I spent a lot of time with this book and am still not satisfied.  The story moves between 3 time periods/ locations, leaving me with questions that are not addressed later. As much as I tried, I did not enjoy this book.

I did love the cover!

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

I was a big fan of Lauren Francis-Sharma's first novel and I was eager to see her take on historical fiction, especially as this sounded like an alternative western like Tea Obreht's Inland. Unfortunately, I thought the narrative choices were much more shambling than the plot - a young boy finally learning the truth of his heritage - required. There are three timelines - one in the American West in the 1830's, one in late eighteenth-century Trinidad, and one concurrently beginning in Louisiana - which are all fascinating, but leave a lot of loose threads to be tied up. Did this character die or simply disappear? Why did that character make such an uncharacteristic decision? Also, there are so many selfish actions, betrayals, and abandonments that it was hard for me to find any joy in the story.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. It was remarkably confusing. I felt like I was dropped in on the middle of a book and was expected to already know who the characters were, how they were living and everything about their entire world. I felt like I never got caught up, and the result was just frustrating. That was disappointing considering the premise for the book is really fascinating. Unfortunately, this book wasn't for me.