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When Calls the Heart
by Janette Oke
I grew up reading Janette Oke but haven't read any of her books in forever. I recently discovered this in my mother's bathroom, realized that i had never read it, and decided to read a chapter. Elizabeth is very strict with her inner thoughts, and that intrigued me, since it is very rare in books and i myself am pretty strict with my inner thoughts (though not as strict as Elizabeth). She is a city girl, thinks a longing for adventure is extraneous, until her brother urges her to come West and she is plunged into many new and hilarious experiences.
This book is so straightforward, light on description and with information a bit awkwardly introduced and out of the order i would have put it in, but it left me wanting more and made it easy to read quickly. Had i written this i would have stretched the events out over a couple of years instead of just one, but there was no point that seemed unbelievable in terms of the romance so much as very Pride & Prejudice to a certain extent. No, there isn't an early rebuffed proposal, but these two character do make me think of Lizzie and Darcy.
I was in tears by the end of this book, for the last couple of chapters. I had assumed they Elizabeth and Dee would end up together (does Oke ever have any other ending?), but it seemed impossible up until the last couple of pages. It was a slightly rushed ending, these characters are both so quiet and reserved! It made for a nice change from the usual voices that i read in young adult or science fiction novels. That and Elizabeth's temper made for quite an interesting read.
The entire time i was reading this i was wishing there was a sequel, but thought that there wasn't because there is no indication on the cover or first pages that this is part of one! Only four books are listed in Oke's previous works, three from the Love Comes Softly series and one from what i think of as the Seasons series, Once Upon a Summer. So this was obviously early in Oke's career and i am really looking forward to reading the next part.
This book is so straightforward, light on description and with information a bit awkwardly introduced and out of the order i would have put it in, but it left me wanting more and made it easy to read quickly. Had i written this i would have stretched the events out over a couple of years instead of just one, but there was no point that seemed unbelievable in terms of the romance so much as very Pride & Prejudice to a certain extent. No, there isn't an early rebuffed proposal, but these two character do make me think of Lizzie and Darcy.
I was in tears by the end of this book, for the last couple of chapters. I had assumed they Elizabeth and Dee would end up together (does Oke ever have any other ending?), but it seemed impossible up until the last couple of pages. It was a slightly rushed ending, these characters are both so quiet and reserved! It made for a nice change from the usual voices that i read in young adult or science fiction novels. That and Elizabeth's temper made for quite an interesting read.
The entire time i was reading this i was wishing there was a sequel, but thought that there wasn't because there is no indication on the cover or first pages that this is part of one! Only four books are listed in Oke's previous works, three from the Love Comes Softly series and one from what i think of as the Seasons series, Once Upon a Summer. So this was obviously early in Oke's career and i am really looking forward to reading the next part.