A review by pixieauthoress
Waiting for Summer's Return by Kim Vogel Sawyer

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, such a sweet, relaxing story. I think this is among my favourites from Kim Vogel Sawyer. I liked the historical details about the Mennonite settlers and Kim seemed to have got the dialect and speech patterns perfect, from my personal knowledge of the German language. There were a couple of times when the Christian elements of the story felt a little bit too preachy or fell into place too easily, and I felt that the end of the story was drawn out more than necessary, but otherwise this was a very enjoyable novel. I really felt Summer's pain at the loss of her family and not knowing how to move on with her life. But in spite of the sad occurrences that brought Summer in contact with Peter and his family, this was still a gentle, relaxing novel to read. Just what I needed this week while moving into my new house. I'll definitely be looking out for more of Kim's historical Mennonite novels. 4*