Winter’s Awakening

Seasons of Sugarcreek, Book One

By: Shelley Shepard Gray

Narrated by: Robynn Rodriguez

As the coldest winter on record blows into Sugarcreek, will three hearts have the courage to discover the life that God wants for them?

In the small Amish town of Sugarcreek, Ohio, Joshua knows what’s expected of him: to work at the family store and to finally marry Gretta, whom he’s courted for years. But when a new English family moves in next door—and their teenage daughter catches his eye—Joshua wonders if his future plans are set too firmly in stone.

Gretta is shocked by the sudden change in Joshua. Their arguments, followed by tense silences, feel too much like the frosty atmosphere at home between her parents. When Roland begins to take an interest in her, she considers what her life might be like with Joshua out of the picture. With Roland, Gretta would have steady, kind companionship … although she knows she could never love him.

When Lilly moved to Sugarcreek, she never imagined she’d be enamored with the Amish way of life—and especially with her handsome new neighbor, Joshua. But she guards a secret that will surely drive him away, one that compelled her family to leave their old home and move to Sugarcreek in the first place.

©2010 Shelley Shepard Gray (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Boring and annoying

I am bored to tears and I wish the annoying narrator would take some acting lessons. The book may have seemed more engaging if the narrator wasn't so bad.

I love this series.

What did you love best about Winter’s Awakening?

I love Amish series.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Don't have a favorite

Have you listened to any of Robynn Rodriguez’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Same as the first in the series

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no

exciting

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

i would recommend this story because it keeps you wanting more.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

i have been to sugar creek and just trying to in-vision the places with the places in the story is exciting. i had to cry in some parts i don't want to reveal the story.

Any additional comments?

if you like reading the amish stories this series is the best i have read yet.

usually i love these

I had trouble believing the characters would be so accepting so quickly On top of that, the narrator was not good actor. Other reads have been much better.