I was recently given this amazing opportunity to review books and blog about them. How great is that? The first book I received from Bethany House Publishers was "The Messenger" by Siri Mitchell.
First of all, I will say that this is the first book I have read by Ms. Mitchell, and the time period, the Revolutionary War, is not one of my usual picks. However, I really enjoyed the book, and look forward to reading more of her books, and maybe I'll branch out to other books on this topic.
It did take a little time getting into the book, maybe because of the different time period, use of the Quaker language (ie, thee, thou, etc) mixed in the speech, or the writing style of switching back and forth every chapter between the main characters, Hannah and Jeremiah, speaking in first person. By the middle of the book, I was used to the style, and looked forward to reading the other character's viewpoint as the story progressed.
Overall, the story was well laid out and the slight bit of suspense kept me wanting to come back to finish the book. I especially enjoyed the note from the author at the end where she pieced together the factual history to the fictional story she had written.
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