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rubybastille's review against another edition
5.0
There was basically nothing I disliked about this book. The prose is spare and tense and poetic but still enthralling. The story feeds my craving for obscure history "lessons" told through fiction. The love triangle (something I usually hate) plays out realistically, and everyone is so real and flawed and human that I didn't once question a character's motives. Recommended for fans of good writing and grittier historical fiction and those with no patience for romances of the Twilight variety.
bookcrazyblogger's review against another edition
1.0
As far as a romance novel and historical fiction story goes, I think this has to be the shortest book I’ve ever read. The heroine (who, first of all, in 1900 Oregon, declares something to be ‘cool’), has almost no contact with the hero throughout the entire book!
egoenner's review against another edition
4.0
Since this book kept me up waayy too late to finish it, I think it deserves 4 stars. Its a tight, well-written "Western" with vivid description, and I liked the vivid cast of characters and the maturation of the female main character. I think the open nature of the ending clinched this novel for me--the reader has resolution to the story and uncertainty about the future.
thetomeraider's review
1.0
I quit. Abandoning this one. I DO love the writing but the plot is soooooo slow and I have no patience for the main character. She's supposed to be naive but holy cow,girl... you can't be that oblivious. Also, I think this was recommended to me because it has homesteading in it so I expected the young woman really roughing it and becoming all gritty and whatnot but it's not that kind of book. It's more of a romance. Meh.
slipperose's review
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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