Reluctant Warrior opens with Cam Scott recently returning from the Civil War to claim his child only to find that she doesn't know him and is very reluctant to leave the safety and security of the woman who has been caring for her. Obviously, that doesn't sit well with Cam. Danger does have a way of drawing people together in order to survive and the author uses a number of incidents one right after the other to force all the characters together, including Cam and Gwen.
The storyline was enjoyable and I did enjoy the quick moving pace of the book. However, I was a bit perplexed with the simplistic language the author used. As a middle school teacher, I expect quite a bit of sophistication from even 13 years olds and I was disappointed by Mary Connealy. I have never given a book I have reviewed only 2 stars so this is a first for me. If you enjoyed the first in the High Seirras Sweetheart series, I have no doubt you will enjoy this book as well because the characters are interesting and the situation/storyline is a bit unique but I had trouble getting beyond the short, choppy sentence structure and unimaginative language/word choices. For example it is on the sixth page of the book that Cam says his daughter and nephew "hate him". They are small children for heaven's sake. How could they hate him?
I did receive this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and was in no way obligated to write a positive one. It is not my intent to color your opinion about the author so please read other reviews for a more well-rounded purchasing decision.
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