Review: Historical Fiction at it's Finest
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
I'm a big fan of historical fiction but only if it feels right and seems authentic.  C.W. Lovatt  clearly has a knack for this genre.  I loved his first book, The Adventures of Charlie Smithers, so I knew I would be giving Josiah Stubb a read.  To say the least I was not disappointed.Josiah is an adolescent growing up in the mid 1700's.  He's born with the cards stacked against him. He's poor, his mother is a  whore and she trained him to be one as well.  The Seven Years War is the means for Josiah to almost literally crawl his way out of the gutter and become the man he will one day become.The story is not always happy as you read the hardships which Josiah went through.  There are plenty of battle scenes which are told brilliantly.  The attention to detail is what really draws me to Mr. Lovatt's writing.  The scenes are painted so vividly that it is easy to picture yourself right there on the battlefield.This book is must read if you're a fan of historical fiction as I am.  I'd also recommend reading Mr. Lovatt's first book as well.