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A review by ellingtonfeint
Dakota Dawn by Lauraine Snelling
4.0
As I was reading this book I was puzzled by a few things that didn't seem to be quite Ms snelling's style as I have observed it to be in the books of hers I have read. But it turns out, according to the endnote, that this was Lauraine snelling's first historical novel and, if I recall right, her second book published! So it is really interesting to see certain elements that are developed more in later books.
For example, this book follows the usual format of a romance in that it ends with the happy conclusion of the romance. Whereas in later books, Ms Snelling makes the romance less of the main plot and more just a natural, yet incidental part of the story, as it is in real life.
And while I like that much more, this book was not bad because of that focus shift, and in fact I'm still thinking about it now, wishing for more story.
I would definitely recommend this book, the romance is sweet and real. And Nora's love for the children is beautiful to watch grow.
Something that threw me a bit too is that the names of some of the characters in this book are reused in the red River series, it had me wondering for a while if this was another part of that series, but I'm pretty sure that it's just that the names must have been favourites that got carried over!
For example, this book follows the usual format of a romance in that it ends with the happy conclusion of the romance. Whereas in later books, Ms Snelling makes the romance less of the main plot and more just a natural, yet incidental part of the story, as it is in real life.
And while I like that much more, this book was not bad because of that focus shift, and in fact I'm still thinking about it now, wishing for more story.
I would definitely recommend this book, the romance is sweet and real. And Nora's love for the children is beautiful to watch grow.
Something that threw me a bit too is that the names of some of the characters in this book are reused in the red River series, it had me wondering for a while if this was another part of that series, but I'm pretty sure that it's just that the names must have been favourites that got carried over!