A Sweet, Lush Historical Novella! --"A Fierce Devotion” by Laura Frantz—Review

 

My Review:

"A Fierce Devotion” by Laura Frantz is a sweet, lush historical novella. It is a companion novella to Ms. Frantz’s “The Seamstress of Acadie,” but can easily be read as a standalone. Bleu Galant was a minor character in that novel and now gets his own story in "A Fierce Devotion.”  Laura’s prose is so lush and descriptive. I was immediately drawn into this world and fell in love with the wonderful characters and their story. I appreciate the attention to historical details. I love that the characters pray and that so much faith content was incorporated into the story. The love story between Bleu and Brielle was so tender. Bleu’s heart towards Brielle and Titus was really inspiring and beautiful. Brielle, our heroine, learns about faith and dwelling on the good. It was neat to follow these characters on their journey, starting in Virgina and ending all the way across the ocean. It was also interesting to learn more about the mid-1700s following the French and Indian War and the Acadian refugees. I highly recommend this book to lovers of Christian historical fiction!

Content: I give this book a low PG-13 rating. Some examples of the content are: mention of alcohol, being drunk, smoking, and gambling; blood and gore, descriptions of a massacre; someone curses, but the words are not actually written; a scene of childbirth.

TW: child abuse; a man tries to get in a woman’s room to possibly r*pe her (not successful).

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.