The Mockingbird's Song: Volume 2

This is an Amish Romance, and this is the second book in the Amish Greenhouse Mystery series. I have already read and reviewed the first book in the series. This book is mostly about Sylvia trying to get over her grief and anxiety about the tragic death of her husband, father, and brother in a traffic accident. There is a lot of bird watching in this book. Also, In this book Amy gets married. There is also more things happening to the Greenhouse. I wish the book looks more into what is going on to the Greenhouse because I feel that characters (well the Mother) is just pushing everything off. Again, I really hate to lady that lives across from the Greenhouse and them. I really love Wanda E. Brunstetter books, but I feel this series is driving me crazy not solving what is happening to the Greenhouse. At the end of this book they do figure out what is going on with the greenhouse, but not by really looking into. It is kindof like in the Prayer Jar series no one looked into who made the prayer jars. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

The Mockingbird's Song is a wonderful addition to Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Greenhouse Mystery series. Although second in the series, it can be easily read as a standalone book as the author recaps well the events from the first book. I like Brunstetter's style of writing and her honest and redemptive approach to down-to-earth struggles that her characters encounter. The characters are strong, resilient, and realistic with depth to their emotions, strengths, and foibles. I could easily connect with them. The journey through grief is one of the main focal points of the story and the author fittingly portrays it through the various King family members, each in their own way dealing with the tragedy of past months. The tidbits of information regarding the hobby of birding added a lot of interest to the story. The Mockingbird's Song is not just another trite novel about the Amish. It is one that reminds readers about the importance of family, faith, and hope and perhaps new love too, amidst the aftermath of life-changing events. With the mystery of the vandalism to the greenhouse unresolved and questions about some other relationships, I can't wait to read the third book of the series. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review. The opinions are my own.

The Mockingbird's Song, Amish Greenhouse Mystery Book 2 By Wanda Brunstetter Publisher: Shiloh Run Press an imprint of Barbour Publishing Release Date: August 5, 2020 Reviewed by mrsboone4, Green Forest, AR, USA Since this is book 2 in a series, it continues from the first story of an Amish family living in Strasburg, Pennsylvania who owns a commercial greenhouse and sells them many accessories associated with having a greenhouse, even so much as hand made items and honey from their own honeybees. In the original story, a tragedy befell the main family, and three strong, robust men were taken, too soon. This second book recaps that, to make it more of a stand-alone book that you can read by itself. In Mockingbird's Song, we follow young widow Sylvia as she struggles with depression from losing her precious husband and has to force herself to pull herself together for her two young children who depend upon her. Sylvia finds a new hobby with her younger brother Henry as they both decide they enjoy birding or bird watching. They meet a young Amish man, named Dennis who is new to their area, when they are out birding. It turns out he enjoys birding just as much as the two of them. The story develops Sylvia's relationship with Dennis, it is a sweet romance and almost a "who done it" mystery. The mystery elements from both books aren't explained in book two, but there's enough of the story there to keep you interested and longing for more or the conclusion. All in all, I give this book 5 stars, yes I'd like to have the mysteries of the greenhouse solved, but hopefully that will come in book three. Wanda Brunstetter writes stellar Amish fiction. She knows Amish people and knows about how they lead their lives. A lot of people are curious about them, probably because they are a mystery in their Plain Ways. I give my thanks to Shiloh Run Press for this complimentary copy of the book and I was under no obligation to post a review.