Book Description:
A fiery frontier woman falls deeply in love with her Native American captor on an epic journey
The thirteenth child conceived of miserable Irish exiles, Katie O’Toole dreams of a different life. Little does she know that someone far away is dreaming of her.
In 1747, savages raid her family home, and seventeen-year-old Katie is taken captive. Syawa and Hector have been searching for her, guided by Syawa’s dreams. A young Holyman, Syawa believes Katie is the subject of his Vision: the Creature of Fire and Ice, destined to bring a great gift to his people. Despite her flaming hair and ice-blue eyes, Katie is certain he is mistaken, but faced with returning to her family, she agrees to join them. She soon discovers that in order to fulfill Syawa’s Vision, she must first become his Spirit Keeper, embarking on an epic journey that will change her life—and heart—forever.
My Thoughts:
I was invited to download this ebook from Net Galley quite awhile ago. After reading the book I got to busy to write my thoughts and then, to be honest I forgot I still need to write my review. Please don’t get me wrong, my forgetting to review it, has no reflection on what I thought of the book, in fact, I quite enjoyed it!
Katie was born the thirteenth child and by then her mother had enough of mothering. Katie was expected to take care of the household and raise the younger children. She was treated like a slave. Actually, some slaves were treated better than her.
One day she was in the house caring for the younger children when there was a raid by “savages”. Her father was killed. She hid in the loft with the children but two of the “savages”, Hector and Syawa, caught her and her younger siblings. They were taken, along with their mother to be sold. The family was feed very little while waiting to be sold however, Syawa, favored Katie and gave her more. Even in this situation her mother treated her horribly.
When a man arrived at the camp who spoke English, he explained that Hector and Syawa were not with the others that kidnapped them. The two came only to get her. Syawa was a holyman and saw her in his dreams. He called her “the creature of fire and ice”.
Katie was given the choice of going on a far, unknown journey with Hector and Syawa or to stay with her family. She chose to go with the two native men.
K.B. Laugheed captured both the harshness and beauty of the vast landscape beautifully. She did a great job studying the characters. I love to get an inside glimpse of all the different tribes that the three came across on their journey. There were a couple of slow periods in the book for me but there weren’t many. The journey doesn’t end when the book does, so I am hope that means there will be a sequel. It made me wanting to beg for more! I highly recommend The Spirit Keeper!
4/5
I received the ebook for my honest review.
About K.B. Laugheed:
K.B. Laugheed is an organic gardener and master naturalist who has spent a lifetime feeding the earth. Her efforts have culminated in The Spirit Keeper, her first novel and largest contribution to the pot-luck so far.
