the_midwest_library 's review for:

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

3.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I will start by saying historical fiction is a hard sell for me, and unfortunately I was a bit bored by this one. The story is interesting and I liked our main character. But frankly I wasn't really in the mood to read a story set in the 1700s about men not believing women. I'm living through that currently hahaha so I just wasn't super engaged with the story. I know a lot of people love this, I just didn't find the ending particularly satisfying. It was good not great for me. The writing was nice though, I would pick up something else by this author, setting and time period dependent.