Lost and Found

Title: Lost and Found

Author: Suzanne Woods Fisher

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Amish Fiction, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance

Source: Revell

My Review:

While Lost and Found is a stand-alone novel. It reads more as a continuation of Anything but Plain by Suzanne Woods Fisher.

Lost and Found is a return to Stoney Ridge and its cast of likable and somewhat quirky (looking at you, Henry Lapp) characters. This story focuses on Micah and Trudy, our birders and tour guides for this novel. 

At the end of each chapter, we get a glimpse into Trudy's birding journal. She tells the type of bird, the symbolism related to the bird, and a few other key details. When one of Micah and Trudy's favorite areas for watching birds gets slated to be bull-dozed down, Trudy knows she is in the fight of her life. There is no way she will let that happen without a fight. 

Micah is so discouraged that he is ready to leave Stoney Ridge. The opportunity presents itself when the bishop sends a group of people on a scouting mission to Tennessee to find a potential local to move their church to. 

Lost and Found is a story of the lost sheep returning, a look at mental health with the Amish, second chances, redemption, and more. I recommend it to those who are looking for a unique Amish storyline. Avid birdwatchers will devour this one.

Thank you to Revell for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Trudy Yoder shares a passion for birding with Micah Weaver--and she has an even greater passion for Micah. Their friendship is finally turning romantic when Micah abruptly grows cold. Worse still, he wants to leave Stoney Ridge.

Micah Weaver thought he was over Trudy's older sister. A year and a half ago, Shelley had broken his heart when she ran away from Stoney Ridge to pursue a singing career in Nashville. Then, out of the blue, she's started to leave distressing phone messages for him.

When the bishop asks for volunteers to scout out a possible church relocation in Tennessee, Micah is the first to raise his hand. Despite scant details, he's confident he can find Shelley. After all, his reputation as a field guide is based on finding birds that don't want to be found.

What Micah doesn't know is that what you're looking for isn't always what you find.