I almost read the remainder of the books in the series to see how things turned out but a quick read of the final few pages of the final book satisfied that curiosity. Lewis had a grasp on the individual attributes of her characters either. However, this book continued to alternate between far too many characters in such rapid succession that the reader could not grasp the individual attributes of each character. Lewis avoided much of the egregious issues that plagued her early novels. in a desire to serve God in the best way possible. For every character that rebels against the Old Order Amish ways and finds God outside the Amish church she has one that finds truth in the church but obviously more so than that. She doesn't have a pat answer for every character.

I also find it interesting how she deals with the question of the right way to find God and whether an Amish person can truly be a child of God. Lewis' books have often satisfied or intensified that curiosity. I have always been intrigued by the Amish and reading Mrs. Even as I sit and write this review I can't wait to dive into the last book, the conclusion of this story and finally see Leah become Jonas' Leah. Some of the other books fall outside my normal range because I have matured in my tastes in reading (books like that are all of the Gilbert Morris books). That's not to say that they aren't good books of course. Many of the books from the past week aren't my normal fare simply because I am a college graduate and not in elementary school or middle school. Many of these books on my list are not books that I would normally read for pleasure. I found myself drawn into these books like I haven't been for a long time. (joint review of The Covenant and The Sacrifice) The end of the book left me with questions on what happened to the girls, so I am looking forward to reading the other books in the series.Ī review from my old blog.

It was an interesting look at the Amish people and their way of life. I found myself identifying with these young women from such a different culture and enjoyed the book very much. Will she choose this young man and forsake her family and all she knows? Her younger sister, Leah is urging Sadie to forget the “English” boy because she doesn’t want any shame to fall on her family because her courting days are close. Sadie is the oldest girl of the family and wants to test the boundaries of her freedom and falls in love with a boy outside of the Amish society.

In the Amish community when a young person turns 16 they are officially allowed to date and they are encouraged to have fun and the rules are a little relaxed before they make their covenant with the church and the way of life of the “plain” people. This is a coming of age story of 4 young Amish girls living in Lancaster County, PA.

The covenant book beverly lewis