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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a simple easy read. In spite of the theme of grief, it felt lighthearted, cozy, and wholesome. However, certain phrases were repetitive, and I felt like the whole family was too hard on Henry. He's a grieving 15 year old boy who does a lot of work around the farm and the family business-- of course he's going to have an attitude! I also felt frustrated with some of Amy's decisions, but she made them out of grief and isolation without realizing it. The book focused more on the characters' thoughts and feelings than on the mystery. Hopefully we find out who is vandalizing the greenhouse in book two! I also hope the family's relationship with Henry improves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Car accident
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book read like it was the 300-page prologue of another story. Only one thing was resolved, and the biggest questions were just left on a cliffhanger.
The Crow's Call is told in multi-perspective of an Amish family who is now suddenly dealing with the death of three family members.
Amy is the main character it seems as she is the one we get to spend the most time with. She becomes the family's rock. She takes care of the business and makes sure that her mom and sister are okay after losing their husbands. All while breaking her pre-courtship with the person she loves.
We do get to see things from the man she was in pre-courtship with, as well as her brother Ezekiel, her mom, and her sister Sylvia.
All of these perspectives show how they each deal with the grief differently, and the struggles they face after.
We also see the perspective of a new neighbor woman named Virginia who seems to want nothing to do with the Amish in general. I didn't really get the point of her perspective honestly. Maybe it's important to the series as a whole of this becomes one, besides that though she just seemed to be filler.
The family business is running a greenhouse and after Amy's father's death things start going missing or get destroyed and the family is trying to figure out who is doing it without having to involve the authorities.
Overall this book left me with more questions than answers. We never learn more about what's happening to the stuff in the greenhouse, nor do we learn why Virginia is an important character. We also have several loose ends when it comes to the family and its future as a lot of it was left up to if they could make it to a certain point on there own without dad around. This might be a series I continue on with, but right now I'm not sure as I never really loved any of the characters.
Amy is the main character it seems as she is the one we get to spend the most time with. She becomes the family's rock. She takes care of the business and makes sure that her mom and sister are okay after losing their husbands. All while breaking her pre-courtship with the person she loves.
We do get to see things from the man she was in pre-courtship with, as well as her brother Ezekiel, her mom, and her sister Sylvia.
All of these perspectives show how they each deal with the grief differently, and the struggles they face after.
We also see the perspective of a new neighbor woman named Virginia who seems to want nothing to do with the Amish in general. I didn't really get the point of her perspective honestly. Maybe it's important to the series as a whole of this becomes one, besides that though she just seemed to be filler.
The family business is running a greenhouse and after Amy's father's death things start going missing or get destroyed and the family is trying to figure out who is doing it without having to involve the authorities.
Overall this book left me with more questions than answers. We never learn more about what's happening to the stuff in the greenhouse, nor do we learn why Virginia is an important character. We also have several loose ends when it comes to the family and its future as a lot of it was left up to if they could make it to a certain point on there own without dad around. This might be a series I continue on with, but right now I'm not sure as I never really loved any of the characters.
I typically enjoy Wanda Brunstetter's books, but found this one quite disappointing. It is labeled an "Amish Greenhouse Mystery," when there was very little mystery or intrigue in the book. It was quite depressing and negative, a lot of whining and complaining. She does a good job of writing background information and developing most of the characters.
Amy and her family experience a great tragedy and need to find ways to move forward in live and overcome their losses. While running their greenhouse, a few strange things occur and there is a mystery around who is doing these things. Amy is also tuned in to the crow who calls loudly from the trees - is this a sign of something bad to come, or just a coincidence? This book introduces Amy's family, some other families within their Amish community, and 2 new neighbors who are English and new to the Amish neighborhood. It will be interesting to see how these different characters evolve in upcoming books in this series.
I love reading the Amish stories especially when I win them in the give aways. This one is about the life of a family who looses the lives of a husband, Vernon, brother, Abe, and brother-in-law, Toby, in a tragic automobile accident. Now Bylinda, the mom, Sylvia, the eldest daughter & bereaved wife of Toby, Amy, the engaged sister, and Henry, the youngest son, each are dealing with the death in their own ways. Some of them are doing pretty good while others are struggling. At the end of the story it does leave some things unanswered but it is a series.
Genre: Christian Fiction, Amish Fiction, Mystery
Rating: 4.5
Review:
Thank you to Wanda and Barbour publishing for a free copy to review through the author's book club on facebook.
I loved this story and loved how it was connected to The Hope Jar Series and The Amish Quilting Club Series since most of the characters are related to each other.
The plot setting and characters were easy to get used to and very likeable. I rated it 4.5 cause i was disappointed that the person doing the mean things to The King Family wasnt revealed. I do hope Books 2 and 3 reveal who did those things to them.
Can't wait to read more by this author in the future!!
Rating: 4.5
Review:
Thank you to Wanda and Barbour publishing for a free copy to review through the author's book club on facebook.
I loved this story and loved how it was connected to The Hope Jar Series and The Amish Quilting Club Series since most of the characters are related to each other.
The plot setting and characters were easy to get used to and very likeable. I rated it 4.5 cause i was disappointed that the person doing the mean things to The King Family wasnt revealed. I do hope Books 2 and 3 reveal who did those things to them.
Can't wait to read more by this author in the future!!