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A review by e_curran
Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers
Did not finish book.
I really wanted to like this book. It had all of the surface marks of being one I would totally enjoy: historical fiction, young heroine out of her element, adventure, romance, etc etc. But I just could not get into this.
I was never drawn to the characters. The main character, Laure, seemed superficial (as in, not deeply characterized, not as in "only interested in superficial things") and the other characters were about the same. The writing style was choppy in some places, and in others distracted for who-knows-what-reason -- I couldn't exactly pinpoint it, it just felt off.
I was very disappointed that I couldn't bring myself to stick with it, as this is a time period that I'm not overly familiar with, especially in France & Canada.
I was never drawn to the characters. The main character, Laure, seemed superficial (as in, not deeply characterized, not as in "only interested in superficial things") and the other characters were about the same. The writing style was choppy in some places, and in others distracted for who-knows-what-reason -- I couldn't exactly pinpoint it, it just felt off.
I was very disappointed that I couldn't bring myself to stick with it, as this is a time period that I'm not overly familiar with, especially in France & Canada.