Thank you to LibroFM for the gifted audiobook!

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

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This book had me in a chokehold within the first few chapters. Oh my goodness, this was exquisitely executed from page one. I felt the intensity of this story and had to keep listening with a need to know that things worked out in the end.

The post Revolutionary War setting was enthralling. I rarely read books in this time period and loved seeing how the world worked then. I felt a spectrum of emotions from the heavy topics and waiting to see if any justice could be found. I loved the main character Martha and her family. Ephraim is a man that must be protected at all costs. I loved seeing their love story through flashbacks while seeing how their family had grown in the present.

There’s an exploration of many themes and at times incredibly hard to read. I thought the narrator did a beautiful job bringing this story to life. The legal drama, murder mystery, many births, small town gossip and the beauty of love all weave together for a story that I will be telling everyone to read.

Overall audience notes:
- Historical fiction mystery
- Language: light
- Romance: vague descriptions
- Violence: high
- Trigger/Content Warnings: rape is a major focus in the story (and is recounted and discussed throughout), multiple birth scenes (with difficult births presented too), murder, weapons violence, physical altercations, violent assault