Review: Nicely Detailed Historical
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2012
Set in the time of the French and Indian Wars, Shirley Martin's "Destined to Love" evokes the atmosphere so brilliantly dramatized in the film, "The Last of the Mohicans." Martin really knows her history and she brings to this story the kind of detail that puts the reader right in the midst of the action. However, I found the conflict between Rebecca and Daniel--while heartrending--too drawn out. The book could have been cut by at least a quarter and it still would have maintained the desired tension. While the cultural differences between Rebecca, a white woman who'd been captured by Indians as a girl, and Daniel, a man with much to prove to his family, play a part in this conflict, it was not shown effectively, but referred to. All in all, I did enjoy the book and would recommend it to anyone who loves a good "Indian" romance.