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Friday, May 10, 2019

Blog Tour: Charlotte's Promise by Jennifer Moore

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Charlotte's Promise by Jennifer Moore

Book Description:

One year ago Charlotte Bower’s life was ripped apart when Creek Indians attacked, killed her parents, and separated her from her young brother—now, she will stop at nothing to find him. After a year of captivity, she has finally made her escape. Her search will begin in New Orleans, where captives were taken after the raid. But how to reach a city hundreds of miles away? As she watches men boarding a waiting ship, Charlotte formulates a bold plan: if it’s men they need for the ship’s crew, it’s a man they’ll get. Taking on her childhood nickname, Charlie, it is all too easy to gain passage on the New Orleans-bound vessel. Easy, that is, until Charlie is caught . . .

From the moment he sets eyes on the new deckhand, Captain Alden Thatcher knows one thing for certain: Charlie Bower is no man. But for reasons of his own, he keeps her secret. As their journey progresses, however, the voyage is increasingly ill-fated. With danger ever present, Charlie and the captain find themselves relying on one another in ways they’d never imagined. As they draw closer to her goal, Charlotte is faced with the most perilous adventure of all—an adventure that may risk her heart.

Andrea's Review:

In Moore's book, The Shipbuilder's Wife, we are introduced to Alden, Captain of the Belladonna. He isn't a main character in that book, but we do get to see that he is a good friend and his adopted family means a lot to him. There is mention in that book of his personal heartbreak, and I was happy to see that Moore gave Alden his own story with Charlotte's Promise.

I was drawn in right away by Charlotte's dire situation. She proved to be brave and determined as she escaped from her captors in an effort to keep her promise to find her little brother. She disguised herself as a boy and managed to find work on a ship. Even though the work was physically exhausting and at times dangerous, she powered through knowing it was the path she had to take to get to her brother.

Alden showed himself to be a good man right away when he kept "Charlie" on to save her from her abductors even though he had realized she wasn't a boy, and when he kept up the ruse for her sake.

This was a quick read for me. It had wonderful build up and then seemed a bit rushed in the resolution. I would probably read it again, and will definitely read more of Moore's books.

Rorie's Review:

Jennifer Moore has a talent for drawing the reader into the story, and making us feel like we're experiencing everything right along with the characters. 

I've always been a sucker for stories where the female disguises herself as a male in order to escape something, so I was excited to have a chance to read this book. I really admired her strength and determination to accomplish whatever she set her mind to. (Plus, I've enjoyed all of the other Jennifer Moore books I've read, so I figured I'd be in for an enjoyable escape.) I not only enjoyed getting to know Charlie and Alden, but also each of the crew aboard the Belladonna. While most of the story focused on the relationship between the two main characters, Charlie also develops some significant relationships with some of the other sailors, which really helps give the story layers.

When I started reading this book, I didn't pay attention to what time period it was in, so I just assumed they were in the middle of the Revolutionary War. (Because when you think of a war between America and Great Britain, isn't that what you automatically think of?) It wasn't until I read the author's notes at the end that I realized it was the War of 1812 instead. Which makes complete sense, since Louisiana wasn't even a part of the U.S. until the early 1800's. Clearly, I need a refresher on my history. Anyway, as I'm certain I've just proven, this is a war that I really know very little about, so I enjoyed learning a bit more about some of the battles that took place then. 

The story line is engaging, and I enjoyed getting to know all of the characters. This book will definitely make it onto my keeper shelf.

Tarah's Review:

I wasn't super sure what to expect with Charlotte's Promise because I didn't really love Moore's last book, and this was a continuation of some of the characters. Honestly though, you don't have to read the last one to enjoy this one.  This was, for me, a quick enjoyable read. I liked the story line, I enjoyed the characters, and I mostly enjoyed the pacing. Moore's last couple books seem to have great build up and then the story just ends. I felt that a little bit with this one, but not as much as previous novels.

I admired Charlie and her strength of character. I'm not sure I'd be able to endure everything she endured and continued to endure to find her brother. It still baffles me how she was able to fool that many people that she was a boy, because her language and the mannerisms that were described didn't seem very boyish, but I guess that was the point of the story.

Alden was also an enjoyable read. He makes for a great main character. In fact, even though I didn't like the previous book, both Charlie and Alden make me want to go back and reread it to refresh my memory and see Alden in action in the last book.

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Title: Charlotte's Promise
Author: Jennifer Moore
Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc.
Published: May 2019
ISBN: 1524409332
Source: We received copies from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.


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