The Alamo Bride (Daughters of the Mayflower, #7)

by Kathleen Y'Barbo

[phyllish]

Friend or foe?

My rating is 3.5 stars

I was very excited to read this story as I have really enjoyed the others in the series. The history in them along with the adventures and sweet romance. . .

When Ellis discovered Clay, she feared he was dead. Upon discovering he still lived, she and her mother used their knowledge of healing herbs to bring him back to health. I liked the Ellis and Clay. She was very opinionated and determined (read that stubborn) and he was heroic even in his weakened condition.

Some of the scenarios the author created were very funny. Like the time Ellis’ grandfather offered some work to Clay that one of the “laborers” had done. Not too strenuous for a man recovering from multiple gunshot wounds and a concussion. But when I saw who the laborer was, I cracked up. And yes, you’ll have to read the story to find out for yourself who it was and why it was funny. I really appreciate creative stories like this which build those perfect moments – that one single line that is so laugh-out-loud-able but wouldn’t make a lick of sense unless you knew the story. Those lines I’m dying to make a meme out of but that no one would understand (sigh).

Psalm 91 played a prominent role in the story. As a passage Clay had memorized as a child, it was one of the few things he could remember in his amnesia. As he recovered, Ellis read aloud to him from the Psalms. Feathers were used as a symbol of God’s protection throughout.

The Alamo Bride was not quite what I had expected. I had fully anticipated there to be more action surrounding the battles at the Alamo. Very little of the story took place there and very few details about that battle were even mentioned at all.

Though there was some action, it did drag a bit and was more about Clay’s healing and Ellis not being certain if he was friend or foe which got a little repetitious. There were also hints about something in Clay’s past that had motivated his actions and a point when his memory was returning that hinted at more of that past and yet those were never addressed. While I did care for the characters, I was glad the story wasn’t longer.

Readers of historical fiction with a touch of a spiritual overtone might enjoy this. It was a good read, just not great.


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I was given a copy of this book for free. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.