A review by ola_aleece
The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman

hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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.
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