Reviews

Foxfire by Anya Seton

missjazzage's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

3.5

diadaily's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Sits uncomfortably on the genre lines of romance and historical fiction (heavy on the fiction). I gotta say, I did not believe in this couple for a second. Amanda may be a brat, but Dart had no business playing husband. My least favorite Seton. 😰

jay_hobday's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jbarr5's review against another edition

3.0

gd read

ryner's review against another edition

3.0

Amanda and Dart are newlyweds in Lodestone, a tiny, struggling Arizona town, during The Great Depression. The life of a miner's wife is not quite what Amanda, who grew up in New York Society, was expecting, although she's determined to make the best of it. Struggling to make ends meet, Amanda's interest is piqued by a legend of hidden gold in the desert. Dart is initially dismissive of the story, but as both his and Amanda's pasts conspire against them and threaten their futures, he too ultimately gets sucked into a cross-country adventure.

Foxfire has a more modern feel than most of Seton's other works. The language itself seems more modern than others that I have read. In fact, in several cases I was surprised that certain colloquialisms were used then just as they are today. Although not my favorite, I enjoyed it.

ay1ay2ay3's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting look at a romance written in the 1950s about the 1930s...not nearly as prudish as you would imagine