If you are one of those readers who attempted ‘Outlander’ but weren’t patient enough to trudge through the slow start, then ‘Into the Wilderness’ is probably more your pace.

Maybe if I hadn't already been spoiled by the greatness of the Outlander Series I would have enjoyed this more.Nevertheless, there was something appealing about the book and I not only finished it, I moved on and read the rest of the series. There are six books in total and the series is now finished with all titles available in gorgeous matching covers.

I'm currently reading the fourth book "Fire Along the Sky" and on page 69 it says "Over the years three women had borne him eleven children, and five of those survived" - him being Nathaniel. But on the eve of the War of 1812, an unexpected guest arrives from Scotland: It is the Bonners’ distant cousin, the newly widowed Jennet Scott of Carryckcastle. Interweaving the fate of the remnants of the Mohawk Nation with the destiny of two lovers, Sara Donati's compelling novel creates a complex, profound, passionate portrait of an emerging America. This book is a rather juvenile attempt at being real historical fiction that gets tangled up in its Mary Sue's ripped bodice.It was a case of people talking too directly and succinctly, getting their complicated messages across with little misunderstanding.

Todo es perfecto, la narrativa, las descripciones, los diálogos, los personajes, la trama, la acción, el arduo trabajo de documentación de la cultura nativa y costumbres de los colonos, los momentos de Elizabeth y Nathaniel que son para atesorar. The length of this book allows the reader/listener to get to know the characters and to become immersed in the story and the period. But Donati’s sex scenes are sweet and plentiful, and easily communicate Nathaniel and Elizabeth’s love for one another.Como reseña, la verdad, no sé muy bien qué decir que pueda traspasar lo maravilloso que es este libro.

His being Mohawk makes him thrillingly different, and the little bit of mystery to him makes their romance titillating and scorching. They are well-written and despite being long-winded and sometimes far-fetched, they are usually entertaining. They stood leaning toward each other across the awkward expanse of their snowshoes, joined like a wishbone by the soft suckling of mouths. Elizabeth Middleton, an Englishwoman, arrives in upper New York State in December 1792 with the hopes of fulfilling a lifelong dream, to be a schoolteacher.Not only wouldn't a person assume a teacher would be female--the feminization of the profession didn't begin until late in the 19th Century--but Miss Middleton would invariably have stirred up opposition because of her gender. The book goes beyond an analysis of sin by opening the path from sin to redemption, from unhappiness to joy, finally laying out a path from the despair of sin to the joy of spiritual renewal and freedom. I appreciate the nod to James Fennimore Cooper and the brief mention of characters from Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and for me Sara Donati's books outshine the latter considerably.