Title: A conflicted reader's review
Review: I've read this book twice now and although I thoroughly enjoyed the story each time, I always am somewhat troubled at the end. I think it's time we move female characters beyond revenge marriages and hanging with abusive men past all reasonable limits. Lianna is an enjoyable character, unusually educated and business savvy for her times, but very foolish in love. She falls hard for Rogan, despite the fact that he is a hate filled, revenge seeking slob who cannot even remember her name. Of course, in the end, he learns the error of his ways and they live happily ever after. The historical detail is very well researched. Rogan is likely reasonably true to men of the time, but I'm skeptical that Lianna represents even a remotely typical women of the era. I've given it four stars, simply because I enjoyed it so much, but with misgivings large enough that if the story and Lianna weren't so likeable I'd probably have given it only 1 or 2 stars.
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