Loving Lovina - (The Infamous Amish) by Patricia Johns (Paperback)

Loving Lovina by Patricia Johns is the third book in The Infamous Amish series. I recommend reading the books in order or at least reading The Preacher’s Daughter before embarking on Loving Lovina. Loving Lovina picks up where The Preacher’s Daughter ended. I thought Loving Lovina was an easy-to-read story. I was immediately drawn into the story. I was curious to see how Lovina’s tale would turn out. I also wanted to learn what would happen with Savilla, the widow with two girls as well as Johannes. I thought Loving Lovina was well-written with mixed pacing (the pacing varies throughout the book). There is repetition of details in the story. Some of the repetition is because of the alternating viewpoints. The story is told in Lovina and Johannes’ point of view. I thought the characters were relatable and realistic. I cannot imagine losing your memory. You cannot remember who you are or what you have been doing. You have to rely on what others are telling you. Her family and Johannes are trying to protect Lovina plus they never want her to leave again. Loving Lovina is an emotional story. Lovina is struggling with her emotions and so is Johannes. Johannes loves Lovina but he is also afraid of getting his heart broken again. I really felt for Savilla who is a kind woman who wants to do what is best for herself and her two little girls. I loved Daniel’s storyline. Daniel is Johannes’ nephew who is currently staying with Johannes and his father. I thought it was wonderful that this teen was determined to follow his own path. I liked the creative solution he comes up with to help his mother and himself. I was glad that Daniel did not cave to the pressure from his family. I like how honesty ended up being the best solution in many cases. There are times when it is best to fudge the truth especially when it will hurt someone’s feelings. But, the majority of the time, honesty is the best policy. Loving Lovina is a sweet story with family, friendship, faith, and love. I hope that this is not the end of The Infamous Amish series. Loving Lovina is a poignant Amish tale with missing memories, a lost love, a fretful family, a creative teen, rampant rumors, an offender father, a wise widow, and a cheerful conclusion.

I hadn't read the previous two books, in fact, I wasn't aware that there were other books to this series until I started this review. So I can honestly say that I was not confused by something I may have missed in the earlier books, I started out "fresh" so to speak and had no issues with that and totally was engaged from the beginning till the end. Knowing someone personally who had amnesia from an accident, I could understand the situation as well as Lovina's feelings as the story progressed. Slowly Lovina remembers but how will those memories affect her personally and in her family and friend relationships? This book was very good and realistic. It did not portray a perfect family or those whose life was carefree. I recommend this very engaging story whether you have read the previous books or not. I received a complimentary ebook from the publisher and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.