This one was interesting! I had sort of mixed feelings on it because although I did like all the sort of historical fiction aspects, I also just found it to be…..a little drab and boring.

And it’s kind of unfortunate because part of it is because I just don’t like the setting and time period? Very white + colonial and frankly I just wasn’t too into that. But even more than that, I wish the main character provided more spice to the narrative.

With a more scintillating MC, I definitely believe The Beloved Wild could have shined, but with the one we had, I found she wasn’t engaging, humorous, or entertaining enough to really push this book into anything other than mediocre. It was a good start, but one I felt like was ultimately lacking something.

Overall, I’d recommend if you’re really into colonial America and starting to settle West (like Ohio), but other than that, I think there are more engaging uses of your time.