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Name: Blessings

Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer
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9781597894067
1597894060

Trina Muller has a secret dream that not even her family knows about: becoming a veterinarian. When she shares her dream with her cousin, Beth, Trina is encouraged to follow her dream, even though it means going against the dictates of her Old Order Mennonite fellowship. But when Trina’s parents find out about their daughter’s disobedience, her dream begins to shatter around her.Graham Ortmann has been in love with Trina for awhile now. He thinks it’s about time for Trina to give up her foolish daydream and settle down. And marry him. He doesn’t understand why she can’t accept the way things are. Until God opens his eyes and helps him realize that Trina has a gift for treating animals.Will Trina be forced to give up her dream, or can she convince her parents and the community, with Graham’s help, that her calling to be a vet will benefit everyone?Sawyer doesn’t disappoint in this last installment in the Sommerfeld Trilogy. As usual, her characterization is spot on. Have you ever had a dream where you can’t escape something? That’s what life is like for Trina, who can’t escape the old-fashioned norms of the society she lives in. But she stays strong and true to herself, even though she makes mistakes, and overcomes in the end. Sawyer doesn’t allow Trina to fade into a one-dimension character, but keeps her conflicts right in the periphery so that the reader can’t help but identify with this main character. Graham is conflicted, too, and a lot of his internal struggle comes out in the scenes between Graham and Trina. These scenes are poignant and kept this reader turning pages to find out how it would work in the end. I was not disappointed.Even if you haven’t read any of Kim’s other books, if you try Blessings, you won’t be disappointed.*originally reviewed for novelinspirations.com