finally decided I needed to read the book that inspired the show. There are a lot of differences between the show and the book. I’m glad I read the book because now I feel like a true “Heartie”.

bibliophileroses's review against another edition

4.0

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This book is quite fast-paced. That being said, it is extremely enjoyable in many ways. I personally was a big fan of the Love Comes Softly series, and when this was introduced into my life on television, I absolutely knew I needed to invest time in reading the novel. It shows a sweet, but innocent, perspective on falling in love, and how rumors are often trivial lies in disguise.

alkelley82's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes