3.5/5

This...was a very corky read. I kinda want to learn Dutch so I could read the original journals that the novel used. It is said to be a direct copy of the translation but I am SHOCKED at the lack of racism towards indigenous people which I know existed then. I also loved the cute background romance going on in the pictures and it really did give you a sense of how...one-sided the giving and helping was between settlers and indigenous peoples.