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rlangemann's review against another edition
3.0
Well, it certainly kept me engaged. I suppose that if you want to show both sides of the war, having the main character be the daughter of a staunch Tory and making the man who (really) loves her one of Washington's aides would be a good way to do it. :) We see a lot of the action, though it takes a prior knowledge of the war to pick up on what's happening since dates and names of battles aren't always mentioned. Seems to me that the author knew his stuff...
As for the story, it's a bit more romantically inclined than my usual preference. Janice starts out as an immature and romantically inclined girl of 15, and the story follows her and her family through the entire war. Fortunately she matures, after just about every man in the story (well, five of them) falls in love with her. I was happy to see some character development taking place; the characters aren't just the stereotypes they seem to be at the beginning. I'm not sure that I would wholeheartedly recommend this (some of the characters were overly flirtatious or less-than-honorable in their intentions), but I did enjoy it overall.
As for the story, it's a bit more romantically inclined than my usual preference. Janice starts out as an immature and romantically inclined girl of 15, and the story follows her and her family through the entire war. Fortunately she matures, after just about every man in the story (well, five of them) falls in love with her. I was happy to see some character development taking place; the characters aren't just the stereotypes they seem to be at the beginning. I'm not sure that I would wholeheartedly recommend this (some of the characters were overly flirtatious or less-than-honorable in their intentions), but I did enjoy it overall.
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