Review: Pure entertainment!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I've seen plenty of 'old western' movies, but I think this is the first time I've ever read an 'old western' book. I remember my dear old grandma - that's all she used to read - western romance novels. And now I understand why.The book is very well-written and easy to follow. I loved the characters. Kate was very easy to relate to, and Ethan was very easy to imagine and drool over. Along with them are a wealth of other great characters - Charley (Ethan's brother, who everyone is searching for), a gang of bumbling bad guys, many awesome indians, and even a ghost thrown in for good measure. Yes, that's right - I said ghost! There's some paranormal stuff going on in the book too, which made it all the better. Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that there were a lot of secondary characters in this book. And quite often, in books with so many characters, it gets confusing as to who is who, what they are each doing, and so on. Not the case here at all! The author did a fantastic job of keeping everyone straight in my mind.There were no huge suprises or plot twists in this book (okay, there was one thing that I didn't see coming), but that's alright. It's one of those stories that you get a sense of satisfaction from predicting the outcomes. You can praise yourself with, "I totally knew that would happen!"In conclusion, Into the Land of Shadows is pure entertainment - a good old-fashioned western, a romance and an adventure with a tiny bit of comedy and a good twist of paranormal thrown in. I loved it! :)