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evmb_c 's review for:
Disarming the Wildest Warrior
by Helen Louise Cox
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really liked this novella! It totally wasn’t what I was expecting but I was so pleasantly surprised and it was a refreshing/interesting romance trope for me.
The one thing I will say to start is I don’t really like the front cover, I was worried this story because of that was going to be one I wouldn’t enjoy but luckily it wasn’t.
The book features Gilda Griffiths who is a British woman that has made the 70 day boat journey across to Virginia America in the 1700s, because she is clearly running from a man in her past. In the town she arrives at she meets Blue Sky, the son of a Native American tribe chief, who resides nearby with his people.
What ensues is a loving relationship between Blue Sky and Gilda, affectionately known as Little Sun by the Native Americans, and a little bit of mystery and intrigue too as we try and work out what happened to Little Sun in her past.
I love Little Sun and Blue Eyes characters. They are both strong, independent people who learn to share their vulnerability with each other and overcome the pain in their pasts.
The novella gets straight into the story and I love that. It is quite instant love because of this fact, but it works really well for the book. Could it have been extended and stretched out as a story? Sure. But I don’t think that would have made it any better. The book was perfectly written for the novella short length that it is.
It was nice to learn that the author has Native American ancestry in her family and her husband is a historian, so whilst there are aspects of this story which may be fabricated for the fact it’s a romance novel, I believe a lot of the information is accurate too.
The perfect, read in a day romance.
Steam Levels: Uk 15 movie rating
TWs:
Racism
Discussion of colonisation and the murder of native Americans
Abuse/ Assault
Sexual Assault and Rape (not explicit)
The one thing I will say to start is I don’t really like the front cover, I was worried this story because of that was going to be one I wouldn’t enjoy but luckily it wasn’t.
The book features Gilda Griffiths who is a British woman that has made the 70 day boat journey across to Virginia America in the 1700s, because she is clearly running from a man in her past. In the town she arrives at she meets Blue Sky, the son of a Native American tribe chief, who resides nearby with his people.
What ensues is a loving relationship between Blue Sky and Gilda, affectionately known as Little Sun by the Native Americans, and a little bit of mystery and intrigue too as we try and work out what happened to Little Sun in her past.
I love Little Sun and Blue Eyes characters. They are both strong, independent people who learn to share their vulnerability with each other and overcome the pain in their pasts.
The novella gets straight into the story and I love that. It is quite instant love because of this fact, but it works really well for the book. Could it have been extended and stretched out as a story? Sure. But I don’t think that would have made it any better. The book was perfectly written for the novella short length that it is.
It was nice to learn that the author has Native American ancestry in her family and her husband is a historian, so whilst there are aspects of this story which may be fabricated for the fact it’s a romance novel, I believe a lot of the information is accurate too.
The perfect, read in a day romance.
Steam Levels: Uk 15 movie rating
TWs:
Racism
Discussion of colonisation and the murder of native Americans
Abuse/ Assault
Sexual Assault and Rape (not explicit)
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault