Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Charlisa Wahtomy-Alba

<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126095482-talks-like-thunder” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680879645l/126095482._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126095482-talks-like-thunder”>Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17088480.Randal_Nerhus”>Randal Nerhus</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5646383544″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This was such a good read! The author had great details and you could visualize the landscapes she was describing. The dates used, the late 1870s, there were a lot of Indian wars happening. Being raised by my grandmother I heard stories that were passed down to her from parents and grandparents about boarding schools, not being able to speak their native language, and getting their hair chopped off. I was fortunate enough to have a history teacher that gave us more than a chapter or a few paragraphs from a text book about these wars. Yes, there are many books out there where you can learn about certain wars but I feel like there was nothing better than hearing what my ancestors had to go through for me to be here today. I especially enjoyed Thunder being able to become a warrior as it was rare for a girl or woman to do so. She was such a strong character and I could only imagine the emense strength it took for her to not give in and forget everything about her language and culture. The only fault I found with this book was the abrupt ending. I do realize it was meant to be short since it’s a novella but it kind of caught me off guard. I look forward to reading more works from this author in the future.
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