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Summary: A disappointing end to a really good story
Review: After quickly digesting The Shunning and The Confession, I was a bit letdown with The Reckoning. Her mother, Rebecca, never told her people that she had withheld an important truth from them. I would have found it to be more believable that she would admit this truth, since rumor had gotten out about Katie's adoption. Surely the honesty and goodness of her adoptive mother was as important as the sterling qualities of her birth mother. I was rooting for Katherine and Dan to get back together, but there was not enough of an explanation about why she returns to Dan. What happens to the kind, loving man named Justin? Certainly his character was shown as a strong, caring man who was always good to Katherine. Why isn't there at least a conversation explaining how she turns her back on Justin and runs to Dan? Again, we see no real compelling reason for her to do this at the end. A glimpse into Katherine's soul or at least her emotional viewpoint before the important climax would have made it more interesting.
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Summary: How is Katherine feeling?
Review: After quickly digesting The Shunning and The Confession, I was a bit letdown with The Reckoning. Her mother, Rebecca, never told her people that she had withheld an important truth from them. I would have found it to be more believable that she would admit this truth, since rumor had gotten out about Katie's adoption. Surely the honesty and goodness of her adoptive mother was as important as the sterling qualities of her birth mother. I was rooting for Katherine and Dan to get back together, but there was not enough of an explanation about why she returns to Dan. What happens to the kind, loving man named Justin? Certainly his character was shown as a strong, caring man who was always good to Katherine. Why isn't there at least a conversation explaining how she turns her back on Justin and runs to Dan? Again, we see no real compelling reason for her to do this at the end. A glimpse into Katherine's soul or at least her emotional viewpoint before the important climax would have made it more interesting.
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Summary: Thanks Beverly for this terrific book.
Review: As a former resident of Lancaster County and a friend of many Amish, I was thrilled to read this blessed series from Ms. Lewis. A friend here gave me the first on and I just knew I had to read all three. I hope she writes something new very soon.
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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: Finally,the sequel to the Confession!! It was worth the wait !! I recommend this book very highly to anyone who has read The Shunning and The Confession.
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Summary: Problem with missing pages....
Review: Hi, I'm trying to find a way to bring a problem to the attention of Bethany House Publishers and don't seem to be able to find an address for them. I have purchased "The Reckoning" and loved reading it until I reached a certain page. There are approximately thirty pages missing from this book and also every other one I see in the stores. Is there some way I can get a copy with "all" the pages. Thanks for your help. M Moody
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Summary: Disappointed in the editors.
Review: I am very disappointed in the editors of this series. Once you read the 3 books, you love the story. However, it is very obvious that the story was written as 1 story and the editors chopped it up into 3 books and charge you twice what one would have paid for the epic story in a large volume.
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Summary: Wonderful story, but sometimes frustrating
Review: I bought this book assuming that it would be a conclusion to "The Shunning" and The Confession." While Katie Lapp (aka Catherine Mayfield) is reunited with her childhood sweetheart at the end, there seem to be alot of hoops for the poor young man to jump through - for one thing, why weren't Catherine's servants told that her real name was Katie Lapp, so they wouldn't assume Dan was looking for the imposter who called herself by the same name? It would have left more room in the book to better explain the events that seemed a bit rushed at the end!
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Summary: Wonderful story, but sometimes frustrating
Review: I bought this book assuming that it would be a conclusion to "The Shunning" and The Confession." While Katie Lapp (aka Catherine Mayfield) is reunited with her childhood sweetheart at the end, there seem to be alot of hoops for the poor young man to jump through - for one thing, why weren't Catherine's servants told that her real name was Katie Lapp, so they wouldn't assume Dan was looking for the imposter who called herself by the same name? It would have left more room in the book to better explain the events that seemed a bit rushed at the end!
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Summary: A disappointing end to a really good story
Review: I enjoyed "The Shunning" immensely. I couldn't wait to read the sequels and find out what happened to Katie. The sequels provided closure to the events in the first story but failed to develop the characters further. Even more disturbing was the intimation that the Amish are not Christians; that they have need of being "saved". If the author meant to insinuate that she needed to find a way to back up her theology. The 3rd book is consumed with this idea and thus confuses the message. The Amish ways may be rigid, tradition driven, and unyielding. It could be argued that they are wrong on certain theological points--but not Christians? I wouldn't want to be the one to judge.
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Summary: Good but an ending letdown
Review: I enjoyed this series, but felt the book was wrapped up too quickly in the last two chapters. We're given little emotional glimpse into Katherine's final life change.
I wonder whether the author didn't know whether to go with it or had to wrap it up in a limited number of pages? Or perhaps poor work by an editor?
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