Review: Love can overcome all prejudices
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
My mother was half Arikara, half white. Growing up, she told me about the many difficulties she encountered by being both. This book highlighted some of those and brought a romance into it. I liked how the author didn't shy from showing both the natives prejudices and the white man's also. I'm glad for where the story went and hope that we can see more of this tribe in the future. Plus I want to know more about Cutter, he grew into a man and I'd love to see a woman joining his life. The only thing stopping me from giving a 5 star review is the way the author approached death. Maybe it's because I had a child die, but the way Abby acted after her daughter died only 7 months before was extremely unrealistic. If you're going to add the grief of a deceased child to a story at least add it with realistic feelings and thought. I know it's hard to know those feelings but if you don't personally know there are many women (unfortunately too many) who can tell you. I was offended by this part of the story, but know that it is only a personal feeling and the book was good enough to not deserve less stars because of it.