This book is set in northern New York in the late 1700s. It features the dynamics between Indians and Colonists in that region of the country. Though it included a number of very interesting characters, it mostly told the story of a bold young woman and her adventures with a charming man who was white but identified himself as a native.
Many of us compared this book to Outlander and, in fact, this book mentions some characters and/or storylines from Outlander and other works of fiction including The Last of the Mohicans, and Sense and Sensibility. That made some of us feel a little cheated, and we wanted more originality. We all agreed, and the scores reflect, that Sara Donati's writing falls short when compared to Diana Gabaldon's.
That said, most of us agreed that the book had great character development. We especially loved Curiosity, Galileo and their family. We commented how Julian was a scoundrel right until his end, and enjoyed reading about some of the townsfolk, woodsmen, and natives.
There were some parts of the book that kept us hooked so that we couldn't put it down, like when Elizabeth was alone in the wilderness trying to get help for Nathaniel. We thought some other parts of the book seemed to drag on and were unnecessary. Some thought there was too much going on and the book was simply too long.
Considering its length, we were very disappointed that some storylines were never wrapped up and left us hanging at the end (the birth of the twins, what happened to Hawkeye, and the stories behind some newly-introduced characters). We understand that those cliffhangers are meant to lure you into the next book, but most of us probably won't read the series.
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