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abbrosy's review against another edition
This gave me gross vibes and was hard to read.
lezreadalot's review
3.0
3.5 stars. This played a lot of hits, and at times I could really feel it getting close to something extremely special, but somehow it didn't quite get there. I'm always a sucker for historical sapphic romances, and this also involved a long journey sort of adventure/pioneer vibes with a lot of hardships that our heroines had to work through.
Kicker and Madelyn come from the opposite ends of English society, and when they quickly fall in love, they decide to emigrate to Canada and make a new life together at the turn of the 20th century. One thing that would have definitely upped my enjoyment is if this had been a bit more slow burn. Their courtship and romance takes place relatively quickly, and even though the book is nice and long, I still wanted to linger over all of their first times. It isn't that I didn't feel the romance and connection between them, because over the course of the story, I really did. But I still don't think the actual relationship got as much page time as I wanted. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the journey to get to Canada, all of the problems of homesteading and setting up in the small town. The villains are a bit cartoonish, and some of their suffering felt a bit forced, and some of their miscommunication reeeeally did not appeal to me.
IDK, I kept vacillating between really enjoying the story and being just a bit frustrated with it, because it wasn't giving me 100 percent. It's hard to put my frustrations into words. It's also kind of hard to put what I liked about it into words. As aforementioned, I have the hugest soft spot for historical f/f romance. It's all about the risk, and the sacrifice; it always feels so meaningful.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Amy Landon, who I usually like quite a bit, but I don't think her performance here really did it for me. Her English accents weren't the best and weren't very consistent in my opinion. Still, I got through it. And I'm going to continue with this author's works, because all of her books just leave me feeling like I could really eventually adore her writing.
Kicker and Madelyn come from the opposite ends of English society, and when they quickly fall in love, they decide to emigrate to Canada and make a new life together at the turn of the 20th century. One thing that would have definitely upped my enjoyment is if this had been a bit more slow burn. Their courtship and romance takes place relatively quickly, and even though the book is nice and long, I still wanted to linger over all of their first times. It isn't that I didn't feel the romance and connection between them, because over the course of the story, I really did. But I still don't think the actual relationship got as much page time as I wanted. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the journey to get to Canada, all of the problems of homesteading and setting up in the small town. The villains are a bit cartoonish, and some of their suffering felt a bit forced, and some of their miscommunication reeeeally did not appeal to me.
IDK, I kept vacillating between really enjoying the story and being just a bit frustrated with it, because it wasn't giving me 100 percent. It's hard to put my frustrations into words. It's also kind of hard to put what I liked about it into words. As aforementioned, I have the hugest soft spot for historical f/f romance. It's all about the risk, and the sacrifice; it always feels so meaningful.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Amy Landon, who I usually like quite a bit, but I don't think her performance here really did it for me. Her English accents weren't the best and weren't very consistent in my opinion. Still, I got through it. And I'm going to continue with this author's works, because all of her books just leave me feeling like I could really eventually adore her writing.
thatchickengirl23's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Classism, Child death, Racism, Terminal illness, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
allonsyechoes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
lenirlcosta's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely read. Really enjoyed the plot and specially the main character, Kicker. The book also counts with a wonderful cast of supporting characters-Seamus, Weeny, John Blue Wolf, Lil, Maddie’s Mom and so many others.
At times the pacing was a little slow, which is why this is not a five star for me. But overall a great read, with wonderful characters and very engaging plot.
Id recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good, throughly researched and well thought out historical fiction.
At times the pacing was a little slow, which is why this is not a five star for me. But overall a great read, with wonderful characters and very engaging plot.
Id recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good, throughly researched and well thought out historical fiction.
netgyrl's review against another edition
4.0
4 Stars - a journey from England to the Canadian frontier for two ladies looking to be free
I enjoyed this book quite a bit and the ending made me cry. I would recommend for fans of Backwards to Oregon and Heart of Gold. It's not nearly as adventurous but still a good read when you are in the mood for a "western" historical romance.
I enjoyed this book quite a bit and the ending made me cry. I would recommend for fans of Backwards to Oregon and Heart of Gold. It's not nearly as adventurous but still a good read when you are in the mood for a "western" historical romance.
shippychaos's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
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