Review: Interesting premise, but inconsistent plot design
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
This story wasn't quite as strong for me in the Sons series. There was too much jumping back and forth in time, and ahead to new scenes without transitions or paragraphs to tie up one scene first. The premise was really good - a school teacher forced to marry the sheriff, and I found Celia's character to be wholly engaging. She was tough, determined, and was very knowledgable about educating children - much more so than many teachers of that era. Jackson was a frustrating character for me. He treated Celia as if she couldn't take care of herself, and he criticized her teaching methods and ways of handling children, even though he had NO background in this area. I also felt it unfair for him to discipline Celia for leaving the house when not once, but twice, he left her with little to no notice. I was hoping Celia would stand up to him more than she did - she started out strong, but bent to his will much too quickly. Overall entertaining, but not as good as some of the others in this series.