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*eh-hem* See, there's that word 'swoony' again...
*rolling on the floor laughing* :D
Lol, fun review Anne! You weren't too late. :)
I really like that you brought out everything I had a problem with. I wonder if Red Shirt found his peace with God because he took Vengeance into his own hands with the scalping; not a nice thought. I think I'll stick with the opinion that it was a slip up.
Thank you Tweety! :) I like to stick with the opinion that it was a slip up - though a pretty serious one - too!
Wonderful review, Anne and very detailed. Glad you liked it enough, even if you were slightly disappointed, it happens :)
Wow, Anne! Amazing review! I understand why you didn't give it a five, some things bothered me too, but I loved it nonetheless :) Red Shirt was great despite his flaws (yes, I know he shouldn't have left Morrow alone in some occasions. I wonder why she never did anything to stop him!). But the whole story was very good and I really loved it! Also, as you said, the romantic aspect was wonderfully described!!
Thank you all my dear friends for reading my review and thinking it's good. I didn't want to complain too much because I really liked it, but there were a couple of things that all together made me drop a star.
@Valshar - Yes, at least they will have Loramie and Angelique, which should be some comfort to Morrow! But still...i fear for her and her children's futures too!
Ooh really? Do you think you would give it a 3?
@Christina - Thank you!! :D
@Maria - Red Shirt was so awesome in the beginning, I was going to give the book a 5 just because of him. Then off he goes scalping someone and leaving Morrow, and I was like nope, nope, nope, NOPE. ;) The romance parts were really good though!!
Me too... I am very worried for her children! And she is about to have a third one, remember? How are they going to manage? Especially if Red Shirt keeps leaving! Hahaha, "her son isn't going to be running around scalping everything I hope" lol let's indeed hope not! ;)
Three seems a bit too low for me, because I really appreciate the quality of the book, but I can understand how you'd want to lower your rating.
Hahaha, right? What on earth was his problem? Man, can't you stay put? :P I felt so bad for poor Morrow!
Once again I gotta gush about your review, Anne. Agree with you utterly and completely. :)
Katie wrote: "Once again I gotta gush about your review, Anne. Agree with you utterly and completely. :)"
Thank you so much Katie!! I am glad you approve of the points I brought up, I was scared I was very much in the minority :P
Love this review!! I was also disappointed with how Red Shirt seemed a bit out of character in the 2nd half of the book. =/
Thanks, Rebekah! :) I loved Red Shirt so much, then he went ahead and made some choices that were not like him at all!
Thanks for the review, Anne! Personally, I find the word "swoony" to be a great description for Red Shirt. There were definitely some points where I was going, "Can I please just touch that man?" ;D
Thank you! So glad you agree about Red Shirt... ;) He was so hot!!
Wow, this was an amazing review! I was really impressed with the depth and detail of it. Overall I agree with your assessments and some took the words right out of my mouth.
I'd like to add my thoughts on two items.
First, as someone diagnosed with anxiety disorder, I would say that not only was Morrow's fear and anxiety understandable, but also accurately portrayed. I related to this character more than almost any other, and was inspired by her growth throughout the book. I only wish there were men like Red Shirt in the real world.
Second, regarding Red Shirt, I was also surprised by the scalping\murder. The way it was first described, I took it to mean that someone else in the party had done the deed. That was later clarified for me. However, the colonel was such an evil man that I felt Morrow's virtue and life were in danger. Because Red Shirt had been raised as a Shawnee, it would have been culturally appropriate for him to do what he did- both because his people had been personally attacked by his victim, and also by nature of protecting his "woman". Viewing Red Shirt as the half-blood that he was also made his absences in the second half of the book more understandable and acceptable. While it may seem cruel or thoughtless to us for him to leave Morrow, it wouldn't be fair to judge someone raised in a different culture by our culture's standards. Native American tribes are deeply connected to the land, and some were nomadic. He also had a responsibility to provide for his family the best way he could. So while I was unhappy with his absences, I didn't feel like they were out of character.
Wow, that ended up being pretty long winded! Your feelings were so well articulated that it inspired me to share my own perspective. I'm planning on looking up your other book reviews now. :)
Hi K, and thank you so much for you brilliant comments! I agree entirely with all you've brought up, and your perspective on Red Shirt makes a lot more sense for me to understand now. I've just read another book set in a similar time and setting, and I understand a bit more clearly now ;) I think in this book certain things were a bit hard to grasp when I first read it, but it was quite a while ago now, so I don't remember clearly. But thanks for your comment, I appreciate it :)
I love your review. It's so detailed, but nothing is changing the fact that it's a five-star read for me. This is one of my few awesome reads
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*rolling on the floor laughing* :D
Lol, fun review Anne! You weren't too late. :)I really like that you brought out everything I had a problem with. I wonder if Red Shirt found his peace with God because he took Vengeance into his own hands with the scalping; not a nice thought. I think I'll stick with the opinion that it was a slip up.
Thank you Tweety! :) I like to stick with the opinion that it was a slip up - though a pretty serious one - too!
Great review Anne! I had the same issues with Red Shirt. I liked him but the scalping business and then the abject stupidity of him leaving Morrow AGAIN and AGAIN made things well... stupid. I also wasn't sure what kind of life she'd live with Red Shirt. The only positive was they left along with Laramie so hopefully her life wouldn't be too rough. (I fear for the survival of her daughter though!)
You know, I'm not sure if I rated my review wrong. Maybe I should have dropped more stars? :-D
But I still hate Morrow's dad! :-)
You know, I'm not sure if I rated my review wrong. Maybe I should have dropped more stars? :-D
But I still hate Morrow's dad! :-)
Wonderful review, Anne and very detailed. Glad you liked it enough, even if you were slightly disappointed, it happens :)
Wow, Anne! Amazing review! I understand why you didn't give it a five, some things bothered me too, but I loved it nonetheless :) Red Shirt was great despite his flaws (yes, I know he shouldn't have left Morrow alone in some occasions. I wonder why she never did anything to stop him!). But the whole story was very good and I really loved it! Also, as you said, the romantic aspect was wonderfully described!!
Thank you all my dear friends for reading my review and thinking it's good. I didn't want to complain too much because I really liked it, but there were a couple of things that all together made me drop a star. @Valshar - Yes, at least they will have Loramie and Angelique, which should be some comfort to Morrow! But still...i fear for her and her children's futures too!
Ooh really? Do you think you would give it a 3?
@Christina - Thank you!! :D
@Maria - Red Shirt was so awesome in the beginning, I was going to give the book a 5 just because of him. Then off he goes scalping someone and leaving Morrow, and I was like nope, nope, nope, NOPE. ;) The romance parts were really good though!!
@Anne
I'm worried about her daughter. Being so fragile and not having access to the latest... well medicine wasn't that great then (that's putting it mildly) but it was better than being stuck in the middle of nowhere. :-)
And then, let's assume both her children survive and grow up. What then? Education? Will they be fit for society in the east? Her son isn't going to be running around scalping everything I hope.
I'm thinking if I reviewed it again now, I would give it a 3 probably. But I rated it at 4 so there it remains. :-D
Heh, "nope, nope, nopety nope" was about what I was thinking when Red Shirt kept leaving. UGH!!! :-)
I'm worried about her daughter. Being so fragile and not having access to the latest... well medicine wasn't that great then (that's putting it mildly) but it was better than being stuck in the middle of nowhere. :-)
And then, let's assume both her children survive and grow up. What then? Education? Will they be fit for society in the east? Her son isn't going to be running around scalping everything I hope.
I'm thinking if I reviewed it again now, I would give it a 3 probably. But I rated it at 4 so there it remains. :-D
Heh, "nope, nope, nopety nope" was about what I was thinking when Red Shirt kept leaving. UGH!!! :-)
Me too... I am very worried for her children! And she is about to have a third one, remember? How are they going to manage? Especially if Red Shirt keeps leaving! Hahaha, "her son isn't going to be running around scalping everything I hope" lol let's indeed hope not! ;)Three seems a bit too low for me, because I really appreciate the quality of the book, but I can understand how you'd want to lower your rating.
Hahaha, right? What on earth was his problem? Man, can't you stay put? :P I felt so bad for poor Morrow!
Once again I gotta gush about your review, Anne. Agree with you utterly and completely. :)
Katie wrote: "Once again I gotta gush about your review, Anne. Agree with you utterly and completely. :)"Thank you so much Katie!! I am glad you approve of the points I brought up, I was scared I was very much in the minority :P
Love this review!! I was also disappointed with how Red Shirt seemed a bit out of character in the 2nd half of the book. =/
Thanks, Rebekah! :) I loved Red Shirt so much, then he went ahead and made some choices that were not like him at all!
Thanks for the review, Anne! Personally, I find the word "swoony" to be a great description for Red Shirt. There were definitely some points where I was going, "Can I please just touch that man?" ;D
Thank you! So glad you agree about Red Shirt... ;) He was so hot!!
Wow, this was an amazing review! I was really impressed with the depth and detail of it. Overall I agree with your assessments and some took the words right out of my mouth.I'd like to add my thoughts on two items.
First, as someone diagnosed with anxiety disorder, I would say that not only was Morrow's fear and anxiety understandable, but also accurately portrayed. I related to this character more than almost any other, and was inspired by her growth throughout the book. I only wish there were men like Red Shirt in the real world.
Second, regarding Red Shirt, I was also surprised by the scalping\murder. The way it was first described, I took it to mean that someone else in the party had done the deed. That was later clarified for me. However, the colonel was such an evil man that I felt Morrow's virtue and life were in danger. Because Red Shirt had been raised as a Shawnee, it would have been culturally appropriate for him to do what he did- both because his people had been personally attacked by his victim, and also by nature of protecting his "woman". Viewing Red Shirt as the half-blood that he was also made his absences in the second half of the book more understandable and acceptable. While it may seem cruel or thoughtless to us for him to leave Morrow, it wouldn't be fair to judge someone raised in a different culture by our culture's standards. Native American tribes are deeply connected to the land, and some were nomadic. He also had a responsibility to provide for his family the best way he could. So while I was unhappy with his absences, I didn't feel like they were out of character.
Wow, that ended up being pretty long winded! Your feelings were so well articulated that it inspired me to share my own perspective. I'm planning on looking up your other book reviews now. :)
Hi K, and thank you so much for you brilliant comments! I agree entirely with all you've brought up, and your perspective on Red Shirt makes a lot more sense for me to understand now. I've just read another book set in a similar time and setting, and I understand a bit more clearly now ;) I think in this book certain things were a bit hard to grasp when I first read it, but it was quite a while ago now, so I don't remember clearly. But thanks for your comment, I appreciate it :)
I love your review. It's so detailed, but nothing is changing the fact that it's a five-star read for me. This is one of my few awesome reads