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Leanna Ellis

Autore di Elvis Takes a Back Seat

12 opere 412 membri 57 recensioni

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Fonte dell'immagine: Leanna Ellis

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Opere di Leanna Ellis

Elvis Takes a Back Seat (2008) 106 copie
Once in a Blue Moon (2010) 72 copie
Ruby's Slippers (2009) 60 copie
Lookin' Back, Texas (2008) 55 copie
Facelift: A Novel (2010) 36 copie
Strong, Silent Cowboy (2012) 6 copie
For the Love of Cody (2014) 2 copie

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Informazioni generali

Sesso
female
Nazionalità
USA

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WBCLIB | 29 altre recensioni | Jun 5, 2023 |
A weird combo of Amish and vampires but still an enjoyable read.
 
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cassie.peters1 | Aug 6, 2019 |
I have sure seen those Amish romance books around and wondered if I should try one, well I did (in a way), it seems my first Amish book was a Amish vampire romance suspense book.

Hannah is the heroine. The Amish do not dwell on things but she can't forget Jacob. She seems very lost in her pain and she questions God for taking Jacob from her. Still she is a nice enough young woman and she can see that Levi, Jacob's brother is in love with her. Levi, him I did like. He wanted to wait for her, until the end of times if that is what it took. A good man.

But something evil has come to Amish country. Dead animals and people, and a former cop named Roc comes hunting for answers. Yes vampires, we do get that from the start and that the vampire named Akiva is Jacob and he wants his lost love back.

I do like that it took place where it did. It just made it so more interesting, especially when they put their faith in God and what happens happens. And of course I also liked that vampires are evil. Nope they cannot become nice, they are evil and when they feed they kill. Just as vampires should be.

Still something was missing for me at times, perhaps it was the love. I did like the poems here and there but I still do not know if I felt the love between Hannah and Jacob, but I did feel that Levi loved her. And that she was entranced by Akiva. Perhaps the spark was gone.

Conclusion:
Vampires and Amish, I do like that the author tried something new.
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blodeuedd | 5 altre recensioni | Mar 2, 2016 |
I was actually pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I was inspired to read it due to the fact that a favorite book of mine combined the Amish and vampires before with fantastic results. It wasn't until I got started on the book that I realized this was considered a Christian fiction. That threw me for a bit… I couldn't see how that element would twist with the others to create a cohesive whole. But it surprisingly works…

I like that the author is very subtle in her use of Christian elements and morality for the most part. The whole lamb bit was a bit over the top, symbolism-wise, but ultimately, the author concentrates on the story itself. She interweaves her Christian elements throughout the story in such a way that the reader isn't being preached at but can enjoy the depth that Christianity can add to a story.

I really enjoyed the characters, as well. Hannah, at times, made me want to climb a wall with how often she seemed to swing back and forth between the Amish world and the outside one. But I liked her depth of emotion and character. I also really enjoyed Levi. He was strong and dependable like most Amish men are portrayed, but there was also an element of protectiveness that I find would have been absent in most other circumstances. He didn’t seem to just want to stand back and let God handle everything; he was proactive in wanting to protect Hannah and his community. I admired him for that.

Another element I enjoyed was how the author balanced the Amish world and the outside one. Neither was portrayed as better than the other, which sometimes can be a real problem in a book like this. The strengths and weaknesses of both were portrayed, and I found that refreshing.

One thing I felt could have been different was the length of the book. 416 pages seems a bit excessive and the story reflected that at times. Repeated scenes and themes would occasionally crop up that I felt were just padding for the page count and not actually needed to tell the story. A minor gripe but there it is.

Altogether, I found this book very enjoyable. I enjoyed the characters, situation, and subtly of the author’s writing. Very different from my previous exposure to a fusion such as this, I liked that different direction the story took. While at times the story felt a bit thick with filler and repeated scenes/themes, I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a different take on the Amish fiction.
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Sarah_Gruwell | 5 altre recensioni | Jan 13, 2016 |

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Statistiche

Opere
12
Utenti
412
Popolarità
#59,116
Voto
½ 3.3
Recensioni
57
ISBN
30
Lingue
1

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