Searching for You

Jody Hedlund is a wonderful storyteller as seen in the final installment of her orphan train series. Searching For You is a moving story involving flawed characters, which makes relating to them very easy. I soon found myself cheering for these characters as they sought to define themselves and the lives they sought to establish. They were strengthened by lessons learned in the midst of community. Hedlund’s poignant story reminded me of the great power of love and for that I am very grateful. Although Searching For You can easily be read by itself, the first two stories are just as gripping and worth the read. I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Finally we get to discover what happened to Sophie after she disappeared! The girl we meet as the book begins is not the same one we last saw. Not only is she older but life has hardened her. Beneath it all though her kind heart still shines through, in the way she cares for Olivia and Nicholas and in other little ways. She had a lot of past hurt and loss to work through and I enjoyed seeing the way she matured as the book went on.
Reinhold has appeared frequently in the previous books of this series and I’ve always liked him. He works hard without complaint and strives to be a better man than his father. He had some personal demons to wrestle with but he had a good heart that just wanted the best for those he cared about.
I wasn’t sure about them as a couple due to his history with Sophie’s sisters but you could see how well matched they were as the story unfolded and in the end they were just what each other needed.
I really loved the Duff family with their big personalities and bigger hearts!

The end of this book made me quite happy and I loved seeing everything come together! A wonderful conclusion to another fantastic series from Jody Hedlund!

Romantic as always! Jody Hedlund never disappoints with her charming novels. I loved it! I'm sad to see this series but happy the sisters found each other. A happy ending to the orphan train series and down to earth.

Wonderfully written book restoring your faith in others and in yourself. Pleasantly surprised by this book and the storyline. A must read.

Searching for You by Jody Hedlund is the third book in her Orphan Train series. This is Sophie’s story. She has been given the task of raising two younger orphans. After witnessing a murder, she flees New York City with Olivia and Nicholas. Joining an orphan train headed to Illinois seems to be her only hope of keeping everybody together as a family. There she runs into her old friend Reinhold Weiss. Vowing never to give his heart to another because of his past, Reinhold must fight to keep his feelings hidden. But when Sophie needs his help, his heart is in serious danger of over-ruling his brain. I really liked the story-line. The author has great talent. The only draw-back was she tried to make a Christian story more appealing to a wider audience; and came pretty close to crossing over that invisible line of a clean-read as opposed to a secular romance. There were scenes that I felt were inappropriate for a Christian novel. If she had only left the steamier scenes out it would have been a good book.



I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.