Thursday, January 2, 2020

Until the Dawn

Usually I don’t finish a book in under a week. But due to an unplanned trip to the ER last evening (no worries everything is okay),  I read for four or five hours while waiting on test results to return. The tile of the book was most apropos, “Until the Dawn”, because it felt like we would never get out of there...until the dawn broke!

The book, however had so much conflict! I love reading books from Elizabeth Camden because she includes so much detail. It feels like more than just one story. Her characters are detailed and take on personalities that make them real. None of them are perfect, and I like that. I feel like I can relate to them and maybe actually see them in other people as well.

What I also loved about this book is that they talk about the history of Dierenpark, the name of the building within the story. I just love when a building/home/place has been given a name. My family calls our home “the ranch” or “the farm”. We are not farmers, but we have acreage and loan it out. Anyway, I love older names because they have significance, a deeper meaning. This one meant paradise in the native Algonquin Indian language.

That’s reason two why I enjoyed this book. It includes different Indian tribes that were around this are in the 1660s. And those just happened to be some of the same tribes I teach about in my classroom. I always loved with things like that crossover and connect.

Overall, if you enjoy a good romance, sprinkled with a little history and a dash of mystery then “Until the Dawn” is your next must-read!