MY REVIEW

This is a story of mainly Jacob Miller and Becky Troyer, two young people from Amish communities in different states. Jacob's father sends him to a cousin who lives in a rural Missouri town to hopefully change his mind about his sweetheart in Pennsylvania. That's the one thing Jacob's daed forgot to tell him though, Jacob though he was only moving to help out his cousin on the farm. As for Becky, she ends up with a boppli and single because of her wild rumspringa time. Upon Jacob's arrival at their farm, there was a noticeable attraction between the two of them from the beginning. But Becky knew when Jacob found out about her secret, he would never come near her, and with Jacob, there was someone back home named Susie. Jacob noticed that Becky never smiled, and after he found out about her daughter, he knew something bad had happened, so he decided to make it his priority to be her friend and eventually bring her smile back.

Even though Becky has been before her church and confessed her sins, being shunned for 6 weeks because of them, can she overcome her past and trust another man into her live to love and trust?

And what about Jacob's sweetheart Susie back home, they are to me married during the Amish marriage season in December. Will their time away from each other prove their forever love, or will his attraction to Becky grow stronger, maybe even as far as loving her?

I loved this book from Laura Hilton. In her writing this, she shows that being Amish is not always a perfect life. During the rumspringa years, some young people make bad decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. In most of the Amish books I have read, the daed was always the harsh type, almost as far as being just mean. It was clear they loved their children, but they tried to keep the 'head of the house' rule strict I guess. But in Patchwork Dreams this was different. I really liked the attitude of Becky's parents Daniel and Leah. Daniel wasn't afraid to hug his girls anywhere, letting them know his love for them. He didn't agree with the Bishop on all things concerning Becky. (Don't want to tell you all so you can read and find out for yourself.) Becky's mamm even suggested the family would move to another Amish community to keep Becky from being forced to hurtful situations. This was just really heartwarming to me, to see her parents love and support for her. And the way they loved her daughter Emma, well the heartwarming love was easy to feel as you read the story.

If you love Amish, this is a must read! If you don't know, or haven't read any Amish books, then this would be a great start for you! I can't wait for the second book in this series to be out. The series is 'The Amish of Seymour' and you can look for it, I think around fall of 2011.

A huge THANK YOU to Laura Hilton for providing me a copy of this book to read. I love the way Laura tells the story, and the characters she creates, making them real life. I didn't want the book to end!

The book review and the opinions are totally mine. It was my honor to write the review for Laura

WOW! Was I surprised with this one. I just LOVED this book! Great storyline and great characters. What I liked most about it was her writing style. Very fresh and unique and kept me intriqued throughout the whole book. The characters were very involved, felt like I knew all of them. The story line of cute misunderstandings all through the story were humorous, touching and heartfelt. I just wanted to scream at them, you arent understanding each other, lol. I hope she writes many books so I can enjoy reading them. Impatiently awaiting the next book in the series. GOOD JOB!!!!!

Wonderfully different from a lot of the Amish books I've read, couldn't put it down, and can't wait for the next one.

I love these book about Becky and Jacob.Jacob had come to Seymour on a swap.Becky had a babe without no father.Even though becky confesses her community stills shuns her.She is afraid she will never marry.Jacob is not happy about the move because he left his girl friend Susie behind.When Jacob and Becky meet they eventually fall in love although Because is unsure of Jacobs real motive.I love these book and looking forward to the next one in the series

i AM REALLY SKEPTIC ABOUT NEW AUTHORS BUT lAURA hILTON MADE ME VERY GLAD i BOUGHT pATCHWORK dREAMS. tHIS WAS AN EXCELLENT WRITTEN BOOK AND ONE I WOULD REREAD OVER AND OVER. IT HAD GREAT DEPTH IN THE STORY LINE AND YOU GET SO CAUGHT UP IN THEIR LIVES THAT YOU FEEL APART OF THEM..SHE BROUGHT OUT THEIR RAW FEELINGS AND THIS BOOK IS ONE THAT MAKE THE AMISH LIKE US ENGLISHERS. THIS IS ONE BOOK YOU WILLWANT TO READ. IT TAKES YOU TO PLACES OF HOPE,REDEMPTION, GREAT FAITH AND EVERENDING TRUE LOVE. THIS IS ONE BOOK YOU CANT PUT DOWN TILL YOU FINISH; YOU ARE CAUGHT UP FROM PAGE ONE TILL THE END.