kunigunde's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jamietherebelliousreader's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars. Wonderful collection of short stories. I thoroughly enjoyed them all but my favorites were “The Blue Hour” which is a short little origin story about Luke. “The Christmas Oak” because it was super sweet and festive. I also liked Phin and hope he shows up more in the next book. And “Swept Away” fourteen year old Amy (I cannot believe she’s 14 at this point! Omg!) is harboring a crush on her best friend. It was super adorable but bittersweet. Loved this so much.
probably_reading_right_now's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Beyond The Trail is a collection of 6 short stories that both gives more insight through back story on some of the characters, and furthers their storylines with the stories from their everyday lives and introducing some new characters. In my opinion this was definitely as good as book 1. There’s 2 more short story collections and a book 2 that I can’t wait to read. I really hope there’s more about Tess and Frankie maybe even their own book in the future 👀 because I really enjoyed their dynamic, and hearing more from Tess. Really great read, and a great continuation of book 1.
shippychaos's review
5.0
sweet little vignettes (two brief origin stories for Luke and Nora) plus an expansion of the character of Tess the owner of the brothel-and-more.
It was nice to have a peek into the Hamilton family’s lives at a few different intervals as Amy and Nattie grew up and I even got a little misty eyed during the river scene with Luke, Amy, and Lucinda.
VERY interested to learn more about little Lucy since I’ve already read Jae’s Shaken to the Core and want to know if she’s Dr Lucy’s namesake or if it’s for Luke.... ONWARD FORTH TO HIDDEN TRUTHS
It was nice to have a peek into the Hamilton family’s lives at a few different intervals as Amy and Nattie grew up and I even got a little misty eyed during the river scene with Luke, Amy, and Lucinda.
VERY interested to learn more about little Lucy since I’ve already read Jae’s Shaken to the Core and want to know if she’s Dr Lucy’s namesake or if it’s for Luke.... ONWARD FORTH TO HIDDEN TRUTHS
lostinmylibrary's review against another edition
4.0
Average story rating: 3.58. The stand-out for me was definitely The Christmas Oak - it had a perfect balance of plot and emotion!
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