Tara's Reviews > The Journey

With all the anticipation of this living up to my expectations and its fellow Amish romances, I was unfortunately let down. The book is exasperatingly lengthy and almost seems to be written by a non-native English speaker. It takes forever for any real romance to happen and the emotions and insights of the characters are so monotonously explained again and again that any passion is non-existent. The disastrous outcomes of much of the secondary characters was almost laughable in its unreality. The primary male character was unlikeable to say the least while Suzanne the lead female was the only character I really enjoyed. Had it not been an 'Amish' novel, I would have wished for a little more gumption to stand up for herself, but all things considered I felt she had the most real life of any one character. Lastly, the true chaffing occurred in the premise that's repeated over and over that Suzanne's identity and purpose are fragmented by her inability to find a man pleased with her. This is a slap in the face to anyone who prides their self on any little bit of female independence. The prior issues were just ones of plot preference while the travesty of the theme ruined any hope I had for liking this novel.