Wanda Brunstetter is a wonderful storyteller. It’s no surprise that she’s written almost 90 books and has sold over ten million copies. She has a way of gently drawing me into the lives of the characters she’s created, and by the time I finish the book, I feel as if I have been part of that community. This book continues the stories of some of the characters in the “Prayer Jars” series, so this one felt as if I were returning to this Amish community for another visit.

However, this book has a different tone than the “Prayer Jar” series. This is not a light-hearted book. From the beginning of the first chapter, there’s a sense of foreboding as the family gathers together for a celebration.

The King family is living through the aftermath of heartbreaking tragedy, and the family members are struggling to find a “new normal” again. Each is struggling in their own way, and not all are handling it well. The family’s relationships are stretched as they relate to each other, but there’s always the foundation of love for each other that holds them together. Each one faces their own crisis of faith. There’s quite a contrast in the ways that Amy and Sylvia handle their grief. Their mother, Belinda, is the anchor that pulls everyone together. I admired her commitment and love to her family, even as she struggled with her own grief.

Another way this book differs from Wanda Brunstetter’s other books is that this one ends rather abruptly with several questions unanswered.
I’m not really a fan of that type of ending, and felt unsettled when I finished the book. But this is a mystery series, and I am now definitely waiting to reading the next book to hopefully get some of those questions answered. I’m trusting that once I finish this series, I’ll understand how each book flowed into the next one.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Amy loved her boyfriend, her family and her community.

Then everything changed. Her Father, Brother and Brother-in-law were whipped out in a tragic buggy accident. Amy tries to hold everything together, Help her Mom run the Greenhouse, their only source of income, keep her brother on the straight and narrow as he becomes more and more bitter, and let her sister heal as she tries to care for her two children alone. Amy decides she has no more time for courting, and breaks things off with her boyfriend. Can there ever be joy in her life again? Can she manage everything and save her family? Can she learn to trust God again?

A wonderful story from one of my favorite Authors!

What a great introduction to the new Amish Greenhouse series by Wanda Brunstetter! There is an ongoing series of mysterious occurrences that the family is too busy to investigate. I found the characters very likable and well-defined. Two of the characters demonstrate faith, prayer, and other spiritual principles in the very worst of circumstances while two others struggle. I enjoyed visiting our favorite characters from the Prayer Jars series.

Amy King has an unusual fear of crows. While not superstitious, she dreads hearing a crow fussing on the fencepost as it could mean something terrible is about to happen. The King family is celebrating the birthday of Mom (Belinda). Ezekiel, his wife, and daughter hired a driver to come for a few days from New York. Sylvia and her husband, with their toddler and infant, arrived, and their three siblings still live at home. Amy, who helps her parents in their greenhouse, forgot to get ice cream when at the store, and Dad wanted to get some for the cake. Twenty-one-year-old Abraham and Toby, the husband of Sylvia, joined him. Amy saw them leave from where she was washing dishes, then to her horror, saw a semi come down the road and crash into the back of their buggy, killing all three. In an instant, their lives changed forever.

The three siblings think Ezekiel and his family should return to Strasburg and help with the family greenhouse, but Belinda knows he loves running his business and was recently selected by lot as a minister in his local Amish district. Henry will begin helping at the greenhouse and take on the chores his father and older brother used to do. Sylvia has an almost immobilizing grief and can barely take care of her children. The grief consuming Henry is seen through his anger, including anger at having to be man of the house at 15. Amy and Belinda do their best to live by their faith, prayers, and reading and meditating on scriptures.

Amy makes a huge sacrifice to help her family. She and Jared have been courting for almost a year. Despite hoping he would soon propose to her, she is exhausted with the additional work, but does not begrudge her mother. The future will be consumed with keeping the greenhouse profitable. Amy tells the devastated Jared that it is not fair to keep him waiting. He should feel free to pursue courting another woman. It breaks her heart, and she regrets the breakup, especially when rumors circulate that he is courting her best friend.

Vandalism is occurring at the greenhouse, including plants being damaged or destroyed. Monroe, a man Belinda dated before she met and married her late husband, is starting to hang around and give her unwanted attention. An English couple move in across the street. Virginia, a bitter woman, does not like the Amish or their horses clopping past. A new greenhouse has opened nearby. And Henry is making a pet out of that awful crow!

This novel is different from the usual novels of the author, regarding both grief and the mysterious vandalism. The author presents it in her unique gifted style, served with a huge portion of faith amidst high-stress circumstances. While only one situation has been resolved so far, it does not have a huge cliffhanger. It is one series that will be better if read in order. I highly recommend The Crow’s Call to those who enjoy Amish fiction in the best and the most challenging circumstances.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

I loved this book!! Great story!! Can't wait for the next book in the series to release!! Love this author's books!! Received this book from the publisher and netgally!!

If you read the author’s previous series you will be familiar with a lot of the characters presented here, but this new series can be read on its own.
The book begins with a nightmare, that never ends in this story, when all but one of the men are wiped out with a buggy accident. Their father, brother and brother-in-law, what a tragic, horrific happening.
When the book ends there are a lot of unanswered questions, yes, some are answered, but I was left wondering!
Will Sylvia ever be able to have a life again beyond the security of her mother’s home and having her children in her arms? Will Henry be able to move on and accept responsibility beyond taking on the work of his Dad and brother. Will Amy be able to let herself have a life beyond the Greenhouse, and what of brother Ezekiel, will he continue to live in NY.
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Barbour, and was not required to give a positive review.

This Amish Greenhouse Mystery series has started out with a bang with The Crow’s Call. Amy is a bit superstitious and she thinks every time she sees a crow and hears him caw, something bad is going to happen. And something did that changed her life as well as the others in her family. Most of them called upon the Lord for strength to make it through each day and continue to run the greenhouse, their family’s only source of income. There were many unusual characters in this story. New neighbors across the road that were English and not very friendly, a teenage son with a bad attitude, Maude, a mysterious “homeless” looking women that comes to the greenhouse from time to time but never buys, just “steals” food, and a man from the matriarch’s past that shows up and keeps annoying her and her family. I look for all of these characters to show up in the next novel with an expansion of their personalities. The mystery of who is sabotaging their greenhouse will be hopefully explored further too. I have an idea but it could be totally wrong.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

The Crow's Call by Wanda Brunstetter is the first in a new series. Typically, Brunstetter brings characters from former stories into the plot which gives a feeling of familiarity. The characters aren't integral to the plot but, as an avid Brunstetter reader, it was nice to revisit and see where life had taken them. This particular story begins with a tragedy and ends with a question. The focus of the plot follows Amy King and her family as they struggle to survive, both spiritually and financially, after the death of close family members. Keeping the family business going is all-consuming. As each family member tries to accept the deaths and move forward, someone is sabotaging their efforts. I was drawn into the story from the first sentence but I was extremely disappointed in the ending. Without giving anything away, let's just say I will be buying the next book. For me, when I read a book knowing it is part of a series I assume the next book will involve another character from the original story. Not this time! The Crow's Call was predictable as far as the character dilemmas. But I really wanted to know who was responsible for the harassment at the greenhouse. Talk about leaving a reader hanging!! My conclusion is the book is enjoyable and interesting but the ending was frustrating.
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The story has lots of heartbreaking moments and we experience how it devastates the family. An interesting family run greenhouse and a mysterious crow. Chaotic and Mysterious events keep you guessing and trying to figure out what is going on. While I don't read a lot of Amish fiction, I tend to have a love hate relationship with these types of books. This on is a fantastic exception. For fans of Amish fiction and cozy mysteries, I recommend you check this one out.

An April wind’s flurry sent swirls of dust into the air and across the yard.
[Opening lines of The Crow’s Call]


The Crow’s Call showcases people dealing with loss and uncertainty after three men die in a tragic accident. Amy, Sylvia, Henry, and Belinda each deal with their loss in varying ways and the family greenhouse may be the only thing keeping them together. Everyone is trying to keep their head above water, but the loads they’re carrying become heavier and threaten to pull them under.

Dealing with tragedy, anger, grief, and responsibilities, the reader is shown the importance of faith and holding the people in our lives close to help endure life’s pressures.

This is a realistic, un-hurried, emotional story launching the Amish Greenhouse Mystery series. The Amish dialogue is easy to understand and I sank effortlessly into each character’s POV.

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Wanda Brunstetter has done it again! If you enjoyed The Prayer Jar series, you will love this series! The Crow's Call focuses on a family's (Michelle's in-laws) devastating grief after three men in their family are killed instantly when a semi hits their buggy. Usually they are focused on "it's God's will" when something devastating happens, so it was interesting to see the reality of their grief. Odd acts of vandalism start happening, but we don't find out who is behind this in this book. I do, however, have my suspicions. Virginia, their new neighbor, decides instantly that she doesn't like them because they're old-fashioned, so I'm curious about the continuation of her story as well. I highly recommend and I cannot wait for the next book in the series! Thank you to Netgalley and Barbour Publishing for the ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

I love the way the book is written with the views of all characters, the way the author includes bible scriptures so a reader can understand on how it’s been interpreted and can interpret the verse themselves. The theme and plot is understandable for any reader whose been through tragedy, grief and depression. The book demonstrates that people no matter the age, gender, culture or religion all goes through grief and how they tend to adjust their emotions and lives. The family do their complete best to be there for each other, maybe pushing each other away is the way they cope. I’d recommend anyone to read the book,. I like that the author has given a recipe and thought provoking questions for individuals or BookClubs to answer. Lastly it’s a great page turner with a slight cliffhanger as it leaves a reader with unanswered questions. I do like the method used as it draws the reader to anticipate the next instalment. “I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
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Can the call of a crow bring danger and tragedy? Should the main characters be on alert at all times? After a horrible accident, life is changed and happiness may be lost. In this intriguing mystery, the author brings a story of love, faith and trust. I received a complimentary copy of this book. No review was required.

This was a really different book by this author. After the deaths of three family members, surviving family members show their grief in different ways as they try to work through the ordeal that they have experienced. This book is the start of Amish Greenhouse Mystery series and visits some of the characters from the Prayer Jars Series. So it was fun to see characters that become friends throughout these books.

After the death of three family members the family greenhouse business is taken over by Belinda, Amy, Sylvia and Henry. Each showing their grief in different ways and showing how their feelings affect the lives of everyone near to them. We all experience grief at times in our lives and this book shows we are not alone in this and there are no right or wrong ways to grieve.

A good book with lots of feelings.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

I loved this book! Wanda is one of my favorite author's! I love all her book's! I have read them all! even tho I love all her book's! the seeker's was my favorite series! I really adored this book!
I got the copy from Netgalley! was very happy to get to read it

I want to start off by saying thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book, it was a very good read easy to follow along with storyline and characters. This was a new author for me but I very much enjoyed it, thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to reading more by this author again. I highly recommend this book to everybody.

The Crow’s Call, the first book in the Amish Greenhouse Mystery series set in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is the story of the King family—Belinda, Sylvia, Amy, Henry, and Ezekiel—as they strive to handle their grief from a devastating family tragedy and keep their family greenhouse business afloat amid strange happenings. The narrative flows at a fitting pace with well-developed characters and a compelling plot. A broken relationship, a distraught widow, a challenging teenager, a brother torn between obligations, and a mother trying to hold it all together make for an engaging, inspiring story. A broken water pipe, stray bees, a smashed mailbox, a broken sign, ruined flowers, a stolen water can, a pesky crow, and a cast of suspicious secondary characters add drama and mystery to the story. Ms. Brunstetter, as always, skillfully weaves the inspiring thread of faith throughout the book. I am waiting excitedly for the second book in the series, The Mockingbird’s Song, releasing in August, to confirm my hunch as to the identity of the vandalizing culprit. I highly recommend this book especially for lovers of Amish fiction.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via netgalley but am under no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.

Readers will be happy to see some of the characters from the Prayer Jar series in this new series, Amish Greenhouse Mystery. The King family is facing a lot when a tragedy happens that sets the family on a different course. Each member of the family deals in their own way. The author sets up the mystery of what's happening in the greenhouse in a way that readers will be anxiously awaiting the next book in the series. Highly recommended!

The Crows Call by Wanda E. Brunstetter is a novel about life and surviving the surprises and challenges that can be thrown at us unexpectedly. Belinda’s husband, son and son-in-law are killed in a buggy accident on her birthday. She and her surviving children are left to run the greenhouse they own and figure out how to cope with their loss. Amy breaks up with her boyfriend, Jared, and throws herself into the greenhouse business, Henry acts out and Sylvia, whose husband was killed, is barely capable of caring for her two small children. Belinda’s oldest son, Ezekiel, and his family return to New York where he has business and is a minister. Will they find a way to grow as a family rather than growing apart?
I enjoyed this book but felt the ending was a bit abrupt as some issues were not quite resolved, in my opinion, so maybe a next book is in the works. I cried with the characters and was angry when their property was vandalized. The characters were all so real and I felt I knew them. I recommend this book and give it 4 of 5 stars.
I received an advance copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Wanda Brunstetter writes another interest book about the Amish. After tragedy strikes each member of the family struggles to cope with it in their own way.

I've been a fan of Wanda Brunstetter's books since shortly after I discovered Christian fiction, so when I had the chance to read her newest book before it was released, I couldn't resist. Like all her other books, The Crow's Call was intriguing and fun to read.

After a tragic loss, the King family must continue to run their family business while trying to work through their grief and adjust to their new normal. Will the family ever recover from such a blow? Can their greenhouse survive the mysterious vandalism that continues to happen? Will Amy and Jared find their way back to each other? Why is Charlie the Crow such a big part of the story? Find the answers to these questions and more when The Crow's Call releases on March 3rd! You won't want to miss this one!

*I received a copy of The Crow's Call from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.