Threads West

Most of this book introduces the reader to a selection of characters who are about to embark on a journey across America to the undeveloped West. Their motives vary, although money is at the root of most.

There are some fairly bland characters, and some - particularly Sarah - are more interesting. The way their lives interlink is, at times, rather predictable, but overall it promises to be a good series and leaves the reader keen to follow the next instalment. The romance element seems particularly contrived but I am looking forward to see how they all fare on their journey west and once they arrive on the frontier.

Thank you to NetGalley, Greenleaf Book Group and Rockin' SR Publishing for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Threads West is a good series with decent writing. The storyline is interesting. There are several characters and the book is slow paced.

3 stars

This is a series of novels about the Old West and the white settling thereof. Please be aware that these books have many, many characters and that they are cliffhangers.

It is a pretty competent telling that begins in 1854. I must admit straight off that I personally would not have had the strength or courage to do what the characters in this book did.

I decided early on that I would review all three books in one review for there is much sameness in the books and I had a very hard time trying to come up with three differing reviews.

In the books we have wagon train travelers complete with travails and romance, mountain men trying to scratch out a living from pelts and living an isolated life, Native Americans fighting for their way of life, grownig tension between the Union and the South that errupts into war, differences of opinion based on cultural views, gamblers and ne'er-do-wells of all stripes.

These books were adequately written and plotted. (No barnburner...) Larry McMurtry Mr. Rosenthal is not. I am not sure why the two authors were so linked in the introductory blurbs.

I want to thank NetGalley and Greenleaf Book Group/Rockin' SR Publishing for forwarding to me a copy of these books for me to read, enjoy and review.

Such a wonderful story of people going West giving up everything to have a new and better life! Romance is thrown in with the struggles they face. Haven't read the whole series but I will! Received this through netgalley, thanks so much to the author! Very well written hated to see the book end!

What a great start to a new series! Rich in historical detail, with stories of early settlers. I highly recommend this series.
Many thanks to Greenleaf Book Group and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Threads West is the first book in this series that follows the main characters from their origins to the ship that carries them to America, and then the train that carries them to St. Louis. From there they will join the wagon train headed west. All have different pasts and reason for seeking new lives...opportunity, land, and fortune.
I like seeing how the characters develop in this book and look forward to reading their stories in Maps of Fate, the next book in the series.

This was an enjoyable series, I liked the plot of all four books and the characters in them. Overall I thought these were a great western series.

As you read this book, the lives and travels of the characters will bring you straight to the West in the mid 1800's. Reid Lance Rosenthal has built a family tree rich in heritage and tradition that must learn that tradition just might not work in the new territories. Several reviews compare this series to Lonesome Dove and there are some similarities. Threads West centers on the family dynamics more than Lonesome Dove. This cast of characters dream of building new lives and finding riches along the way. The story is an excellent start to a saga of the beginning of the new west.

Well written historical record of those traveling west to start over. Rosenthal does a great job of telling a multitude of different stories that all tie together nicely and do not seem forced or contrived. Looking forward to seeing where the next books takes all the characters.

What a great book! Treads West is about moving west and the struggles they have to overcome. I find this story fascinating and can't wait to read the next book in the series. Reid Lance Rosenthal is a outstanding writer and knows how to bring the characters alive and how to make you feel you are part of the story.

I have done genealogy on my family and their trip west. This helped me imagine what it must have been like.

I'm giving this book 5 stars

This is a great book! I love how it follows the stories of different people through their lives and journeys to America. I believe the author did a good job showing why people came to America, what they faced when they got here and why they stayed here. This book is truly an epic novel of hardships, struggle, determination and courage. I would definitely recommend it.

This book was very entertaining. I am a fan of historical fiction and this book does not disappoint. I loved how the author created multiple stories for the characters and wove their stories together from the point of their origin to where they crossed paths, I enjoyed the unique differences each one has and the circumstances that threw them all together and put them on a path, each going for different reasons. I have often wondered what it would have been like for the immigrants who came over by boat, how scary that must have been to leave everything they knew and embark on journey into the unknown that would alter their lives forever. This book gives you a front row seat to this exciting and terrifying experience!