Publisher : Topeka Bindery
Publication Date : 2000 05
>> Not as good as the first
I greatly enjoyed the first of this series The Shunning by Beverly Lewis However this one failed to grab me It seemed like it was a very rushed novel yet despite this not much was done in it
It takes off where the last book left it Katie now known as Katherine is staying with some Mennonite relatives and is searching for her birth mother She finds what she thinks is her mother only to encounter a rough time with her husband Dylan Bennet who is waiting for his wife to die so he can inherit her wealth
Katherine leaves her relatives and goes to her mother s house only to find that another Katie Lapp has appeared there and has been welcomed as her mothers daughter While she was debating going Dylan had hired an actress to fool his wife by thinking the girl was her heir
Katherine unsure of what to do takes a position as a maid at the household and hopes to get close to her mother Being that her mother plans on announcing the inheritance at Christmas the next day time seems to run short for her Especially when Dylan finds out who she really is
It sounded like a promising sequel when I read the summary of it However the reality wasn t as promising Lewis hurries the story along but its so boring and inconceivable who would let a deception like that take place knowingly that I didn t have much patience with it and was glad it didn t take long to read
While Lewis writing is always pleasant and authentic it just didn t make up for the story line
>> Great Find
I was surprised at how captivating this book was I really enjoyed it I enjoyed it enough to order the second one in the series It wasn t a romance novel or another thriller just an interesting draw you in kind of book that you finish in a day or two Perfect for a long flight
>> A disappointment
What a disappointment While The Shunning Lewis first book in this trilogy was wonderful for its authenticity in the depiction of a young Amish woman s desperate inner identity struggle The Confession was awkward and contrived Evil husband hires actress to pretend to be wealthy wife s long lost daughter in order to gain inheritance Main protagonist predictably perseveres in the end and convinces birth mother she is the real daughter It was a plot I would have expected from a 12 year old and an uncreative 12 year old at that or a cheesy Lifetime channel movie with a cast of D list actors
After reading The Shunning free on Kindle I was eager to read the rest of the trilogy However after purchasing and reading The Confession I doubt I would ever pay to read The Reckoning If it s ever free on Kindle one day I ll add it to my list of books to read but after the disappointing second book I don t intend on ponying up the 9 99 for the last part of this trilogy There are other books I d rather buy
