Reviews - A Girl Called Samson

841 reviews for:

A Girl Called Samson

Amy Harmon

4.3 AVERAGE

sejones's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous inspiring 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: Complicated

ashlee31's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

alittlebitofhann's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

meditatinghoneybadger's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jckrbbt's review against another edition

4.5

slow-paced

A Girl Called Samson is the first of Amy Harmon’s books that I’ve read and I am so glad I finally took a chance. This once is excellent! It’s rich in history, well researched, and depicts a moment in the past that I’ve never read about in a fictional sense. I’ve learned about the Revolutionary War in school but felt like I was a part of the experience when reading this book. And the forbidden love story was a bonus.

Being over 400 pages I thought this book would take me a few days to finish but because I was so entranced in the story I read it in less than 2 days. Amy’s words flow so beautifully that getting lost in the pages isn’t difficult. If you’re looking for a different kind of historical fiction that effortlessly blends fact and fiction then make sure to pick this one up. This is the best book I’ve read from the amazon first reads program.

kaylee_giffhorn's review

4.0

Another great read by Amy Harmon. This is a very good story. She fictionalized A LOT of the real Deborah Samson's life, but it definitely made for a sweet romance and did justice to a forgotten female American hero of the Revolution. I loved the imagery in this book and the story flowed very nicely along. I was really moved by the female empowerment that came with her shedding her skirts and donning a rifle.