Fraying at the Edge

By: Cindy Woodsmall

Narrated by: Stina Nielsen

The Amish of Summer Grove series continues, as Old Order Amish Ariana and troubled college student Skylar face the reality that nothing about their lives is what they thought to be true.

The second book in the Amish of Summer Grove series explores the changes in the Brenneman family, as Skylar joins them and Ariana navigates the foreign and undesirable Englischer world. Can she help the Nashes learn about the God she loves?

Tied together by an unexpected fire and the events surrounding their births, Englischer-raised Skylar Nash and Old Order Amish Ariana Brenneman are on a journey of identity and family in the Amish of Summer Grove series.

©2016 Cindy Woodsmall (P)2016 Recorded Books

Fraying at the Edge

Was a very troubled ending, for me it was quite confusing. So many people to keep track of.Hoping the next book gets it all straightened out. Have the last one all set to start. Marilyn

Beware Cliffhanger

5 plus star rating reduced ro 4 stars.

Fascinating story of two young women, one a devout Amish woman relied upon by her many siblings, one a rebellious, upper/downer addict and marginal college student, who were switched at birth. The switch isn't discovered until they are twenty.

Each is forced to spend months with their biological family with NO contact with the family that raised them. Forced to live in the starkly different community of the other.

The author expertly developes the character, feelings, and emotional life changes of each woman.

Unfortunately, each of the first two books ends at a life-changing point. Running into these points without resolution has all wallop of a cliffhanger. While each cliff compelled me to purchase the next book, which proves how cliffs financially benefit publishers and authors.Tighter editing and willingness to publish a now unfashionably long novel would rate 5+ stars. Not doing so demands lowering it to 4 stars

So now what?

Very interesting book. Believable on what can happen with many young people. But where is book number three? Not even a message if it will be a trilogy? That is not fair to the reader!

Wonderful

I love this series of books. I would highly recommend it to anyone. I will hate when the last book is finished.

Can't wait for the next book!!!

Kept my interest. Great at portraying both sides of a family and their dynamics. Now I have to wait until August!

a wonderful book!

This is part 2 of Tie that Binds. I couldn't wait to read it as book 1 is just as good! I loved it and could not put it down until finished with it!

one of here best so far

I couldn't stop I had to keep going had to find out how it played out and now I hanging on the cliff waiting for book 3 when what will Rudyard do what will the church do what will quill do I may Frey at the edges waiting to find out

Great Story!

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I really enjoyed this book and the narration!
Great story line.
Cindy Woodsmall doesn't disappoint!
It will draw you in.

a different kind of Woodsmall but still good

I have listened to all of Cindy Woodsmall's trilogies and enjoyed them all immensely. She's got the 'it' factor in that she just knows how to write a good story.

This book was a bit different to me. In her other stories she really pulled at the heartstrings in weaving her stories with the Amish settings. In 'Fraying at the Edge' it felt like she took a different tack. In this book she tackled a lot of Amish versus non-Amish issues. Rather than the emotional troubles that's been her norm, she took the two girls that had been switched at birth by mistake and put them in the other's life. In doing so she looked at each lifestyle from the outside perspective trying to make the point of what's good and bad of each. Of course she couldn't touch on every issue that exists but she did a good job and making one look at some of the key issues.

The author certainly set the stage for the final book in this trilogy. I see it's set to come out in August of this year. I will for sure give it a listen.

Another winner!

I love how Cindy developed the characters. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a book with interesting characters and a quick moving story.