The Blended Quilt Book Review

 I was excited to get to read another book by this great author duo and enjoy this new book in the series.  The Blended Quilt by Wanda and Jean Brunstetter was another addition to the series about the Amish group of friends that went to Hawaii. I am not sure what number this is in the series but I remember reading the other books in this series and I know that you will too!!

 

 

Will pursuing Sadie’s dreams mean leaving a romance behind?
 
Sadie Kuhns has a lot happening in her life. She is creating a unique quilt by blending a traditional Amish pattern with a Hawaiian pattern as a tribute to her time spent in the islands, and she is working on a self-published book. But her relationship with Wyman Kauffman has stagnated after six months of courtship. He can’t seem to commit to a profession that would secure a future, and he is jealous of the time Sadie gives to her own pursuits. Is there really any reason to drag this courtship out? Only time will tell in this new novel from New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, writing with her daughter-in-law Jean Brunstetter.

I hope that you check out this book and the great series that it goes with it for yourself.  I really enjoyed the other book set in Hawaii but this book felt a little whiny with people not getting what they wanted.  Sadie was mostly positive but there was some negative attitude about her boyfriend. Wyman complained about everything including his job, how others treated him and about how Sadie isn't making him the center of her world.  It was hard to make it through for me because it didn't seem like there was any growth and that the complaining continued. It was interesting to go through the book and see if things were going to change. Then towards the end of the book, Sadie and other family members were negative about a variety of things which I thought was a lot because they said they were trying to get over it but they didn't really move forward. It finally changed and resolved on the last page of the book.  I am not a fan of resolutions like that and prefer growth throughout the book instead.  Although I enjoyed the story, it wasn't my favorite book. I think that there was a better way to get across the story that they were looking without resolving on the last page. Let me know if you have read it what you think.