smith-jones reviewed on 6/29/2012 + 47 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

The book started really great for me with May Dodd committed to that asylum just for falling in love below her status and for having children out of wedlock. The story about the brides for the indians kept me going but somehow the story lost its momentum. May turned out to be not the heroine I thought she would be.

The stereotypes -most of them were sure included- , the native names given to the women were a bit ludicrous and lacked originality. It all sounded like a tongue in cheek kind of light humor but I didn't find it amusing. I would have liked to learn more about the Cheyenne way of life rather than their parties around the fire.

The culmination of the story felt rushed and filled with lots of voids, perhaps if the story would have focused more about the real life, customs and rituals of the people in more depth instead of May Dodd trying to break the Cheyenne's glass ceiling, it would have been better. I think the only character that I loved was that of Little Sara, the mute who found a loving husband in young Yellow Wolf and the power of speech through a tongue that wasn't her own.

Maybe I started the book with too high expectations. I gave it 3 stars and I won't be keeping the book. I'll swap it as soon as it's requested from my shelf.

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