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amabreze's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
emlickliter's review
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Comanche Heart by Catherine Anderson – I don’t know that this series is holding up well on a PC level, but the writing was great! Happy Reading!
giorgiareads's review
3.0
3 Stars
Well, this was a major disappointment.
The story follows two characters that were introduced in the previous book Comanche Moon. In that book they were only 12 and 15 years old but they left such a lasting impression on me because of how pure their relationship was.
At the time, Amy went through a horrific ordeal and Hunter, the hero from Comanche Moon, helped her, then brought her back to his village to be with her cousin Loretta. There, while she heals, Swift who was at the time a young Comanche warrior at only 15 does everything possible to become her friend because he is quite taken with her, (having seen her first some time ago and thought her to be courageous and beautiful). They become very good friends and eventually they both decide to make a promise that they will wait for each other and after the war is over, Swift will come back for Amy.. and live happy ever after, I suppose.
As you guessed it, things don’t go to plan and 15 years go by, in which a lot of things changed except the feelings they had for each other.
So that is where the story starts and where the story gets ruined. I can’t believe that two characters so intriguing and so rich in personality, get this watered down plot with a 180 shift in character. I understand that people change over the course of 15 years and that in the last book they were very young but I loved them more in those few scenes they got there than this whole book.
Swift’s character never got any development in this and Amy became a shell of her younger self (and it’s all rationalised by trauma- but I didn’t buy it in this instance)
The plot was flimsy and boring, there was a lot of repetitive stuff and the sentimentalism which made the previous book epic for me, only made this one seem shallow.
This was a major disappointment and the 3 stars are for the fact that we got more Hunter&Loretta&their kids.
Well, this was a major disappointment.
The story follows two characters that were introduced in the previous book Comanche Moon. In that book they were only 12 and 15 years old but they left such a lasting impression on me because of how pure their relationship was.
At the time, Amy went through a horrific ordeal and Hunter, the hero from Comanche Moon, helped her, then brought her back to his village to be with her cousin Loretta. There, while she heals, Swift who was at the time a young Comanche warrior at only 15 does everything possible to become her friend because he is quite taken with her, (having seen her first some time ago and thought her to be courageous and beautiful). They become very good friends and eventually they both decide to make a promise that they will wait for each other and after the war is over, Swift will come back for Amy.. and live happy ever after, I suppose.
As you guessed it, things don’t go to plan and 15 years go by, in which a lot of things changed except the feelings they had for each other.
So that is where the story starts and where the story gets ruined. I can’t believe that two characters so intriguing and so rich in personality, get this watered down plot with a 180 shift in character. I understand that people change over the course of 15 years and that in the last book they were very young but I loved them more in those few scenes they got there than this whole book.
Swift’s character never got any development in this and Amy became a shell of her younger self (and it’s all rationalised by trauma- but I didn’t buy it in this instance)
The plot was flimsy and boring, there was a lot of repetitive stuff and the sentimentalism which made the previous book epic for me, only made this one seem shallow.
This was a major disappointment and the 3 stars are for the fact that we got more Hunter&Loretta&their kids.
septembervirgo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Violence
lnzlou55's review against another edition
5.0
I was almost glad that this book wasn't as heart wrenching as Comanche Moon. It was sad seeing Amy so broken down though after how brave she was in the first book. It was hard to see her as that same girl who overcame so much, but near the end of the book she started to come back. I felt so bad for Swift though. He had pretty much nothing but trouble from the start of the book till then end, but he handled it well. Great book.
aliterarylion's review against another edition
3.0
Similar to her sister, the female protagonist becomes a mute due to a traumatic experience and can't stand being touched. I wanted this couple to get together in the last book, but alas, they were twelve. I do enjoy this couple, but Catherine Anderson has a bad habit of letting my attention drift with superfluous involvement of other characters nobody cares about. Stick to the script!
kelseyy_adairr's review against another edition
5.0
I tend to like stand-alone novels because it is rare that I like a second book as much as the first. It is UNHEARD of that I love it MORE.
Comanche Heart was absolutely amazing. Swift and Amy’s reunion was bittersweet but incredibly heart warming. He was the boy that brought her back to life and taught her to trust again but years have passed since they last saw each other and now she can barely recognize who/what he has become.
I love Westerns, it was all I would watch with my mom when I was a little girl and this book was the perfect Western for me. When I put it down, all I wanted was to find a movie exactly like it so I could relive the story again (sadly there isn’t a Western like this but a girl can dream).
I recommend this to absolutely anyone! I’d reread it now but my mom has my copy!
Comanche Heart was absolutely amazing. Swift and Amy’s reunion was bittersweet but incredibly heart warming. He was the boy that brought her back to life and taught her to trust again but years have passed since they last saw each other and now she can barely recognize who/what he has become.
I love Westerns, it was all I would watch with my mom when I was a little girl and this book was the perfect Western for me. When I put it down, all I wanted was to find a movie exactly like it so I could relive the story again (sadly there isn’t a Western like this but a girl can dream).
I recommend this to absolutely anyone! I’d reread it now but my mom has my copy!
storiesbyalexis's review against another edition
1.0
still problematic, I didn’t like this one as much as the first but it’s still entertaining so I’ll probably read the rest of the series if I should come across the rest of the books.
Entertaining, but wouldn’t necessarily recommend.
Entertaining, but wouldn’t necessarily recommend.
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