Title: Under a Lakota MoonAuthor: Deborah L Weikel
Genre: Fiction/Romance/Historical/Inspirational
Publisher: Walnut Springs Press
ISBN: 978-1-93521-718-3
Format: Trade Paperback, 289 pages
List Price: $15.95US
Reviewed: October 3, 2009
Rated: 
3.2 pearls (Good. Probably could have been better, but worth the read.)
3.2 pearls (Good. Probably could have been better, but worth the read.)Warnings: None other than a strong religious theme (it is an inspirational romance, after all)
Synopsis: In 1870, divorced mother of two Rosalynn, moves to Minnesota to help her sister with her children. She arrives to find her sister gone, the children with the minister, and an angry half-Lakota brave named Lone Wolf who insists that the house and land are his along with the children.
My two cents: I had trouble putting this book down. Any book that keeps me coming back to it over and over definitely deserves at least 3 pearls. It was easy to visualize everything as it happened. The romance was incredibly sweet and any love scenes were completely vague. I was intrigued with the inner struggle of Rosalynn. The storyline was predictable, but the real focus was the heroine's determination to retain a firm hold on her sanity through her faith in God.
What made me deduct almost two pearls? Everything was too perfect for believability. I had some trouble accepting that these characters, with all of their very real insecurities, would have acted the way they did. They had these insecurities but no flaws. It was very hard for me to relate to characters who were so perfect. On the other hand, the villain(s) had nothing but flaws. I had trouble connecting with characters that were all so black and white.
Overall, I thought it was good but probably could have been better.
1 comment:
It's so true that when characters are unflawed it's hard for the reader to relate or become emotionally involved in the story.
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