by Jim Fergus
A so-so, alternative-history book. Three things fell flat
for me... 1) The way the accents (Irish and Southern) were written made me
gloss over their dialogue. 2) Too many characters to fully flesh out any one
woman. 3) The low points in this story's plot (torture, rape, battle, etc.) far
outweigh any moments of tenderness or happiness. With that said, I did find it
good enough to add Fergus' other fiction, The Wild Girl, to my TBR pile. (Originally
posted as SquareSpot on PaperBackSoup.com.)