I like the Idea of This Book But Didn't End Up Loving It Like Anticipated

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I really wanted to love this book, but just found it unbearably slow and a bit dry. It had so much going for it. It is a historical fiction and gives a look into the racism at the time as the protagonist is Cherokee Indian and friends with other marginalized groups. Some parts were interesting, but overall I didn't feel like the characters were very engaging and the story was too slow. I appreciated the different perspective and intention of the book, it just fell flat for my unfortunately.

I do like the perspective the author brings and would still be interested in reading some of her other books, however, for whatever reason, this one just didn't end up resonating with me and it was entirely too slow in pacing in my opinion. The writing itself was just fine.

Thank you to the publisher and Bookishfirst for an advanced reader copy of this book.