Correction tape is God's gift to conservative Christian readers, with sticky notes a close second.) (No, you can't do that with Kindle anyway, and yes, we really do it with paper books. In fact, A Different Kind Of Courage is the first contemporary adult novel I would feel free to pass on without any selective editing. The freedom from excessive romance and violence was really refreshing. I have some concern that readers might take this as license to defy earthly authorities, with no other justification than being true to oneself.Īll that being said, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to adults and discerning teens. When William finally has the "moment of truth" with his father, that truth is mixed with equal parts of axe-grinding and sibling rivalry. While there's a valid principle here, I thought its application was perhaps a bit wide of the mark. As a budding patriot with a very Loyalist family, he is repeatedly exhorted to be true to himself and seek God's approval alone. William's inner struggles form the core of the story. There is also a really orginal plot element involving a Zorro-like character who helps both sides. His relationship with a rebel servant girl is tastefully handled at the most, he "enjoys holding her" during a dangerous moment, and at one point contemplates a kiss (but resists the temptation). The first half of the story is fascinating, as William's character is developed. Joseph Warren does wear something of a hero halo, but he is probably more deserving of it than any other founding father. The main character starts off as a Loyalist, and in general, the British get painted in a more sympathetic light than the Americans. Her treatment of American Revolution politics and morality is also surprisingly balanced. This clearly paid off in the finished product, which feels most authentic and historically accurate.
I followed the writing of this book slightly on Sarah's blog, and could see that she was going all-out with research. Outstanding among these works is A Different Kind Of Courage by Sarah Holman, a period piece set in Revolution-era Boston. I bought it with the idea of perusing some works I learned about on the Homeschool Authors blog, and have since spent way too much time so doing. Many delays and distractions have attended the past summer, one being self-inflicted in the form of my new Amazon Kindle. The characters and plot have proven to be much more slippery than those in The Sparrow Found A House, which I drafted in about thirty days. That doesn't seem like much, but then again, there have been similar time periods in which said work-in-progress shrank by this and larger amounts.
In two months, I've barely added four thousand words to my work-in-progress. Since I last posted, there has not been a lot of discernible progress on the writing front. Book Review: A Different Kind Of Courage by Sarah Holman
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