Tammy S. reviewed on + 113 more book reviews
This is a hard one to review. It is both wonderful and exasperating all at once. The writing is lovely, the story a good one. It captured my attention immediately and kept me coming back. There were really only two flaws but they were significant enough to cause problems.
1. (May or may not be considered a flaw, depending on personal preference) The author takes an inordinate amount of time describing surroundings and writing about the daily chores of living. Life on the 18th century frontier is eloquently portrayed and very interesting - to a point. When the descriptions drag on and on and over and over, one finds them self skimming to get back to the original story. I did this a lot as the book progressed. By the second half of the book, it became frustrating. I wanted the story to continue, I KNEW about the life already!
2. The heroine drove me insane! I loved her but wanted to smack her upside the head! She NEVER says what she thinks, wants or feels!! Every single time a problem arises, rather than say anything to clarify or improve a situation, she stays silent and misjudges or waffles forever because she is uncertain. This is understandable at the beginning from the fourteen year old perspective but come on! Seven years later and she hasn't learned a single thing? If we are to sympathize there needs to be some growth!!! In this area, I found myself pulling my hair out and rushing ahead because I couldn't stand her any longer.
So why the 4 stars? Because even though it drove me crazy, I still loved the overall story and message. The Christian aspect was subtle and perfectly done, the voice of the story was charming and, even though I thought it drug on, the descriptions were incredibly enlightening. I would highly recommend the book as long as a caveat it attached.
1. (May or may not be considered a flaw, depending on personal preference) The author takes an inordinate amount of time describing surroundings and writing about the daily chores of living. Life on the 18th century frontier is eloquently portrayed and very interesting - to a point. When the descriptions drag on and on and over and over, one finds them self skimming to get back to the original story. I did this a lot as the book progressed. By the second half of the book, it became frustrating. I wanted the story to continue, I KNEW about the life already!
2. The heroine drove me insane! I loved her but wanted to smack her upside the head! She NEVER says what she thinks, wants or feels!! Every single time a problem arises, rather than say anything to clarify or improve a situation, she stays silent and misjudges or waffles forever because she is uncertain. This is understandable at the beginning from the fourteen year old perspective but come on! Seven years later and she hasn't learned a single thing? If we are to sympathize there needs to be some growth!!! In this area, I found myself pulling my hair out and rushing ahead because I couldn't stand her any longer.
So why the 4 stars? Because even though it drove me crazy, I still loved the overall story and message. The Christian aspect was subtle and perfectly done, the voice of the story was charming and, even though I thought it drug on, the descriptions were incredibly enlightening. I would highly recommend the book as long as a caveat it attached.
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