Reviews for Hope Valley War

The average rating for Hope Valley War based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-07-23 00:00:00 Noel Adams Reasons for nixing stars: -No suspense; the reader knows everything by the end of the prologue, while John stumbles around the rest of the book trying to figure out what happened (I remember loving the prologues to most of the Theones’ books when I was younger; they were tied into the plot in a less blatant way that didn’t detract from the “present-day” characters’ lives. This one...was not so subtle.) -A lot of the characters came off as flat; it seems the only ones that weren’t were John, Lawrence, and the historical figures -The first-person POV was a bit...odd. It kept on in solid past-tense for a few chapters. When there were scenes showing what the Bad Guys were up to, it went into omniscient...but then when there were things happening with the Good Guys that John couldn’t have possibly known about at the time, it stays in first-person as if he’s relating a tale that’s already been finished. It went, methinks, a long ways towards killing what little suspense there was, despite the inclusion of phrases like, “If only I had known ahead of time, I would have [insert different choice].” White I liked/loved: -The attention to detail of Genoa and the surrounding area -Historical cameos -The slang -Simple plot, no surprises (which I was in the mood for) -Lots of shoot-outs Probably not one I’ll be rereading soon, but it was a nice rainy day read.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-07-11 00:00:00 Tom Schippers Lots of adventures stuffed into this book!