Shana R. (LynniePennie) reviewed on 1/28/2012 + 169 more book reviews

Usually, I am a big fan of Amish fiction and especially, of author Kathleen Fuller's Amish stories. I was eager to read "Amish Wedding" when I received it.

Amish Wedding is a collection of 3 stories, basically comprised of 3 different view points of a single event, the approaching wedding of Priscilla and Chester.

Story one "The Perfect Secret" was my least favorite of the three. The plot was a bit farfetched to me. The characters didn't behave in what many would think of as Amish manner on several occasions. Usually, I hate typically stereotypical Amish characters, but, this story had too many subplots. The story itself was written like the characters were a little bit here, a little bit there and then the author rushed to close the ending without tying up many of the very loose ends. Honestly, it was a bit tedious for me to get through.

Story two "A Perfect Match" was much better, the author stayed on track and the story didn't have lots of subplots within the plot. This story was about Naomi the "matchmaker" who seems only to find love for others and not herself. This story was written by Kathleen Fuller in my opinion one of the best Amish fiction writers on the market. I usually love all her stories.

Story three "A Perfect Plan" was also a good story. The characters behave just the way you'd expect the Amish to behave, though not too goodie two-shoes like. The varying elements of the story go well with each other and actually make sense, unlike the first story.

Despite not particularly liking the first story of the book, the rest was pretty good. Overall a good read, if you are a fan of Amish fiction. Though, probably not the best Amish fiction book I've read.

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