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kahale's review against another edition
3.0
Abigal is living in Boston as the rEvolutionary War breaks out. She and her family are torn between Tory and Whig. Starts out well put descends into a romance-type novel. Good if you like that sort of book; I'd rather read the real history.
russellcw's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sophiemints's review against another edition
DNF at about 30% give or take. This had such a perfect premise for me and I was so excited - Boston at the start of the Revolutionary War, a family with torn loyalties, romantic subplot, characters involved in historical events, humanizing history, liberty's kids energy. Here's the catch though: female main character, this book is written by a man. Frowny face. The way he wrote her made absolutely no sense, her actions made no sense for the time period, for her initially established character and values - she is very flighty and casually sexualized along with other female characters (insert myriad women written by men memes). It wasn't horrific, but it was definitely there. I might go back to it eventually, just because of the amazing premise and the fact that some things might be explained later, but overall I wish it was better. The lack of revolutionary war era historical fiction is actually criminal, please write more, authors
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