Samburu Hills by Jennifer Mueller
Publisher: Red Rose Publishing
Genre: Historical
Summary: When Celeste Reed steps off the boat in the fledgling colony of Kenya, East Africa she finds out the man that she was to marry doesn't even care to get to know her let alone listen to a word she says.
Life is miserable and then he has the nerve to die leaving her to run an estate without any money. It seems he spent all he had to impress the colony and she was just part of the package.
Africa is unforgiving to the weak, but it can be the people that you least expect that make it.
And then there's Edward.
My Review: Samburu Hills brought to me a wonderful woman in Celeste. She was a delight in getting to know. Celeste was a poor girl, not much more than a servant, who was married by a Lord. She had no idea why he married her and she didn’t have much choice but to marry hi
m. She quickly learned that there would be no love between them and she accepted her fate. When he dies just a bit before their son is born, she is left nearly penniless with an almost useless ranch. Celeste surprised me by rising to the task, befriending the native locals and learning from them. After years of very hard work, she finally made the ranch a success. I loved her personality; she is so matter of fact.
The plot was actually very good. My main problem is that the whole book felt rushed. There were very few feelings and thoughts told, it was more describing and dialogue. If more time was taken with drawing out the story and adding in a bit more feeling and thoughts, it would have made the book much better.
Overall, Samburu Hills is a fun story to read, if only to meet Celeste.
Rated 3 1/2 Delightful Divas by Melissa!
Publisher: Red Rose Publishing
Genre: Historical
Summary: When Celeste Reed steps off the boat in the fledgling colony of Kenya, East Africa she finds out the man that she was to marry doesn't even care to get to know her let alone listen to a word she says.
Life is miserable and then he has the nerve to die leaving her to run an estate without any money. It seems he spent all he had to impress the colony and she was just part of the package.
Africa is unforgiving to the weak, but it can be the people that you least expect that make it.
And then there's Edward.
My Review: Samburu Hills brought to me a wonderful woman in Celeste. She was a delight in getting to know. Celeste was a poor girl, not much more than a servant, who was married by a Lord. She had no idea why he married her and she didn’t have much choice but to marry hi
m. She quickly learned that there would be no love between them and she accepted her fate. When he dies just a bit before their son is born, she is left nearly penniless with an almost useless ranch. Celeste surprised me by rising to the task, befriending the native locals and learning from them. After years of very hard work, she finally made the ranch a success. I loved her personality; she is so matter of fact.The plot was actually very good. My main problem is that the whole book felt rushed. There were very few feelings and thoughts told, it was more describing and dialogue. If more time was taken with drawing out the story and adding in a bit more feeling and thoughts, it would have made the book much better.
Overall, Samburu Hills is a fun story to read, if only to meet Celeste.
Rated 3 1/2 Delightful Divas by Melissa!
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