The Brethren (Annie's People Series #3) Book

Let me preface this review by saying that all of Beverly Lewis' books are for a very particular kind of reader... the sort who is 1) absolutely enthralled by Amish people/food/tradition and 2) does not expect a whole lot of *great* writing and interesting plot development. That being said, I love Lewis' Amish books! I like that by somewhere in the middle of the series I can figure out what the "surprising" twist is going to be and still go through the rest of the books waiting to find out *how* this surprise is related to the characters. Speaking of characters I think her character development is probably another reason why I love her books so much. While she may not be tops in the plot department, I usually find myself very invested in the lives of her characters by the middle of the first book in a series. Still, some of her characters are better than others and the Annie's People series is one of the better ones, in my opinion. (Check out the Abram's Daughters series for my fave-o AMish characters!)

All-in-all a fun summer read that can transport you into a totally different world while letting your brain rest for awhile... we can't always be reading kafka, if you get my drift (: