I have enjoyed many of Siri Mitchell's books in the past, so when I saw her new one was up for review I was excited to read it!
In Flirtation Walk, Lucinda Pennyworth comes to Buttermilk Falls to start a new life after her con-man father dies. She meets Seth Westcott, a cadet at West Point, and finds herself drawn to him as an honest, upstanding person - which is ironic, since Seth finds himself trying to lower his grades and accumulate demerits in order to be assigned to the cavalry and rescue his sister who is trapped at Fort Laramie.
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The funnest part about this book to me was the friendship between Seth and his friends, who are trying to help him not be such a perfect cadet. I thought the personalities of Deacon, Dandy, and Otter were just plain fun and added a lot of interest to this book.
I thought it was really interesting how Lucinda was lying in order to look better at the same time that Seth was lying to look worse, a fun play on the typical posing-as-something-you're-not plot. I also appreciated how Lucinda is on the path to learning more about God by the end of the book. The story doesn't include a dramatic conversion experience, but I have started to like when books leave the character on the way to coming to know the Lord, without explicitly spelling it out.
As always, Mitchell's books are well-researched, and the nerdy side of me loves that she explains her researching thought-process and why she chose certain plot elements at the end of each book. It doesn't look like she has any plans to turn this one into a series, which I find vaguely disappointing, since the secondary characters were some of my favorite characters in the book.
I will say that I had to get about a 1/4 through the book before the fun side of the plot really took off. Many of Mitchell's books jump right into an interesting plot line, so this was a slower starter than a lot of her books. But if you stick with it, it is worth your time!
Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review. This is my honest opinion.
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