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A review by rebekahmorris
A Different Kind of Courage by Sarah Holman
4.0
I've had this book sitting on my kindle for a long time. At first I just wasn't in the mood for a story set in the American Revolution, and then it got buried. I'm glad I finally uncovered it and read it.
I found myself deeply interested in the characters, and loving the differing view points of the Wigs and the Tories. Since I didn't know a lot about Dr. Joseph Warren, I was delighted to find him such an important figure in this story. Although the main character was fictional and he interacted with real people from history, he didn't "change history" as so many "historical fiction" books do. Another plus for me was reading it just before the 4th of July. It brought into sharper focus the things our founding fathers went though to give us the freedom and liberty we have now. Sarah Holman did a great job of taking her readers into Boston and the turmoil that abounded then.
There was only a little bit that I didn't agree with in this book. While it is so important to be the person God created you to be, I feel that there are times when you shouldn't reveal more information that necessary, especially if you are still undecided about where you stand, or if so doing could put you and others in danger. But this was just a short bit in the book.
I would recommend this to others.
I found myself deeply interested in the characters, and loving the differing view points of the Wigs and the Tories. Since I didn't know a lot about Dr. Joseph Warren, I was delighted to find him such an important figure in this story. Although the main character was fictional and he interacted with real people from history, he didn't "change history" as so many "historical fiction" books do. Another plus for me was reading it just before the 4th of July. It brought into sharper focus the things our founding fathers went though to give us the freedom and liberty we have now. Sarah Holman did a great job of taking her readers into Boston and the turmoil that abounded then.
There was only a little bit that I didn't agree with in this book. While it is so important to be the person God created you to be, I feel that there are times when you shouldn't reveal more information that necessary, especially if you are still undecided about where you stand, or if so doing could put you and others in danger. But this was just a short bit in the book.
I would recommend this to others.