Janette Oke - Love Comes Softly

Pros: characters come to life

Cons: poor grammar for dialog

The Bottom Line: This book is a wonderful beginning to an engaging series of books.

Review: Introduction

The first two books I ever read by Janette Oke were the second and third books in her ?Love Comes Softly? series. I had purchased them not realizing there was another book set before them.

After having read...

Pros: Wonderful Christian series

Cons: I want more and more sequels

Review: I got aquainted with this author, Janette Oke, several years ago and this series of books was the first ones I ever read that had me so addicted to someone's style and wonderful story telling. Her first book in the series was published in 1979. I...

Pros: Easy reading, interesting

Cons: none

Review: I first read the Love Comes Softly series when I was a teenager and I feel in love then. Even now, 10 years later I still love all eight of these books. Set in the late 1800s, this story involves a young pregnant woman who, when her husband is...

Pros: Written with careful attention to details, and strong, realistic, yet vulnerable characters

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Get ready to fall in love with this beautiful story.

Review: ...you don't always hear the knock.

This book was given to me years ago by my godmother, but I never read it until a couple of nights ago. I read it for comfort after choking forth several sweaty, tearful prayers. I'd just found out that...

Pros: Beautiful, real characters; sweet and romantic

Cons: Has none

Review: Clark an' Marty. Ben an' Ma Graham. Missie an' Clare an' Arnie an' Nandry an' Clae an' Ellie an' Luke an' Belinda.

These are all characters that seem like old friends to me. They all are found in Janette Oke's Love Comes Softly...

Pros: Characters, plot, life-like events, humorous cooking exploits

Cons: Can't think of any.

The Bottom Line: Buy it for every female you know over 11!

Review: Of all the Oke books I have read, I believe that Love Comes Softly will always remain my favorite, due to its touching telling of Clark and Marty Davis, a simple couple who deal with their trails and burdens through the grace of God.

My...

Pros: Marty and Clark are great characters,and the story goes on in ten wonderful books

Cons: she stop writing about them.

The Bottom Line: The starts off with their beginnings and goes through the lives, you see the children grow up and have children, you see their joys and pains.

Review: I order all the books through a book club. I never heard of Janette Oke before. They must of snicker at me, because when I send my payment,I was wanting to know if there was more written about Marty and Clark? Then after a few more books, and her...

Pros: Very realistic. Great love story that will make you want to help these two people.

Cons: Heart wrenching.

The Bottom Line: This is a story any woman would love. Read it and you will understand too.

Review: I feel so bad for these two people. This isn't my usual type of Romance, but it is very good. Oke is a very inspirational writer that touches the heart. This is a story set in the old west.

MARTY GOES WEST-

Marty Claridge and...

Pros: This book shows that the people had great faith in God.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line:

Clark and Marty are good examples to us. I encourage you to read any other books that tell about the life of the people that went to the Western Frontier.

Review: There are so many books out in the world today, but do you want a book that will stimulate and make you feel good? Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke is the book for you.

Price:

It's $10.99.

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Pros: keeps your interest, great style of writing, makes you feel "part" of the story

Cons: honestly, none!

Review: My dad first bought me this book about 10 years ago. It came in a set with 4 other books. Since then, I've read every book of hers that I can find. She is a wonderful Author, with a style of writing that takes you right into the story!! Set back in...