Hello Friends :)
I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.
Let me ask you a question today. Are you a fan of Amish fiction?
I personally love titles within this genre, and I'm pretty sure it's at least partly because of my long history with reading them.
I was introduced to Beverly Lewis' books as a younger child, and I've loved reading about this culture ever since.
Within the genre, Sarah Price has become one of my personal favorites, and I'm always excited to not just read a new to me book by her, but also to share all about it with you all.
A couple of years ago, I started working my way through her Amish Classics series, and it's definitely become a new favorite.
You can check out my reviews of the other books in the series using the links below:
Keep on reading down below for today's review :)
Mount Hope: An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park by Sarah Price:
Source: Library
Publisher: Realms
Publication Date: September 6th, 2016
Genre: Christian Fiction/Amish Fiction/Retelling
Series: Amish Classics
Synopsis:
When her father can no longer provide for his large family, Fanny Price is sent away from her small Amish community in Colorado to live with her aunt’s family in Mount Hope, Ohio. Fanny immediately feels out of place at the Bontrager farm but finds a friend in her aunt’s stepson, Elijah Bontrager. As time passes, Fanny begins to long for their friendship to blossom into something more, but her hopes are dashed when Elijah starts to court someone else. With her uncle pressuring her to marry a man who can take her off his hands, Fanny must learn to rely on God for her future.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
The Amish Classics series by Sarah Price has become a new favorite of mine over the past few years. I've been a Jane Austen fan for as long as I can remember, and I love how Sarah has managed to write tasteful retellings of her beloved stories set within the Amish community. I can't even imagine the research and whatnot that must have had to go into each of these stories, and I applaud the author for the originality showcased in choosing to retell Austen's masterpieces this way.
Now if I'm being honest, I wasn't looking quite as forward to Mount Hope, as I was the rest of the series, as Mansfield Park is the only Austen novel I have actually yet to read. However, my fears were quickly diminished, and I ended up enjoying this wonderful story, and the many Austen bits brought to life on the page.
My heart broke for poor Fanny, and the horrific circumstances life seemed to continually throw at her. However, I admired how she was determined to follow God's will, and insisted on doing her best despite never getting any credit for doing so. Of course, her cousins, uncle, parent's and Henry grated on my nerves, and had me wanting to throw the book at certain points, but they definitely added the typical villainous counterpart to the story, and served their parts well.
All in all, I don't want to say too much about this one as I don't want to give away any spoilers, but it's safe to say that it's another wonderful addition to the Amish Classics series, and another winner in my eyes from Sarah Price.
Mount Hope has definitely inspired me to get on with reading Mansfield Park in the very near future, and now being somewhat more familiar with the characters, I think I'm going to love it even more.
Final Rating: 4/5.
I definitely enjoyed this one, and would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Amish fiction or Jane Austen retellings.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)
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