For Every Season by Cindy Woodsmall Amish Vine And Orchards Book Review

 

Working hard to develop a new Amish community outside of Unity, Maine, Rhoda Byler is fully committed to rehabilitating an orchard with business partner Samuel King. But an impulsive decision has created an unexpected strain in her relationship with her beau, Samuel's brother, Jacob, threatening plans for the orchard. Amidst mounting tension in matters of the heart and business, Rhoda finds that this fledging settlement feels like the home she has always longed for, and she begins to embrace the God-given, heightened intuition that has always felt like a burden to her. She longs for Jacob to fully be free of his past, so they can work towards the future together.

But as Rhoda uses her gift to unpack an old secret with her Englisch neighbors, it is not her beau but an unlikely ally that cheers her on. With the orchard on shaky ground and Jacob's plans in question, Rhoda is determined to see things through to harvest. But can she trust her insight to direct her path in matters of the heart?
 

My Thoughts:

This book is the third book in the Amish Vine and Orchard Series. There will also be an upcoming fourth book in this series. The characters continue to become more complex during each book. I would highly recommend reading the other books in this series to fully appreciate all the books. 

I am still uncertain about how I feel about Rhonda's "intuition". I have to say that this has been my favorite book in the series. Cindy Woodsmall sure does know how to let the personalities of the characters come out. Each character has so many layers and the author pulls off complexity of each personality without weighting down the story.  Maybe that is what makes this series so fascinating. There are so many twists and turns in this series that makes this a page turner.

 I found the ending very abrupt. I would of loved to have had something more to gnaw on while waiting for the last book.

Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book from Blogging for Books- Waterbrook for free in order to write this review. All thoughts and opinions are mine and were not subject to editing from the publisher.