LindseyfromBFCG reviewed on 9/12/2017 + 117 more book reviews

**This is a Books for Christian Girls content review for girls ages 9-19. The Spiritual, Negative, & Sexual Content from this book are honestly listed below. Keep in mind, when reading a BFCG review, ignore the things that don't bother you, but take notice of the things that do.**

About this book:

âNothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.â


Series: Book #1 of the âCanadian Westâ series. {There is a movie based on this book of the same name, plus a TV series on Hallmark based on the continuation of the series, âReturn to the Canadian West.â }


Spiritual Content- Talks about God, blessings & sin; âH's are capital when referring to God; Prayers; Bible reading; Scriptures are quoted & mentioned; Church going; Mentions of Christmas.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of âsissy' and four âdumb's; Dead mice (semi-detailed); A mention of Indian scalping; Mentions of cigars & drinking.


Sexual Content- a head kiss, two barely-above-not-detailed kisses and a semi-detailed kiss; Elizabeth kisses Santa on the cheek; Noticing; Touches (barely-above-not-detailed); A man's eyes carelessly look over Elizabeth's face & form; Mentions of flirting and flirts; Julie loves the attention of boys; Julie says that men in the West are so eager for a wife that they'll often steal one; Love, falling in love, & the emotions.

-Elizabeth Thatcher
1st person P.O.V. of Elizabeth
Set in 1910-1911
221 pages

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Two Stars (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Four Stars
Older High School Teens- Five Stars
My personal Rating- Four Stars (and a half)
I watched the movie based on this book a few months ago (before I read the bookâI know! Gasp! ;) ) and I'll say that the book is so much better than the movie! So, so great and I really enjoyed comparing the two and how clean it was.


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

Back to all reviews by this member
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details