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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by April McCoy

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What an incredibly thought inducing tale. As a university student I was intrigued having studied historical culture, cultural anthropology and indigenous studies but this really sucked me in. Such a powerful tale that was so well put together. I was honestly sad when I came to the last page. Superb job to the author. Highly, highly recommended 👌

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Wendy Wary

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This novella was both inspiring and defeating. With the actual history of this time period matching up with the brutality toward native people, it was heartbreaking to read about this warrior girl’s coming of age while the bluecoats close in on her village and the suffering of her people. But her resolve and immense strength in such dire circumstances was also inspiring and awe-striking. This is a hauntingly beautiful story that makes me want to read more about the people of this time. Looking forward to the next novella in this series!

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Maikalani alexander

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Such a great read that’s so richly detailed. A beautiful way to pay homage to such a beautiful culture. The way the story unfolds with loss then love blossoming and enduring like a desert flower. With a strong female lead that learns to adapt to her new life with a long lost grandfather thunder makes her way in the world battling her own trials within herself and amongst her peers / rivals.

Highly recommended for those who are enthralled and love the complexity yet simplicity of Native American culture

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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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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) Audiobook by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Amber Howard

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder by far has been one of the most emotionally stimulating stories that I have ever read. I wept for a while after finishing it. The pain that colonialism has caused native Americans and other people of color is sickening. I am an African American woman who has traces of Native American in my family. To think that my ancestors suffered like this on all sides rattles me to my core. I believe this book needs to be on the high school reading list although I’m sure there’s be those against it. This story would serve to remind us all to embrace our differences in culture and love one another while honoring those who fought for that right. Although the story ended abruptly without us knowing Thunders fate I am hoping it will circle back by the time the series is over.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Shannen Kern

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder is easily the most powerful and emotionally charged book I have read in quite some time. I was heartbroken and enraged reading this, but that usually means the writers are doing a phenomenal job. While this is a quicker read, you will be taken aback by the amount of detailed storytelling that the authors are able to pull off seamlessly. The flow of the story is amazing, you root for some characters while silently loathe others. I can’t think of anything that I would change about this novella. I am pleased to see that it is only the first in the series, so I will unquestionably pick up the others as well. I highly recommend picking this one up. It isn’t in my normal range of everyday books, but I would have certainly regretted passing on it!

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Shadel Ayerbe

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter is a story Family, honor, and sorrow all contribute to a girl’s maturation within her culture.

This is the tale of Desert Flower, a small child who is experiencing the biggest nightmare in the annals of our people. Her life as an Apache starts in 1871, when she loses both of her parents to smallpox. She endures famine, boarding schools, reservations, and war as she matures. She grows up to be a strong, proud young woman who works to protect her family, her tribe, and her land despite the hardships she was born into.

Every page had you hanging on every sentence and I couldn’t wait to see what would happen. It is a very unique story with even compelling people. The story really transports you into the native peoples world. I couldn’t put the book down.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Melissa Saxton

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow. I am not one for historical fiction usually but I decided to give this one a try.
Young Talks Like Thunder lost her father early in life. Though she was without a father her mother cared for her and she was happy in tribe life.
Then her mother dies and everything changes. Her grandfather comes to claim her to take her to his tribe and she is scared and doesn’t want to leave her friends, tribe and start anew. But it’s clear her grandfather does care for her as she is assigned the name “talks like thunder” as part of her assimilation into the tribe.
Unfortunately she’s captured again this time by the white man and put on a reservation and forced to learn their culture and disregard her own.
Many harrowing situations will greet her. Can she grow up to a powerful warrior and seek revenge on those who kidnapped her? Will she make it back to her home and family?
This is a must read. Great strong female lead.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Trista Martin

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The author did an incredible job of bringing this story to life. It is a heartbreaking yet inspiring story about a Native American girl who was orphaned early in her life. Yet, that is only the beginning of the trials and tribulations this courageous woman will go through. While this is a fictional book, knowing it is so similar to things, many Native Americans experienced in the past is heartbreaking. I will be reading more for these authors.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Sheri Schrader

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder is the first novella in the Red With Native Blood series. This is a historical fiction story of a young Native American girl in 1871. At only 7 years old, Talks Like Thunder finds herself orphaned. Though her people want to care for her, it is during a time of disease and famine. Luckily, her grandfather finds her and takes her to Chiricahua village. The story seems well-researched and interesting because it is primarily from a child’s point of view. I enjoyed learning more about the culture and lives in 19th-century America of Indigenous people. Talks Like Thunder grows so much in this short read. I am curious as to how the series will progress. I look forward to reading more in this series in the future.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Rebeca Elliott Figueiras

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Red with Native Blood series. While I was expecting this to be a powerful emotional read, I don’t think I was fully prepared for the emotional impact it would have.

There is clearly research which has gone into this book and the history that went into it is truly heartbreaking. While I will never know what the pain and suffering they endured feels like, reading this build on my own knowledge making it feel more real and devastating that I could have imagined previously. It’s opened my eyes further in a well-written story following Talks Like Thunder. You can’t help but get emotionally invested in her and root for her beginning to end.

I look forward to getting started on the next book in the series, it’s a powerful piece of writing which highlights parts of history that aren’t always known.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Kerry Carr

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story. The author does an amazing job of bringing the characters to life and giving people an insight into Native American life.
I loved the character Talks like Thunder. Through her life she had a lot of hurdles to overcome and she takes each one head on. She is a very determined and confident woman who knows what she want and doesn’t let anything stop her.
I loved seeing and feeling the growth of Talk with Thunder. From a quiet and uncertain girl into a confident,determined warrior who will stop at nothing to protect the people she cares about and her tribe.
This is a beautiful written story which will have you completely invested in her life and her journey.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Amy Dean June 2023

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

One small seven year old’s life falls apart after her parents pass away from deadly disease. This story follows Talks Like Thunder as she grows up being ripped from what she knows not once but twice and how she had to adapt to be able to survive to make it back to her family. This book kept me turning pages as it was unbelievably easy to read and open my heart to the main character. Her triumphant and determined spirit was refreshing to see such a young girl go through her life.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Rachel Moss

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a good read! This book is fiction, but I also feel like with the way some of the events were described that the authors did a really good job researching and historical facts to back up their story. This was an emotional read, and very well written for that. I thought it gave a very good insight into how the native Americans were treated throughout the colonizing. I look forward to reading the second book. This first one was left very open ended and I love to see where the story goes from there.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Tausha Treadway

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter. This was such an amazing read. I enjoyed it and learned so much from it. Its the story of young Desert Flower whose parents have died from Small Pox so her grandfather kidnaps her and takes her back to his tribe. He renames her Talks Like Thunder and taking place in the 1800’s life was not easy for her or any of the Indians. She loved thru wars, boarding schools, famine and so much more. This all turns her into the strong, independent warrior that she is. When she is held captive by US soldiers she vows on everything she is to take revenge on each and everyone of them. Talks Like Thunder is such a strong young woman and I rooted, cried and cheered for her all the way thru this emotional, powerful story!

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) Audiobook by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Christina Ford

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the story of Desert Flower, a young girl who is living through the worst horror in our native history. Set in 1871, her life as an Apache begins with losing both parents to smallpox. As she grows she survives through wars, boarding schools, reservations and famine. In spite of the hardships she was born into, she becomes a strong and proud young woman who fights to save her family, her tribe and her land.
This is a beautiful novella that only hints at the devastation inflicted upon our native tribes told through the eyes of an Apache teen. Family, honor and tragedy all form the development and growth of a girl to maturity. Five stars!

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Kelli Harper

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very gripping, emotional recounting of life as the granddaughter of a prominent chief. How she grows up, trains, is taught, I was drawn into the story and learning about her life and all things it encompassed. I am really curious to see where the other books take us.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Francis O’Sullivan

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder is the first book in the Red With Native Blood series. It is a coming-of-age story, suitable for YA readers, which follows a young woman whose life is turned upside down as a child by diseases brought by white settlers and who has to learn to live in a world where her community is constantly under threat.

This is an engaging story which draws on history both to educate and to enhance the reader’s experience. There are plenty of details which bring the story to life, as the writers paint a strong, sensory picture. It’s beautiful to read!

At times, this book gets quite dark and sad as it addresses historical atrocities. For younger or more sensitive readers, it may be worth reading together with someone else so you can discuss what happens and the issues that are raised.

I would recommend this to fans of historical fiction, particularly those with an interest in Indigenous American culture and history. It gets five stars from me, I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series!

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Brandy Vaughn

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This novella is written from the viewpoint of a young Native American girl named Desert Flower on her coming-of-age journey to become Talks-Like-Thunder. There is plenty of fictionalized historical facts in this story that aid in keeping the reader turning the pages. However, I am unsure on the actual authoring of the story due to this novella coming together posthumous from a non-native writer. While this novella is inspired from Marjorie Carter’s writings, Randal Nerhus does a good job of creating a character the reader can fall in love with and empathize with the horrific things that happened to Talks-Like-Thunder.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Kerry Baker

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is such an emotional and touching read from the start to the finish. Although it is a work in fiction, it is inspired by true events and well known historical ones. It is so hard to imagine people having to go through what this character did and yet the author did an amazing job of making it seem real and relatable.
The book is only short, as expected from a novella, but it is the kind of book I could have gone on reading. I would definitely recommend this book and can’t wait to see what else this author has to offer

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Megan Conley

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This harrowing historical fiction follows the main female protagonist, Talks Like Thunder, as she is taken from her original tribe, and then taken again by the white man and placed on a reservation and forced to learn and accept white culture all the while her culture is disregarded. Carter and Nerhus did an amazing job of capturing the sorrow and fear and determination of the young protagonist and the situations she went through. I found myself staying up late saying, “Just one more chapter,” continuously until I had finished the novella. This is a very quick read, but don’t let that fool you. It will rip your heart out and infuriate you.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Brandy Rymer

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder by Marjorie Carter & Radal Nerhus was an epic tale of the life of an American Indian warrior who struggles to survive the terror of the white man. This novella had me on the edge of my seat in fear for Talks Like Thunder, I was so scared for her right from the start when her Grandfather comes to take her home to the tribe that he is the Chief of. I could tell that Talks Like Thunder was going to be a fighter right from the start, she did not let me down at all! The characters are so realistic, the descriptions and the characteristics of each were so eloquently described that I felt like I was reading about real people and the struggles that they went through in the 1800s. I knew the second that Talks Like Thunder saw Sparrow, I just knew that there would be a connection between the two of them. The fact that the authors slowly built up the love between these two characters so subtly, drew me in even more as they trained together as warriors, and as their friendship built up. The agony of what the Chiricahuas tribe suffered from the white man just broke my heart. I know that this is what happened, but reading about it here really helped me understand and feel what the American Indians had experienced, it was so real for me. The way that the white man’s school system was portrayed is exactly how I’ve always imagined it to be, I just wanted to cry for poor Harriet (Talks Like Thunder). Watching her new friends as they tried to teach her the ways to stay safe, and then to see Harriet try and do the same for the new girl, it was like seeing her relive her pain and agony all over again. This was such an amazing tale of the perseverance of a very strong-willed, determined warrior who would do anything to help her people be led to survival, and was so heartwrenching to see all the agony and suffering she and her people were put through when all they wanted was to rebuild a new home for themselves.
Brandy Rymer
06/2023

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Chrissy Spulak

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This novella is a fictional story but steeped in history. Historical fiction is my go-to when I need to be immersed into a world not my own. It is rich in Indigenous culture and fantastic storytelling. This is the first installment in a series, and it is a quick read. My only complaint is that it was not longer; however, that is an element of a novella. This story follows a strong female character, Desert Fox, who loses both parents to sickness and is then forced to leave home with her grandfather as he takes her to his village. We get to see Desert Fox’s transformation from young girl to grown warrior, now known as Talks Like Thunder, as well as her home’s transformation into U.S. territory. I highly recommend this beautiful, and also heart-wrenching, story.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Terri Jo McAllister

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a powerful story of Talks Like Thunder, an Apache girl who overcomes many obstacles throughout her young life. Taken from one tribe to live in another, finally finding her place, only to experience the “white-eyes” and the beginning of the end of the American Indians’ way of life. I recommend the book to anyone that enjoys historical fiction.

Reviewed by Terri Jo McAllister

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Jules Herbert

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have to admit I haven’t read anything like this book in quite a long time but I am so happy I picked this book up! It describes the life of an American Indian during the time of the English settlers. It is so well written that you truly can see all the characters and their surroundings so clearly in your minds eye as you read. The feelings brought forward by the authors talented writing is something you will carry with you for a very long time.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Jennifer Crain

Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood: Novella One)Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Talks Like Thunder is a strong 3 for me- I felt the beginning (where she is taken to live with her grandfather) and ending were both cut short (wanted to find out more), and the next book of the novella is about different characters, so we probably won’t.

I give it a strong 3 because of her strong character traits are exhibited throughout the book, and the Apache customs are interwoven throughout the story in logical ways instead of being a laundry list or forced upon you. I had to look up if Apache girls/woman could be warriors, and was glad to see this part of the novella rings true. I tend to not read summaries until after I read the book, so was surprised and pleased to see this is based on a true story, and one that needs to be told, and although the target age is YA/high school, felt it was worth reading.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Tracy Greenhalgh

<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123846745-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/1679843323l/123846745._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123846745-talks-like-thunder”>Talks Like Thunder</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/5627879716″>4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Not my usual genre to read but the blurb I found called to me. And I am so glad I read it. Emotional, hard at times and extremely sad I found I read it in one sitting as I needed to know what happened.<br /><br />We follow Desert Flower as she is looked after by the tribe after the death of her mother and father, taken back to her Grandfather’s tribe she is renamed Talks like Thunder.<br /><br />This book has been researched and follows the grueling life that Thunder undertakes as she is again removed from her people this time by the white eye. And the settlers then force them to follow their way of life. <br /><br />Thunder loses her tribe, her budding relationship, and her family. But she is a warrior and I cannot wait to read the next book to follow her further on her journey. <br />
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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) Audiobook by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Tracy Greenhalgh

<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123846745-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/1679843323l/123846745._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123846745-talks-like-thunder”>Talks Like Thunder</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/5627879716″>4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Not my usual genre to read but the blurb I found called to me. And I am so glad I read it. Emotional, hard at times and extremely sad I found I read it in one sitting as I needed to know what happened.<br /><br />We follow Desert Flower as she is looked after by the tribe after the death of her mother and father, taken back to her Grandfather’s tribe she is renamed Talks like Thunder.<br /><br />This book has been researched and follows the grueling life that Thunder undertakes as she is again removed from her people this time by the white eye. And the settlers then force them to follow their way of life. <br /><br />Thunder loses her tribe, her budding relationship, and her family. But she is a warrior and I cannot wait to read the next book to follow her further on her journey. <br />
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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Kristin Boutelle

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book stands out among the others. It describes the life of an American Indian during the time when the English settlers came to America. The author does an impeccable job in describing what Talks like Thunder’s emotions and her life prior to the settlers taking over their village. The plot is very easy to follow and understand. The characters are very well thought out and do complement each other.

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Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Ayla Phipps

Talks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella OneTalks Like Thunder: Red With Native Blood: Novella One by Randal Nerhus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Inspirational. This is the first book I have read by this author and while I don’t usually read historical fiction books everything about this book drew me in to give it a read. Primarily told from Desert Flower/ Talks Like Thunder’s perspective we get a few glimpses from her Grandfather Gray Fox.
1871, Desert Flower is only seven years old, her father has long passed and now so has her mother. While he tribe, the White Mountain Apache’s care for her, lack of food and illnesses from the white-eyes (blue coats) has wiped out several leaving her the only child that survived the stomach rot. Enter her grandfather Gray Fox and several of his Chiricahua warriors. Having heard of her mother’s passing he has come to reclaim his granddaughter and take her to his tribe, the Three Hills Chiricahua Apache’s. Very quickly her spirit is strong while she doesn’t want to leave her friends and the family of her tribe, she overhears the fear of starvation if she stays. Riding a horse for the first time she is scared, leaving her people, surrounded by strangers, and going to a place she has never seen or heard of. As part of her assimilation into her grandfather’s tribe she is given a new name, Talks Like Thunder. Finally, she understands and feels her grandfather’s affection for her and in time he calls her daughter as a term of endearment. Mastering many weapons, she is invited to the Warrior’s Society, and she is determined to prove she belongs or at least not go down without a fight. Once she officially becomes a woman, she truly feels that this is her dream tribe, and she belongs.
Can Thunder fulfill her goal of becoming a warrior? Will she get the husband of her dreams Golden Eagle (Sparrow)? With the invaders all around will her tribe be able to survive the battles to come. Learning about our history is only one side of it. This book, while fictionalized, is built upon historical events, and the sadness fills my soul for the loss of so many. The details, world building for the period and growth of the characters leaves you wanting more. Thunder is the female protagonist we all need. She is strong and fierce, and she is a woman that wants a husband and family. Her determination to protect her people and those she loves gives her strength every step of the way. I can’t wait to read more of this series, Falling Star, novella two and see more of this side of history that’s often forgotten.

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