To Everything a Season - Book Review

To Everything a Season is a story based in the small, old-fashioned town of Blessing in 1905. The first book in the Town of Blessing series, this story centers around the Norwegian Bjorklund family--the two sisters who are doctors in the hospital, Mother Ingeborg and Father Haakan--hardworking farmers--and various other descendants. The town and hospital provides plenty of excitement, whether it's capturing a band of thieves, a hard-working citizen in an accident, or a new nurse in from Chicago (Miriam).

I was a little disappointed in this book, but not because I didn't enjoy the story. I think it's because I expected something a little different.

Going by the front and back cover, I figured this book was the story of Miriam and Trygve's relationship, centered in the town of Blessing. Instead, this story was about the people of the town of Blessing, with a small side-story of Miriam and Trygve (Miriam isn't even introduced until halfway through the book).

Because I was expecting something else, it was a bit hard to get into this book--it seemed to me that there were a lot of different characters and I couldn't keep track of who was who and where they all fit in. After I was partway through the story, I realized that this book was building off of Snelling's other series' centered in Blessing and those characters' stories. Had I known this book was more of a sequel to or continuation of the other books, I would have understood it a bit better.

If you've read other books based on members of the Bjorklund clan, or based in the town of Blessing, this book would be the perfect read. It's also a great read if you're just looking for a nice story about a few families in the quaint town of Blessing. However, if you're expecting a romantic story, this isn't the right book for you.

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.