First of all, I enjoyed this book. That being said, I had hoped to enjoy it more.
The plot was interesting and unique, and the characters were compelling. My main struggle with this book was its lack of historical voice. If it were not for the first line on the prologue stating the setting of the story was âIowa, 1881,â I would have had little clue that it was set in the American frontier over 135 years ago. The dialogue and narrative took on little of the vocabulary and tone of that era, and as a historian reading a work of historical fiction I found the historical background scant.
All in all, this was a worth first effort by a new author and I look forward to reading her next work, as she deepens and hones her literary skills.
I received a free advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. April 21, 2018.
The plot was interesting and unique, and the characters were compelling. My main struggle with this book was its lack of historical voice. If it were not for the first line on the prologue stating the setting of the story was âIowa, 1881,â I would have had little clue that it was set in the American frontier over 135 years ago. The dialogue and narrative took on little of the vocabulary and tone of that era, and as a historian reading a work of historical fiction I found the historical background scant.
All in all, this was a worth first effort by a new author and I look forward to reading her next work, as she deepens and hones her literary skills.
I received a free advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. April 21, 2018.
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