Review: POORLY EXECUTED AND DOES NOT CONTAIN 4 BOOKS
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
The title AMISH ROMANCE BOXED SET: (AMISH WASHDAY 1-4) (AMISH WASHDAYS BOOKS) by Sicily Yoder lead me to expect a little romance in the air. However, to my disappointment, there is not a hint of flirtation or courting in sight. Instead, this set includes a mixed bag I found difficult to wade through.Rather than a 4 book set, there are 2 short stories, a 50-recipe cookbook (plus 7 recipes after each short story), and a "SAMPLE" of another writing Yoder has done. Interspersed here and there are study questions and From the Author comments for a couple of stories. There is no consistency in book flow and design, and as an avid reader of Amish fiction, I did not obtain the book to browse through recipes--non-Amish recipes at that.Then there is a concept in the series of short stories to tie them all together by a washday competition between Amish wives, which is actually a clever spin. However, the idea loses focus and meaning when sandwiched between a litany of recipes, study questions and author comments. The washday concept also has nothing else to do with the storyline or ultimate point of each tale, which is the sign of a novice writer.Since Yoder was a new writer, I gave this second book a chance. What I find frustrating as an Amazon consumer, is that time and energy has been given to releasing a large number of additional titles rather than learning from reviewer comments, fixing what's broken, and updating the titles that have already been published. Sadly even if the writing and material improve, I am not willing to read or gamble any money on this writer's efforts to find out.It does need to be noted that this book was purchased for 99 cents , and I have since deleted the book from my library.