Review by angeladawn8883 -- Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon
Posted: 13 Jun 2020, 23:08
[Following is a volunteer review of "Strong Heart" by Charlie Sheldon.]
After the death of her mother, and her father leaves for work in Europe, Sarah must live with her grandparents who do not even know she exists. She stays with Ruth, her grandmother, for a while until her wild teenage ways soon leave her with her grandfather Tom. When Sarah meets Tom, he and his friends, William and daughter Myra, are preparing for a camping trip into the woods to visit the grave of Tom’s father. They decide to take Sarah along not knowing that their decision will have many unexpected consequences that will affect all their lives forever. Sarah has an adventure of her own that makes Tom and his friends wonder if the stories told by the native people could be true. An ancient artifact would soon become a very important part of the story that would put all their lives in danger from a company that wants to mine the area.
I really enjoyed this book and give it three out of four stars. The story was easy to follow and used names that were easy to keep track of. The only thing that would have made it better would have been to give a bit more of a back story for the main characters and included more information on the native people. I also wish the ending had been more developed explaining what happened to the characters after they finished their adventure. The advantage of Leaving the ending this way could lead to another book.
The book seems to be professionally edited with only a few typos and repeated words. There was profanity but it was mild. The story contained mild violence including animal attacks and altercations between some of the characters using weapons. This violence and profanity would make the book more suited for teenage and older readers. There are situations that pre-teen and younger readers would not understand. The characters in the story are easy to relate to. Teenagers can relate to the struggles that Sarah goes through while traveling with the older characters, while older readers can relate to the struggles that William and Tom are experiencing. They soon realize that they are not young men anymore as they hike into the woods. Myra must keep an eye on the condition of Tom and William as well as Sarah and her hot-headed teenage antics.
Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon reminds me of a modern spin on "Clan of the Cave Bears". Anyone who likes, anthropology, outdoors, or action and adventure should enjoy this book.
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Strong Heart
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After the death of her mother, and her father leaves for work in Europe, Sarah must live with her grandparents who do not even know she exists. She stays with Ruth, her grandmother, for a while until her wild teenage ways soon leave her with her grandfather Tom. When Sarah meets Tom, he and his friends, William and daughter Myra, are preparing for a camping trip into the woods to visit the grave of Tom’s father. They decide to take Sarah along not knowing that their decision will have many unexpected consequences that will affect all their lives forever. Sarah has an adventure of her own that makes Tom and his friends wonder if the stories told by the native people could be true. An ancient artifact would soon become a very important part of the story that would put all their lives in danger from a company that wants to mine the area.
I really enjoyed this book and give it three out of four stars. The story was easy to follow and used names that were easy to keep track of. The only thing that would have made it better would have been to give a bit more of a back story for the main characters and included more information on the native people. I also wish the ending had been more developed explaining what happened to the characters after they finished their adventure. The advantage of Leaving the ending this way could lead to another book.
The book seems to be professionally edited with only a few typos and repeated words. There was profanity but it was mild. The story contained mild violence including animal attacks and altercations between some of the characters using weapons. This violence and profanity would make the book more suited for teenage and older readers. There are situations that pre-teen and younger readers would not understand. The characters in the story are easy to relate to. Teenagers can relate to the struggles that Sarah goes through while traveling with the older characters, while older readers can relate to the struggles that William and Tom are experiencing. They soon realize that they are not young men anymore as they hike into the woods. Myra must keep an eye on the condition of Tom and William as well as Sarah and her hot-headed teenage antics.
Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon reminds me of a modern spin on "Clan of the Cave Bears". Anyone who likes, anthropology, outdoors, or action and adventure should enjoy this book.
******
Strong Heart
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon