The Celery Patch (Amish Acres #1) by Samantha Bayarr

The Celery Patch (Amish Acres #1) Reviews

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  Shirley Chapel

  I enjoyed this book . I thought that the cover was very eye catching. Nine times out of ten it's the cover of a book that causes me to read it. I liked the characters too. Let me introduce you to the main ones of the story.
  Naomi Youder - A young Amish lady who hasn't seen the man she loves for two long weeks. He hasn't asked her to marry him yet and she wonders if he ever will. She even wonders if he loves her as much as she does him.
  
  Ruthie Youder- Naomi Youder's 18 year old sister. She is ready for her rumspringa and planning to head out into the English community to see how they live. She isn't much help for Naomi when it comes to helping with the house cleaning and preparing meals. In fact
  these sisters haven't been getting along at all since their mother died about a year and a half ago.
  
  Katie Troyer- Naomi Youder's best friend, who has just announced she will be getting married in the fall. Naomi can't help but feel jealous since she has no idea if the man she loves will ever ask her to marry him.
  
  Seth Troyer- Katie Troyers brother. He's always had a crush on Naomi. Of course she only thinks of him as a friend.
  
  Annie Lap- Community gossip and trouble maker. Not above making up stories about other people and spreading lies about them . She has an eye for Jeremiah, Naomi's boyfriend. In fact she would do what she could to break them up. She would stoop to anything to get his attention.
  
  Jeremiah- has known Naomi Youder all of his life. Grew up together, attended school and singings and everyone thought of them as a couple. Jeremiah has been busy all summer and hasn't spent much time with Naomi.
  
  Silas - Jeremiah's identical twin. He is attracted to Annie Lap , who doesn't act as though she knows that he is alive, because she's too busy chasing around after Jeremiah .
  
  The main point of the story is that if you love someone never take them for granted. Let them know you love them before it's too late. All readers of Amish Fiction would like this book. I'm glad I decided to read it and I hope that you will read it also.
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  Penny Stone

  A Story of misunderstandings
  
  I found this book very frustrating to read. The whole first half was built on misunderstanding between Naomi and her boyfriend. A simple conversation would have cleared everything up, but the author just kept dragging them on. This is the reason I gave this book only three stars.
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  Lila

  This is the first book in a new series written by Samantha Bayarr. It was a wonderful story.It shows how misunderstandings causes wrong decisions. This is another great read. I like the way the story progresses throughout the book. I can't think of anything I didn't like about it.I give this book an A+.I can't wait to read the next book in this series. Another great read!
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  Becky haxton

  So good I couldn’t put it down. I loved the characters. The writing was amazing.
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  Vikki Vaught

  This is a lovely story with engaging characters and a heartwarming plot. Happy reading/listening!
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  Pamela Pavkov

  The Celery Patch is a wonderful start to Samantha Bayarr's new series Amish Acres. This storyline definitely keeps the readers on their toes. There are so many exciting twist and turns that it made it difficult to put this book down. There were so many lies, manipulations, and unexpected events in this story that I found my self just shaking my head.
  
  I enjoyed the characters for their realistic personalities. I really disliked Annie right from the first few pages. She is definetly a force to be reckoned with. I loved Naomi even tho she was naive and impatient. Jeremiah could definetly use a course on not letting conniving young ladies get the better of him even tho it wasn't all his fault. I really enjoyed his character as well. I loved the ending but I won't say why and spoil it for other readers. There were a lot of positives in this storyline like family, love, and faith.
  
  I was not given a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. I was not approached by anyone to post a favorable review. I have rated this book with five stars for meeting my expectations of a fantastic story that I can highly recommend to others.
  
  Congratulations to Samantha Bayarr for writing another amazing story for her readers to enjoy and I look forward to the next fantastic episode in this series.
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  Barbara Thompson

  Misunderstandings can cause many problems. The author wrote a fabulous storyline with some twists and turns that had to be worked out by the great characters. I enjoyed this book and definitely recommend for others to read The Celery Patch. This is Book One of the Amish Acres series. I'm looking forward to Book Two.
  
  I purchased this book and I'm not required to review it. This review is one hundred percent my opinion.
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  Kasey

  Short & Sweet
  
  The book never did delve into the meaning of planting a celery patch in the Amish community. I was able to gather the gist of it but still don't know if I fully understand it. The celery patch being at the center of the story, I would have assumed that would be the first thing explained!
  
  All in all, it was a cute short story but didn't blow me away. The use of Amish terminology was very interesting.
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  fred coenen

  Intriguing
  
  This book keeps you guessing. I loved it. If you love to try and guess what's going to happen, and you find yourself talking to the characters in your book, then you'll love this story. I can't wait to read the next book. Samantha Bayarr is a gifted author. I would recommend all of her books.
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  Shana

  Thank you to Goodreads for sending me an Advance copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
  
  Naomi has lost her mother. She loves Jeremiah. Her best friend has announced that she's getting married, so she also made an announcement that she is getting married. A celery patch has shown up and people are thinking Naomi planted it herself, hoping that Jeremiah will propose to her.
  
  Several misunderstandings almost ruin their relationship..... but at the end of the story, it is explained how the celery patch came about, and why Jeremiah had spent all his time away from Naomi.
  
  I really enjoyed this story and look forward to #2 and #3 in the series.
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  gary c lehn

  Great story.......
  
  I found this story to be a great way for the characters to show how a young Amish woman dealt with her feelings for a lifetime friend. The author did a good job of telling her story.
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  Jim Tufaro

  Lovly
  
  I just love this book can't wait to read the others. I couldn't put the book down had to see what was going to happen, glad it turned out the way it did.
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  Tricia Hungerford

  A wonderful story, to be expected, written by Samantha! It kept me holding my breath, laughing out loud, and swallowing the lumps in my throat! All with a surprise ending!
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  Gail

  Devious behavior
  
  Annie has been sent to a different Amish community due to inappropriate behavior. Her sneaky behavior and lies continue any chance she gets
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  Ann Swan

  Recommend
  
  It was a good read, short and very enjoyable! I would recommend it to my friends! Misunderstandings happen all to often.
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  Hanna Benedict

  Communication is Key
  
  This was the first book where I really questioned the author's experience & research into the community. The story was longer than needed but sweet in the end.
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  Joann

  Good read
  
  Very sweet romance story - a little predictable but still good. I just love the Amish fiction . A story of faith and love!
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  Kathleen Fitting

  An Amish romance.
  
  This book was very well written with a lot of suspense. The celery patch was growing in the field and there was a big question on who planted it.
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  Penny

  Made me cry!
  
  This book is one of my favorites by Bayarr so far. It made me hold my breath, want to scream at the characters to wise up, and made me cry art the end. A great story.
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  Melissa Teague Ellison

  Good book
  
  I enjoyed reading The Celery Patch. It was fun and interesting. I look forward to reading more books of Samantha's .