“The Fiddler” by: Beverly Lewis

Note: this is the first book in the Home to Hickory Hollow series.


Recommended Age: 14+ (solely for attention span)


328 pages


Description: A wrong turn in a rainstorm leads Englisher Amelia Devries to Michael Hostetler--and the young Amishman's charming Old Order community of Hickory Hollow. Despite their very different backgrounds, Amelia and Michael both feel hemmed in by the expectations of others and struggle with how to find room for their own hopes. 


What first seems to be a chance encounter might just change their lives forever . . .



My Rating: 4/5


This really was such a sweet book! I love the familiar characters from The Shunning while still making it its own story entirely.


The spiritual elements are strong and very much appreciated! The gospel is clear and transformative! Praise God!


SPOILER! The only thing I did NOT like that feelings begin to grow despite one member being in a relationship. That is quite simply not cool. END OF SPOILER! (-1 star)


Notable Quotes:

“Does your life magnify or minimize Christ?” (Page 206)


Things to be aware of in “The Fiddler”:


Language:

  • 1 “dumb” (in a thought)


Romantic Content:

  • An unmarried boy and girl casually occupy a house together (nothing more to note other than one of those characters is dating someone else).
  • Later there is an instance of several men and women cohabiting a house. (Most seem to be young adults but one man is described as seeming to be “in his thirties at least.”)

Links to the book: Amazon and Goodreads.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

"Mere Sexuality" by: Todd Wilson

 Age: 17+ Description: What do Christians believe about human sexuality? In Mere Sexuality , author and pastor Todd Wilson presents the historic Christian consensus about human sexuality, the Great Tradition of the church for centuries as taught in each of its major expressions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant. Wilson highlights the stunning shift of opinion on issues of sexuality in the evangelical church and why this break with the historic church is problematic for the future of Christianity. Along the way he provides ordinary believers with an introduction to the historic Christian vision of sexuality, yet does so in conversation with some of the twenty-first century's leading challenges to this vision. In a culture that is deeply confused about human sexuality, Wilson believes it is time for evangelicals to retrieve the historic Christian tradition and biblical teaching on the question of sexuality. Mere Sexuality seeks to guide readers back to the beauty and...
Read more

“Danger at the Zoo” by: Kathleen Ernst

This book is a part of the  American Girl Kit  series by Kathleen Ernst and Valerie Tripp. The first book has been reviewed  here . Recommended Age: 8+ Description:   Kit lands a summer job writing a children's column for her local newspaper. She decides to look for story ideas at the Cincinnati Zoo, where her friend Stirling works as a guide and her old friend Will, the hobo, has a job cleaning cages. As Kit noses around the zoo, she stumbles into some strange doings in the monkey house. Her reporter's instincts tell her that she's onto something worth investigating--and she's determined to get the story. My Rating: 5/5 I did enjoy this book, although not as much as some of the other  American Girl   mysteries. Nonetheless, this book had great morals and educational aspects. Notable Quotes: “Her fingers itched to fly over her typewriter keys, capturing the ideas tumbling into her head” (page 173). Things to be aware of in “Danger at the Zoo” Language: 4 “g...
Read more

“Candlelight for Rebecca” by: Jacqueline Dembar Greene

This is the 3rd book in the  American Girl Rebecca  series by Jacqueline Dembar Greene. (Book 1 was reviewed here:  https://kbook-reviews.blogspot.com/2025/06/meet-rebecca-by-jacqueline-dembar-greene.html ) Age: 8+ Description:   Rebecca's teacher assigns the class to make Christmas decorations--but Rebecca's family is Jewish and doesn't celebrate Christmas. Her teacher tells her that Christmas is a national holiday, for all Americans to celebrate. Although her parents came from Russia, Rebecca knows she's as American as anyone else, even without celebrating Christmas. Could her teacher be wrong? If Rebecca does the project, her family is sure to be upset; if she doesn't, her teacher will be displeased. Then, on the first night of Hanukkah, Rebecca finds kindness in an unexpected place--and learns the real meaning of the holiday season. My Rating: 5/5 I really loved how the author explained Hanukkah in a way that kids would be able to understand.  I don’t like h...
Read more