Interesting story of a twin brother and sister, he is a vet and she is a physician. Moving together to a small town, the residents do not want a lady doctor! So in the middle of this dilemma, he falls in love with a sweet widow, and a hard-nosed welder/smithy falls in love with the doctor...after he realizes how the Lord must have called her to do this work and save people's lives. Several people rededicate their lives to Christ during the fights and betrayals that take place and God moves in their hearts. *Note: This book should have a 2.5 star rating!!!Cathy Marie Hake, you disappoint me once again...This book is a flop. Simply put, it's not up to par with her first three books, Letter Perfect, Bittersweet, and Fancy Pants. It's more like Forevermore and Whirlwind, which I did not like. Hake has gotten into the habit of writing mediocre novels because she is not taking the time to develop her characters and plots. It's like she's just writing to fill up space; there's no flavor, or in this case spark, in her novels. She tells rather than shows. This novel is downright boring. There is only one good scene in the novel, and that is when Enoch shows the depth of his love to his wife, Mercy, during her bout with cancer. Other than that, the novel is filled with trivial details about doctoring. It seems like every page in the novel contains a scene in which Taylor has to defend her job as a female doctor. Okay, we get the point. Being a female doctor during the 1800s wasn't commonplace. This doesn't have to be pounded into our heads on every page! Furthermore, since the novel is supposed to focus on Taylor, why is it that her brother's love life has precedence over hers? In other words, Taylor is the main character so why is it that her relationship with Karl is not well-developed. Instead, the last couple of pages are devoted to Taylor and Karl's love for each other, if you can even call it that because it seems highly unlikely given the circumstances of their meetings, while the rest of the novel develops Enoch's love for Mercy. The only truly superb bit of writing that can be found in this novel occurs on the first page of the book in the dedication. Here, Hake talks about the different forms that courage can take. I would end this review by saying that I am looking forward to Hake's upcoming work, Serendipity, but since her last three novels have fallen short of my expectations, I don’t have much hope for this book.
What do You think about Ärztin In Rot Roman (2011)?
Cathy Marie Hake is a hilarious author. All of her books are fantastically funny. Love her!
—Dani
I resist historical fiction lately, but this one is worth the exception.
—Amijare1
it was all right. i don't like this lady's style of writing.
—nat2682665
