Hidden (Sisters of the Heart Series #1) Book

I find myself not having much to say about this novel. The storyline was engaging enough, however, I found myself just reading to get through it, rather than out of enjoyment. I felt that the characters were one-dimensional, the dialogue stilted and and the plot to have very little movement and felt predictable. There were repeats of the same scenes, just written in different ways. I didn't feel any connection to the characters, so I couldn't feel a lot of investment in the story. There was a lot of telling in the story and very little showing.

The main character, Anna, leaves an abusive boyfriend by escaping to an Amish bed and breakfast, a place owned by a family that she has corresponding with since visiting there as a teenager. Rob, the abusive boyfriend, is well-known and well-liked, so Anna feels little recourse but to escape, feeling that no one will side with her, particularly her parents, who have witnessed her flighty, immature behavior throughout the years.

I was uncomfortable with some of the wording that Anna used, it seemed to imply that Rob's abuse in some way her fault, which I don't think was the intention at all. I think it was meant to show that she was sacrificial and putting others before herself, but to me it just came across as unrealistic. Rob's character was very on the surface, there was no motivation to him, no backstory that might provide a little insight into why he was that way.

Overall, this was just okay for me, and I won't be continuing on with this series.