Loves Unending Legacy (Love Comes Softly, #5) by Janette Oke

Loves Unending Legacy (Love Comes Softly, #5) Reviews

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  Shirley Chapel

  I so enjoy reading these Love Comes Softly Classics by Janette One. She truly is The Sweetheart of Christian Fiction. I have enjoyed keeping up with the large family. However as time passes Marty and Clark's family seems to be spreading out further away from them. As heart breaking as it is to Marty and Clark they want what's best for their family. All they can do is raise them in a home where God's ways are taught and lived out in their daily lives . Marty and Clark weren't rich in wealth but rich in love for their family and that is the legacy they left their children as they grew to adulthood and left the nest to begin their new life.
  Marty has a secret she is keeping from her family. In time she shares it . How will her family react to the truth she has kept from them? These much loved classics are very good for family reading and can be enjoyed from youth to adulthood. Good clean reading by a well known author. Loves Unending Legacy is the fifth book in this series.
  These books are a part of my personal library. I was fortunate to find the entire set of the original books at a garage sale. A review wasn't requested or needed for that matter. Because I treasure these books it is my pleasure to do so.
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  Sue

  Fifth in the "Love Comes Softly" series about a family in the pioneer days in the USA. In this book, Marty and Clark return from their long visit out west to see Missie and family, after a terrible accident that left Clark with only one leg. Marty takes a long time to recover from the journey, prompting her family to worry about her.
  
  Meanwhile, their son Clare and his wife Kate anticipate the birth of their first baby, and their youngest son Luke prepares to leave for medical college. Only Ellie is left at home, and when Ellie falls in love she can't imagine how she could ever break her mother's heart by leaving too.
  
  It's very light Christian fiction, but the characters somehow get under my skin and I found myself with tears in my eyes two or three times as I read this book. Easy reading that's somehow difficult to put down.
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  Christina

  I enjoyed this story. It chronicles the life of a growing family and has a small amount of romance. The story is clean, easy to read, and touching. My only complaint would be that some of the problems are overcome too easily. I love that the book talks about relying on God, but even when you are able to rely on Him and accept that your trials are for your good, there is heartache and struggle. Nandry in particular struggles for so long, then is able to completely accept everything after one conversation.
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  Charla

  This starts off right where the last book ended. The family has to come to terms with Clark’s new predicament and the exciting twist that awaits Marty and Clark a few months after they arrive back home. Faith will be tested, tears will be shed but the Davis’s never give up. They always know how to keep on going no matter what life throws at them.
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  Mikayla

  Loved this book in the seires, back at their home. I loved seeing the characters all again and Marty's little plot twist. <3
  Can't wait to read book six!
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  Myra

  Loved these books as a teen and young adult until I read Mrs. Mike and realized that this author merely copied another author's work as her own without giving them credit. She plagerized almost the entire Canadian West series but it really put a bad taste in my mouth for any of her other books including her animal series.
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  Alice

  Strike 2 for this author. If the sixth book is as bland and preachy as this, I won't be able to finish the series, which is such a shame because her Canadian West series is fantastic. I'm so disappointed that this series isn't matching that, especially since this one had so much potential!
  
  There are two main plots in this book. The first is the rest of the family now needs to adjust to Clark's injury. The second is Marty is pregnant again, but she's having doubts. First with Clark: I ranted in my review of the fourth book that Clark never doubted his faith in frustration. He just accepted his new life. This made the story boring and, frankly, uninspirational. When their adopted daughter starts doubting her faith, she becomes angry and reserved. I would think "conflict! yes!" However, I was disappointed because her doubt was mentioned a couple of times in the beginning of the book and then not at all until one chapter near the end. She basically disappeared from the story, so the struggle didn't build. It was resolved in a very bland way.
  
  Second, Marty's pregnancy. Marty doesn't want this child because she's older than when she gave birth to her other children, and she's concerned about her health. This is a fair concern. She lives in a rural area during a time when medicine was still very primitive. There was no prenatal care of any kind back then. Marty worries for a couple of chapters, thinking about how she doesn't want the baby, worrying about how others will perceive her, worrying about appearance when she gives birth at the same time as her daughter-in-law. Again, these are all fair concerns, and I was invested in Marty's journey to love and accept her new child. Similar to the adopted daughter's subplot, this also had a quick resolution. The first time she felt the baby kick, she fell in love with the child. That was it. To be fair, I've never been pregnant. I don't know what it would be like to carry a child. Still, I expected more inner wrestling with Marty. Perhaps she accepted the child at that moment, but then she still has reservations once the thrill goes away. Nope. She is thoroughly thrilled to have that baby and has no more qualms about it.
  
  This book was more episodic than narrative, and that's probably why I struggled with it. I prefer to read about someone struggling to overcome some odd or achieve some goal. I want to read about characters developing, growing, overcoming obstacles. To me, watching a flawed character evolve through hardship is more inspirational than a happy-go-lucky family planting in their field and celebrating Christmas. Even when hardship does hit, it's overcome by the next chapter. This doesn't engage me. However, if you don't like grit, and this is your castle in the sky, go for it.
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  Morgan

  This is probably my favorite in series, because this book is about Clark, Marty and their children that are still at home. When I was reading the books that were more about other family members, I found myself wondering, What is happening at Clark and Marty's house? Not that I didn't like the other books, I just missed reading about Clark and Marty. I love how Clark and Marty are so in love, because at first, Marty didn't even talk to Clark. I LOVE the movies, but I LOVE the books more.
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  Elise

  Sweetly written and filled with hope. Strenghtening my faith and enlarging my own desires. 💕
  
  "It starts with a Father who loved us enough to send His Son. It starts with a man an' a woman determined to follow His ways. It starts when two people are willin' to give a child back to the Lord. It starts with all thet - but there never needs to be an end to it. It's the kind of legacy thet truly lasts."
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  Megan Griffin

  I love this book so much! This is definitely my favorite so far. I loved the scriptural truths in this book. The last chapter was the best ending of any book I have read. It has such great truth and leaves me with a happy, and thankful feeling. I am so glad that God is such an amazing God and I have parents who taught me how to have an unending legacy through Him.
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  Loretta Marchize

  Another book where I'm not offering a full review. It was a pretty good book, and fairly realistic as well. It covers a large time span and jumps sometimes, but it is done very naturally.
  I love Lane, and I felt so bad for Kate. I loved Ellie and her dedication as well.
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  Jerry

  Finally getting back into this series; I had missed it.
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  Pip Snort

  Heartwarming
  
  Revisting this series 30 years after I read it for the first time has been a delight. The stories, the sentiment, the setting and the writing have not aged. They are still as sweet, warm, wise and encouraging now as they were to my teenage self. I really like how engaging and positive these books are, despite the slow pace of events.
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  Chelsea Szczyrbak

  These books get better and better!
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  Christina Erickson

  This one was good too.. I’m learning that while I hated Marty + Clark’s love story.. Their children are cute and tolerable and have big prairie adventures and that’s become okay for me. I’ve been reading these books for a while now. Three more left.
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  Lindsay Duffy

  This has been a disappointing reread. The first time I read this book, my mother had just given birth to my sister at 42. Since the story focuses on Marty and her pregnancy at 44, I enjoyed it. I actually read it in one day because I couldn't put the book down. I have been excited to reread it. 
  
  And then I started it. All the charm I had found with it was pretty much gone. I still find the story about Marty's unplanned pregnancy encouraging (particularly since a lot of people put my mom down and told her she was "too old" or asked her why she did that to herself). But the other plot lines going on made me dread reading it. 
  
  Most of this book has unnecessary drama because people can't figure out what's wrong with someone so they sit back and go "hmm." Then they wait until something emotionally exploded to do anything. This is seen primarily in what happens with Ellie but also a bit with Nandry too. 
  
  But my biggest gripe was with how they handled spiritually struggling. Can't wrap your head around how God can let bad things happen to good people? It's OK! We'll just have a little pep talk/ mini sermon and then you'll suddenly get it and all your problems will magically disappear! Yay! Except… That's not how life works. You need lots of conversations, prayers, and time to accept what God's will in these situations is. 
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  Kimberly

  Book 5 in the Love Comes Softly series. Marty and Clark has just returned home from their long stay out west with Missie. A few surprises are in store for everyone. Including births, unexpected deaths, marriages, kids leaving home and someone receiving quite an inheritance. The moral of the story is that the best gift you can leave your kids is good values. It was neat to learn about some of the other family members. I truly love Ellie and Lane!!
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  Karen

  Marty's character was so annoying and whiney in this book. I felt like it was out of character for her. She was also complete dolt when it came to Ellie's love life. That was why I didn't care as much for this book of the series. I seem to like the books where there is travel & new beginnings but the books where marty is home and in one spot seem to annoy me in this series.
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  Sheila

  I'm actually starting to like the books better than the movies (which I love). When I started reading this series I never thought I would even make it this far let alone be enjoying them this much. Still can't stand Marty. She finds a new way to annoy me in every book.
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  Amber

  It was an OK story. I've saw the movies before I started to read the books. The books are OK, but I like the movies better.
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  Marts (Thinker)

  The story of Marty and Clark continues
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  Lena

  good
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  Bethany

  4.5 stars.
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  Rachel

  Beautiful series of Christian fiction.
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  Jessica Lindenberg

  Bit monotonous at times, but loved that you didn't really know what was going to happen next.
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  Gabrielle Foster

  Just giving all of these 5 ⭐️’s cause I’d forgotten how good they are!