The Angel of Forest Hill by
Cindy Woodsmall is a sweet Amish romance during the Christmas season. When I got this book i didn’t expect it to be
as thin as it was. It is quite a short book and i read it within two days. I
probably could have read it in a day if I hadn’t started so late in the day.
I have
read many Amish novels and really enjoy them. I have read a few of Cindy
Woodsmall’s novels, so I expected this one to be good. I was a little worried
that this one might not be as good because of its length. I was curious to know
how she was able to write a well-developed story in the length of this novel.
Reading
chapter one you’re immediately thrown within the action of this story. Then beginning
chapter three you jump ahead three years. So you miss a lot of the ‘in between’
action and events that took place during that time. You may or may not like
this. For me I was kinds of the fence about it. She could be skipping ahead
because there was no ‘real story’ to tell within that time. It could have been
dead space if she added it in and it just might bore us. So maybe she left it
out for good reason. Or she was just going for a short story here. Whatever the
reason, it didn’t bother me too bad.
I did really
enjoy the main plot of this story. I thought it was sweet and to the point. It
didn’t fuss around with small details that didn’t matter. That being said, I
still enjoy books that are very detailed oriented.
Although
I did enjoy the overall plot and characters, I didn’t enjoy the ending. I felt
like it ended very abruptly. If she extended it by a chapter or two I think I
would have been satisfied with the ending. Or even a chapter that jumped ahead
a year or two. I would have loved to see what happened to the characters and
their growing relationship.
So
overall I did like this book and the characters. But I didn’t like how short it
was. That may be because I just like longer books. But if you like a short fast
paced book I think you’ll like it.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for
this review.
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