Book Review: Through Rushing Water

Through Rushing Water

Catherine Richmond

Review from Booksneeze.com

Sophia has her life all planned out—but her plan didn’t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory.

Sophia Makinoff is certain that 1876 is the year that she’ll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes to her roommate instead, Sophia is stunned. Hoping to flee her heartache and humiliation, she signs up with the Board of Foreign Missions on a whim.

With dreams of a romantic posting to the Far East, Sophia is dismayed to find she’s being sent to the Ponca Indian Agency in the bleak Dakota Territory. She can’t even run away effectively and begins to wonder how on earth she’ll be able to guide others as a missionary. But teaching the Ponca children provides her with a joy she has never known—and never expected—and ignites in her a passion for the people she’s sent to serve.

It’s a passion shared by the Agency carpenter, Willoughby Dunn, a man whose integrity and selflessness are unmatched. The Poncas are barely surviving. When U.S. policy decrees that they be uprooted from their land and marched hundreds of miles away in the middle of winter, Sophia and Will wade into rushing waters to fight for their friends, their love, and their destiny.

My Review:

I had high hopes for this book and while it didn't disappoint, I'm not sure it lived up to what I was expecting. The authors writing at times, was disjointed. We jumped from scene to scene with little to no warning and sometimes it took a moment to orient who, what, when and where. I also felt the story between the two main characters was dragged out a little longer than was interesting.

That being said, this story still sucked me in. I loved the main character Sophia. Not only was she feminine but she wasn't afraid to stand her ground in any situation she found herself in and she could speak multiple languages! Definitely a force to be reckoned with! My heart broke as Will (her love interest) and Sophia battled to helped the Indian people maintain their hold, on the land the knew and love, and then ultimately be forced on to reservations. People can be so cruel sometimes. However there was a resolution and a happy ending.

All in all, when I closed the book, there was a smile on my face. :)

Happy Reading!

I received this book through BookSneeze.com in exchange for an honest review.