A review by muddypuddle
Lamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann Hopkins

3.0

I have very mixed feelings about this book. The first thing I must mention is it needed an incredible amount of editing. It was very disconcerting to have so many errors. I enjoyed the setting, the small town Amish/Englisher countryside of Indiana being very similar to where I live in Pennsylvania. Character development is where I'm scratching my head the most. The story is told from the point of view of the three main characters - one being the female Sheriff, Serenity Adams, the third being her probably-soon-to-be-suitor, Daniel. Naomi is a self-centered, very unlikable young lady right from the start. There are only a few glimpses of someone we feel sorry for in her own point-of-view scenes. It's not until after she dies and you learn more about her from her two boyfriends that you really understand what she's been going through and feel sorry for her extremely difficult life. However, the "mean girl" personality portrayed earlier keep continuing to overshadow new information about here. It's a back-and-forth ride that doesn't make sense. Serenity is smart and impetuous. I don't really like her, or even understand her. And I don't think she's well suited for the job of sheriff. Daniel's cool. I get him. But I don't get his attraction to Serenity. At least not yet - maybe in the upcoming book? And now the story...the mystery... the way it all come together....not super strong, but it worked, with holes.

I enjoy books about the Amish community, especially this type that shares the non-Amish and Amish point of view. Even with all my questionable points about this first in a series, I do think I will continue on and try another.