A review by rheannachristine
Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke

3.0

I was very excited to read this book, and I've seen parts of the Hallmark movie. But after watching another series of hers I was inspired to pick this one up. I enjoyed the book and the only thing keeping me from giving it the four stars is because the language. It was obviously very historically accurate, of the time and perhaps of the education level. At times though reading words like jest for just and things like that were a little tedious. I hate the way that makes me sound but I liken it to the time I read a book about Jack the Ripper and the author wrote out her dates the way the military does, 8Aug2008 for example, and it was like hitting a brick wall every time I came to that. It was weird. Anyway....moving on. The characters were so wonderful and I appreciated that part of this book. I loved the simpleness, yet, complexness of the time - the worry over childbirth, the remoteness of the people, how a fire can mean catastrophe and just that part of the book that gave it it's depth. You just can't imagine what it must have been like and the struggles people faced and the choices that they had to make. And while it might not have always worked out well (As the book doesn't shy away from), I read books for pleasure (which is why I typically don't read Nicholas Sparks).