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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I felt like the chapters where too short and it was disorienting to change between perspectives so quickly. Overall good though. Just my own gripe.
emotional
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
Listened to this audiobook for a work event. Really enjoyed it overall but some of the deaths felt a bit rushed and I wish there was more of a relationship shown between the two main female characters at the end of the book. Do think this might motivate me to read more historical fiction.
informative
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Starting with the positives: The characters were described with such vivid imagery that I truly did fall in love with them! Plus, the author(s) clearly researched everything very thoroughly!
Now for the cons…as much as I wanted to love this based on the premise & cover, it just wasn’t a winner for me. I’ve read several Civil War romance/fiction novels and this one feels like it took some of the most overused tropes of the genre and tried to add the smallest bit of spin to it.
In terms of plot it could’ve been so much better but there was no real action until the last quarter of the book, then it just all magically was resolved.
Last critique is that 75 chapters for 382 pages isn’t great. Each chapter was only 2-5 pages long which, at times, made the book seem disjointed.
If you got thus far and agree, I highly recommend the Refiner’s Fire series by Lynn Austin. It is Christian fiction, but is a great example of what great CW fiction can be.
Now for the cons…as much as I wanted to love this based on the premise & cover, it just wasn’t a winner for me. I’ve read several Civil War romance/fiction novels and this one feels like it took some of the most overused tropes of the genre and tried to add the smallest bit of spin to it.
In terms of plot it could’ve been so much better but there was no real action until the last quarter of the book, then it just all magically was resolved.
Last critique is that 75 chapters for 382 pages isn’t great. Each chapter was only 2-5 pages long which, at times, made the book seem disjointed.
If you got thus far and agree, I highly recommend the Refiner’s Fire series by Lynn Austin. It is Christian fiction, but is a great example of what great CW fiction can be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
Historical inaccuracies irritate me. Jacob and William would have been deserters.