A review by nelliekampmann
Thieving Forest by Martha Conway

4.0

I've been reading the non-fiction book, The History of Jonathan Alder at the same time. It was interesting to compare the real-life story of an Ohio Indian captive with that of the fictional Quiner sisters. From what I can tell, Thieving Forest was well researched. Conway does a great job of giving one a feeling for what life was like back then. I appreciated getting insight into the cultures of the various tribes in Ohio at the time of statehood and of the different motivatons of the white settlers. The sisters' personalities and stories were varied as well. Their different experiences led to understandable but sometimes unexpected character development.

Fair warning - it written in the dreaded present tense. I almost didn't read this when I realized that. Even though I find that I get somewhat used to that after about 10 minutes, I still find it distracting off and on. I rounded my rating down because of that.

I would recommend this highly for history buffs, but anyone who loves a good adventure should enjoy it, too.