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jocogr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Death, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts
alyse_turns_pages's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
-historical fiction
-strong character development
-forbidden love
-grief
-two cultures at odds with moments of understanding, grace and peace.
A journey following Naomi and her family to California via the Oregon Trail.
Reading about the dangers travelers faced while making this trek gave me anxiety. From Cholera, to giving birth, inclement weather, and wagon malfunctions…so many things can and often didn’t wring for these people.
My favorite part of this book is near the end and I won’t give spoilers but the tenderness, compassion and understanding that was given to these characters at the end was touching and meaningful.
I will say the beginning of this book was a tad slow. Setting the scene and building momentum. Once I hit about 60% I knew I was hooked in until I finished it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Rape, and Racism
cc0906's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Child death, Violence, Gore, Sexism, Death, and Racism
gloriazthompson's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
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
5.0
Loved this book so much. Couldn’t put it down and didn’t want it to end
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Slavery, Racism, Pregnancy, Murder, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual content and Rape
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