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Far Horizons (2012)

by Katharine Swartz(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0985593806 (ISBN13: 9780985593803)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Amazon Digital Services

series

Emigrants Trilogy

review 1: This is an easy quick read. It is predictable pioneer fiction with a happy ending. The novel is based on the real life events and letters of the writer’s relatives. It reminded me of the Little house on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls for some reason. I think the style is somewhat similar. I would call this light reading. The parts about immigration and starting a new homestead in a new place are interesting, but the romance part is sort of bland. It is not a strong romance story. There are no racy parts, it is a little bland. It does have many twists and turns of fate and in the end the main characters come out on top. There is to be a second novel called Another Country. It would be good for young readers and people interested in immigration. I would have liked a mo... morere exciting cover for this. A ship with the captain and maybe Allan and Harriet’s photos or pictures. It is well worth the 99 cents!! I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars
review 2: I enjoyed this book, it was an easy read and it was hard to put down. I liked the way the author kept the story alive and interesting throughout the book but the ending felt a bit rushed though. The last chapter or so just felt different to the rest of the book, almost as though the author had gotten a bit bored with the book and just wanted to finish it as quickly as possible. I loved the theme of the book, and being a genealogist myself I especially liked the fact that this story was based on the actual lives of real people in her family. The characters were solid and it was easy to identify with them, Allan's stubbornness in keeping Harriet at a distance for the sake of obeying his father and Harriet's father annoyed me slightly on the one hand, but on the other I had to admire him for respecting their wishes and sacrificing his own happiness for them, and for the willpower it must have taken to write the letter freeing Harriet. Not sure I could do that! less

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