Mattie is at opposition with Bo
before they even meet. And the stirrings of love are overshadowed by the need
for a miracle to heal a young boy.
Widow Mattie Diener’s son is
terribly sick, and she doesn’t know why. At her wit’s end, she takes him to the
local hospital, except a city doctor is filling in for the usual physician.
When the new doctor accuses Mattie of child abuse because of the boy’s
mysterious symptoms, Mattie’s nightmare turns from bad to worse.
Bo Lambright works for social
services and is assigned to the case. Even though he believes in his heart that
Mattie is innocent, he is required to investigate the boy’s symptoms.
Mattie checks her son out of the
hospital against medical advice, but is arrested. Bo ends up bailing her out,
but she feels she can’t trust him because of the horrible accusations, and she
would never harm her children. Meanwhile, Bo is having dreams that seem crazy
but might actually be the answer to all of their prayers.
A Dream of Miracles is the
third book in Ruth Reid’s Amish Wonders
series, coming after A Miracle of Hope
and A Woodland Miracle. Although I didn’t
get the chance to read the second installment, I did read the first, and I really
enjoyed it. In fact, I was pretty eagerly anticipating this novel because I was
hoping it would be as good as the first, but I have to say I was somewhat
disappointed. Now, don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy this book, but I’m trying to
write an honest review and in order for it to be honest I need to say that I didn’t
exactly love it. It was a cute little story that I definitely don’t regret
reading, and the ending was sweet and happy. I wasn’t really bored through the
whole thing; there were a decent number of twists and turns I didn’t exactly
see coming, I just didn’t love this
story. I’m not really sure what it is about it, but I just couldn’t bring
myself to really get into it.
Mattie
Diener has faced so much sorrow in her young life, and she’s stressed to no end
that her little Nathan is sick once again. Ushering him to the hospital even
though she doesn’t really want to, Mattie is surprised to find their trusted
physician isn’t there to see her son. His replacement is absolutely nothing
like him and has no idea of Nathan’s history, and therefore is concerned for
Nathan’s welfare because Mattie wasn’t fully aware of all his symptoms. After the
new doctor admits them, Mattie is afraid of all the questions from the social
worker sent in, and worried for her son, so she chooses to return home to care
for him better there. Unfortunately, that begins a series of events that
spirals out of control, landing Mattie in jail and her children in locations
she isn’t allowed to know, with Nathan desperately fighting for his life. Will everything
get back to normal, or is Mattie headed for even more unimaginable sorrow?
I have
to say, I really did love both Mattie and Bo. More Bo than Mattie, but I think
that might be because he’s a little bit more real of a character. Either way, I
really did enjoy their story and the way that they came together when
everything happened with Nathan being in the hospital and Mattie being in jail.
And Bo was just adorable with Mattie’s
younger daughter Amanda. They really were the perfect foursome, though I can’t
tell you what actually happens with all of them.
All in
all, I did like this story, and I really enjoyed the ending and all that
happened, so I can happily give this book four out of five bookshelves. I wish
that I could give it more, especially considering how much I loved the first
novel, but I just didn’t love this book that much. Even still, I do recommend
it, and the other books in the series as well. I love reading about miracles,
and each one of these books features one, so you can’t go wrong!
Happy
reading!
I received a copy of this book from the Litfuse Publicity
Group in exchange for only my honest review.
To see where I’m linking up, check out my Where I Party
page.
Photo credits go to my talented sister, Allie, whose blog
you can visit here.
All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Ruth Reid and
Thomas Nelson Publishing.
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