Review: The devil's in the details
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2013
Warning: Possible SpoilersThe Good: I liked that the book was separated in following the three main characters. The back story of each was plausible enough and laid a foundation for the situations throughout the story. Yes, the ending was predictable but I kind of figured that before starting it and I was wanting something with a happy ending, so that worked out.The Bad: Many inconsistencies and things that didn't make sense. The siblings were given new identities, yet there was no attempt in using the sister's new first name. Why bother with a new identity if you aren't even going to attempt to use it? The Lakota word for hawk is Cetan not Chetan and is pronounced Chaytehn (Chetan is "East" Indian not American Indian). Wolf's constant dropping of g at the end of words about drove me crazy. I believe his accent was explained that, since he had lived in Texas until age 8, he never lost his accent. That story doesn't fly. I've known too many people who moved to a different part of the country or from another country around that age and none of them retained their accent when speaking English. Before Wolf and Feather left for Florida, it was mentioned that Clay "figured he'd let the race thing resolve itself". I did not see where he informed Jordan that Wolf and Feather were Indian, yet she didn't make any mention of it when she met them. Perhaps they told her over the phone when they checked in with her along the way. If so, it wasn't stated that I recall.I didn't realize that this was supposed to be a Christian book when I got it. Even though there were a few references to bible study, church and prayer, it wasn't an integral part of the story and actually came off as more of an afterthought. I was dismayed by the lack of references to Native American spirituality since the was emphasized that the siblings had been taught the ways of their people to the point that they even brought their own tipi. Native Americans do combine Christian ways with the ways of their people (see Margaret Coel's books as an example).The Ugly: Editing. This is common problem with indie writers. Other reviews have already mentioned many examples but two more really stuck out: Feather's name became Flower and then back to Feather near the end of the book and it is "Epilogue" and not "Epilog".I would give this two and a half stars as there is potential but it needs a lot of work.