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I'm going to try this with book club, but I suspect they will say it was boring. Which... it kind of was? But I still thought it was interesting- a perspective we don't often get and I've never really read historical fiction in this time and place.

kaileighs's review against another edition

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3.5

jen228nye's review against another edition

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3.0

I read this in one go this morning, so it clearly kept my attention. Two great characters (maybe three), but a so so plot. I did enjoy a fictional look back to the earliest days of European colonization of Massachusetts.

contentlykelsey's review against another edition

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reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kirstenrose22's review against another edition

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3.0

This covers a time period we don’t usually see much - 10 years after the founding of Plymouth in Massachusetts Bay Colony. I liked that, and the fact that we get to hear multiple women’s voices. Also, I’ve been fascinated by the existence of the “strangers” like the Billingtons since I first learned about them (another piece of the puzzle that isn’t usually mentioned in the typical Pilgrim / Thansgiving narrative). This book occasionally gets a little bogged down, but the constantly changing narrative voices usually helps to move things along.

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