Member Reviews
All He'll Ever Need is a typical Amish romance. But I like Amish romance. This book will give you all the emotion you want and then some. Not my favorite book this year, but its worth your time for sure.
Eh...parts were good and parts were just okay. As another reviewer commented, some parts just felt forced. I had a hard time believing the sudden attraction between Phillip and Emily and an even harder time believing that he would just act on his feelings especially in such a public place and with his son's life on the line.
I didn't like Alex, which I know was the point, but his character didn't really fit with who Emily was. I couldn't picture them together especially given how uncomfortable she was around him. I almost could see him as the inappropriate doctor who kept hitting on her rather than the ex.
The ending was far too sudden and also didn't fit with the story line.
** ARC received from Netgalley **
2,5 stars.
I enjoyed reading “All He’ll Ever Need” and liked the main characters in this clean romance involving an Amish widower and an English doctor, and the little boy whose failing heath leads to the couple meeting. I liked the portrayal of the Amish community and life style and Philip’s dilemmas.
Yet, the story seemed more a succession of forced events – the sudden attraction and kissing, Philip thinking more about the female doctor he’s just met than his son’s serious medical condition, everybody noticing and commenting on them being smitten – all happening within a few days.
As much as the characters are sweet, endearing people, they also feel a bit hollow, Emily the most with her contrived conversion. Gabe is a precious, darling boy, but was too precocious and articulate for a 4-year old.
Finally, I found utterly cruel and of supreme bad taste, the final, simplistic Deus-ex-machina device to get the heroine a free clinic and the couple their HEA. The final episode with Pete was just melodramatic and full of gory details.
Other dimensions that made me either roll my eyes or cringe were Alex’s sudden proposition to Emily (and why does a secondary character have POV privilege?) which just left me astonished, it was such a nonsense thing. The ethics meeting seemed a parody.
This is a book that will touch your heart. It is full of emotions and will make you laugh, cry and smile.The author makes the book come to life and you feel like you know the people when you finish reading it. I recommend this book anyone who is looking for a clean, well written book.
Beautifully written! A beautiful story of an Amish widower with a four year old boy that has a serious illness, and the doctor that cares for him. I don't often cry while reading a book, but I cried with this one in the second half of the story. It has trials and troubles along the way, but it has a great ending! Very clean romance! I LOVED it! Definitely will read it again!