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This one was a little too sad for me to give a wholehearted pick - I'm a happy-book girl - but the sadness felt realistic and well-done, not like the author was trying to shock the readers. It had been a while since I had picked up a historical fiction, as it's not usually my jam. Minor complaints - I felt like the two POV voices sounded way too similar, to the point that I sometimes had to flip back a page and see who was talking. I think this ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) would have read better as 3rd person. I have mixed feelings about the fact that Harmon tells us in the prologue that a bunch of people in this wagon train are going to get brutally killed... then the next 240pgs is getting attached to those people, knowing they're doomed. It made the book difficult to connect to emotionally... but on the other hand, I can't imagine how upset I would have been if I hadn't known it was coming! But I often ⬇ 3y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) felt like the deaths and devastation in this story were pronounced somewhat clinically (especially for 1st person POV). At any rate, an overall very good read and reminder of what people have been willing to do to try and make a better life for themselves and their families. I've visited some of the places mentioned here, like Chimney Rock and Scott's Bluff, and driven across Nebraska a couple of times - the idea of WALKING that far is ⬇ 3y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) still just absolutely crazy to me.

This was a long-lost #LMPBC book that reappeared and will finally be heading home to @Readergirl hopefully this week!!!

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