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corvidaemp's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
mm22's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
itsbecksmidwest's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
literarylauren333's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
tleewgirl's review against another edition
2.0
I got past my 70-page limit, but it didn't get any better. Life is short. There are better books set in Puritan New England.
toebean5's review against another edition
3.0
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.
jen228nye's review against another edition
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
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
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.