Review: Fighting the Enemy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
In the last volume of The Painted Sky, the Church service had just concluded when the nefarious Ahab delivered a self-righteous speech which caused tensions to stretch to a breaking point for the widows, resulting in guns being drawn as threats took to the air! Volume Five - `The Fight', opens with Ahab Hawthorne and his men, with their drawn guns trained on the Preachers and the widows, who had likewise aimed their guns back onto them in a flash. Just moments later however, it's discovered that they need to unite to fight a common enemy heading their way or they all risk perishing, including the other men, women and children who had attended church that day.A large number of Apache led by Blood Lance, open fire on the church but even with a united front, the number of Apaches outnumber them. Not just satisfied to use guns, the Apache also use flaming arrows to try and burn the church down and kill those inside. The battle carries on until nightfall, when tactics change. Will the sharp-shooting, smooth, and devout preacher brothers and the beautiful widows that they've grown to care for, be able to escape out of this unscathed? Not everyone will survive this battle, but do we know for sure who the enemy is?Even with bullets flying and arrows whizzing we're not bereft of romance. Precious moments are stolen as connections are made and love is explored. The widows find their emotions stirred with the consideration that they or their preachers might not survive past the next couple of days.Once again, Murray Pura has me racing through another volume only to reach the end all too soon! A thrilling story as usual and anticipating the next volume already!