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I find it hard to believe that the author grew up in an Amish community. I am from Indiana (where this book takes place) and have had some interaction with the Amish. There are glaring errors related to the Amish which I tried to overlook until it just got too ridiculous to do so. A person doesn’t have to have lived with Amish to know something of their culture. In this case the author did not have even the basic understanding.

For example:
References to the cologne that an Amish man was wearing. (So when was the last time you saw an Amish guy at the cologne counter at Macy’s?)

The young unmarried woman in the story wore a white cap. Even a cursory search on google will explain that white caps are only worn by married women. Unmarried women wear black caps.

The main character, who grew up in the community, did not know the meaning of the word, Rumspringa. Any young person who grew up in the area would know the concept.

When a young Amish man was arrested at work, he turns to his Amish boss and asks him to call his Amish father. The boss immediately goes inside and calls. Unless you live under a rock, you know that the Amish don’t have phones.

When the boss goes in to call, I exited the book. I feel that it is an insult to the Amish for an author to write about a culture without bothering to learn anything about them. It also insults the intelligence of the reader. Nothing about the book was believable. Given the upbringing of the Amish, I found it hard to believe that the young Amish woman in the book was sneaking away and sleeping around. Don’t waste your time with this author.

If you want to read a novel about the Amish, check out Beverly Lewis.


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Lamb to the Slaughter Serenity Plain Secrets Book 1 edition by Karen Ann Hopkins Romance eBooks Reviews

Having enjoyed books with a similar theme in the past and banking on positive reviews, I bought this book awhile ago and finally got around to reading it. It was not an enjoyable read. I don't mind when authors switch between characters or even points of view, but the characters in this book were flat, unappealing, and predictable. Serenity Adams had no believability as a sheriff or even a police officer. She comes off as condescending, even downright rude to people she's supposed to be trying to help. And the idea that she'd just "wait" to question people involved in a suspicious death because she "doesn't understand their culture" is absurd. Ms Hopkins has a rudimentary-at-best understanding of Amish culture and the same could be said for her understanding of police procedure. I had originally bought two more of the books in this series but having read the first one, I won't be reading the others.
The death of an 18 yr old Amish girl in a cornfield in Blood Rock, Indiana looks like an accident,
but sheriff Serenity Adams suspects foul play. To solve the murder, she must investigate the
nearby Amish community with the help of a man who left the Amish at 19 and was shunned for many years.
But his mother, father, and sister still live there.
3.5 stars
My thoughts I felt this was a very moving mystery, it kept my interest from beginning to end.
It has a good cast of characters I will follow in other books in this series.

Cons I have lived in Indiana for 28 yrs., and we have many Amish here, and many corn fields, just like in this story.
But in this story you will find something I have not seen in Indiana which is Amish with Blonde hair,
and blue eyes. This story has many Amish blondes in it, it also has Amish with Phones in their house,
NO Amish here that I know of have a phone in their house. The Amish here drive their buggy to town,
in this story they get a driver for most every where they go except to visit one another or to their church.
Here they only ride in cars when it is well over a 2 hour drive to get there. Or out of State, of which they rarely go.
Corn fields we have here do NOT have soft grass between the stalks, we just have dirt/clay, in this story
it is soft grass between stalks. I also had a problem towards the end when the sheriff had a concussion and a sore thigh,
she could hardly move, stand, or walk, she was throwing up, then all the sudden she jumps up and is well enough to drive and
never goes for medical attention. That seemed very off to me.

Even though I found some errors with what we have here in Indiana where I live and this Authors info in this story it
is still a very good story, and I did enjoy reading it, I just could not over look these other things since it is where I live.

This story has the F bomb a few times in it. It has sex but not detailed. There is detailed kissing.
It is NOT a Cliffhanger!
I DO RECOMMEND IT AND WILL READ OTHERS IN THE SERIES.
Happy reading....
I wanted to. It's a really great story with good characters, and that was all that kept me from hurling my iPad through the wall, because this writer exemplifies everything that is wrong with self-publishing! The book is so badly in need of an editor that it nearly turned me into one of my dreaded college instructors with a red pen! Spelling errors, grammatical mistakes, and poorly constructed sentences are all too frequent, along with some factual errors that could have been corrected with just a bit more attention to detail. It's a pity, too, because the author has a good plotline going here. Please, Ms. Hopkins, find yourself a good editor before you go any further!!!
Recently I loaded my kindle with books by authors new to me. Of the 6 I've read so far, only one, this one, has been scratched off my list of writers I will continue to buy more from. The potential of the subject drew me, but at best Hopkins's telling of it is mediocre (actually, 'childish' is more apt) and suggests the writer's poor language skills. The main character (developed for a series, no less) is wholly unlikable. The plot slowly meanders with ridiculously expressed actions and descriptions. Rarely do I not finish a book; even with bad ones there is always a hope the author will eventually get it together to make the slog worthwhile, so I held on until 60% in and then deleted it and felt glad it was gone. I recommend skipping this one.
I find it hard to believe that the author grew up in an Amish community. I am from Indiana (where this book takes place) and have had some interaction with the Amish. There are glaring errors related to the Amish which I tried to overlook until it just got too ridiculous to do so. A person doesn’t have to have lived with Amish to know something of their culture. In this case the author did not have even the basic understanding.

For example
References to the cologne that an Amish man was wearing. (So when was the last time you saw an Amish guy at the cologne counter at Macy’s?)

The young unmarried woman in the story wore a white cap. Even a cursory search on google will explain that white caps are only worn by married women. Unmarried women wear black caps.

The main character, who grew up in the community, did not know the meaning of the word, Rumspringa. Any young person who grew up in the area would know the concept.

When a young Amish man was arrested at work, he turns to his Amish boss and asks him to call his Amish father. The boss immediately goes inside and calls. Unless you live under a rock, you know that the Amish don’t have phones.

When the boss goes in to call, I exited the book. I feel that it is an insult to the Amish for an author to write about a culture without bothering to learn anything about them. It also insults the intelligence of the reader. Nothing about the book was believable. Given the upbringing of the Amish, I found it hard to believe that the young Amish woman in the book was sneaking away and sleeping around. Don’t waste your time with this author.

If you want to read a novel about the Amish, check out Beverly Lewis.