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I enjoyed
Misty Moncur’s Stripling Warrior Series and have been able to read two of her
books
Daughter of Helaman and
Fight for You. Misty does a great job
taking us not only back in time to an ancient American society's battle for
liberty, but also into the life of a young woman fighting her own battle to
follow the unconventional path the Spirit of God is leading her along. Keturah, the heroin of the story struggles
with having interests and righteous desires outside the norm for her society.
More than anything Keturah wants to join with the 2000 young men working to
defend their parents who many years ago took a vow and lay down their weapons
of war. Misty does a terrific job showing the conflict the calling and choices
of one person creates for that individual, their family and community, and this
small band of soldiers. With a cast of well-formed characters, and drawing on historical
facts and archaeological research, Misty built a first person perspective story
that moves at a good pace with a nice balance of introspective moments and
exciting action or emotion. Her inclusion of herbal medicines, early farming techniques
combined with the daily struggle to hunt or gather food, and weaponry styles
gives the reader a sense of time and place.
Also woven through the story is the thread of conflict created from
choices made many years ago by the adults and how choices made while younger have
far reaching and generational effect. The
book is written in modern American English which I feel makes the stories
accessible to young adult readers who might not be used to reading historical
fiction.
I would recommend Daughter
of Helaman and Fight for You to
anyone who likes light historical fiction, young adult stories, a romantic
triangle, and strong female characters.
For this blog hop I'm giving way one of Misty's
Stripling Warrior books. The winner will be able to select
Helaman's Daughter or
Fight for You. Choose ONE method to enter from the form below.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
(ps- hopefully I've set this up correctly, first time doing a giveaway so please forgive any mistakes or glitches.)
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