A review by ladybanecourt
The Gold Hunter: The Goldfinder Series, Book One by Philip Atlas Clausen

5.0

When I first saw this book, I was thinking that this would be a great find. It had always been a passion of mine, you see, to read stories rooted in history or set in a timeline from far back. Although, yes, some delays were made during my time reading this, but I never forgot about it.

It is such an interesting book, as in the previous books I've read there wasn't really a POV of the falcon, and it was a change that I found very refreshing. The book will show people some things that mirrored the life of those that lived during the period of the Gold Rush. As a non-American person who only learned glimpses about the history of North America, it is somewhat essential to me to learn these information, as I am very interested in the history of different countries. Everything - from the symbolism to clever storyline to that Falcon POV that was incorporated in the book - was really worth the read. While I am not much for reading a scenes that are surprising and violent, I think that this was one that really caught my attention, in which I as a reader could disregard those as I know that they play a role into the story. It tells us a sad reality of the cruel things that were done to the Native American tribes, which reflects on the reality that some of our brothers and sisters are facing today. An oppression that is shocking to reveal to the world, but essential in order to progress and not make the same mistakes as before. I feel that this was what made the book more impactful to me, because I am now witnessing a reality where atrocious cruelties are committed to fellow human beings - not only because of greed, but because of fear and judgment and so many more reasons. It is, therefore, in my opinion, relevant to the situation of the society nowadays.

P. S.: I got a free copy of this ebook from the Booktasters reading program in Twitter. Check them out at: @Booktasters.