3.75/5

This book was alright. I enjoyed the first 1/4--not too crazy about the middle half--enjoyed the last 1/4. The story has potential and I really did enjoy the characters. The ending got me really curious about where the sequel is going to go. I kept imagining the Oregon Trail and saw people dying of dysentery.

My real struggle was the writing. I wanted to throw a thesaurus​ at the author everytime there was a scene with dialogue. Her writing is so repetitive and annoying and I got really frustrated with:

"Jefferson said "...."
So and so said "...."
Jefferson said ".....""

USE A LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE SENTENCE STRUCTURE! COME ON! THIS IS A PUBLISHED WORK!