I've finished all 4 books in this series. I must say I started out strong loving the Civil War info the glimpse into America's past full of details I never imagined. The first book ended with no sense of conclusion in any way shape or form leading us into the second and third and forth. It is really on BIG LONG story. Not 4 seperate books with their own rise & climax. but there is plenty happening and many stories to follow.
I really enjoyed the first and second books, but the third I was a bit weary of the same ol stuff. Half way through the 4th book the war ends and Lincoln is assasinated. Somehow we still have hundreds of pages left. This is to wrap up the lives of the characters in a perfect little bow. I found this last half almost agonizingly boring. (possibly because I was looking forward to reading the Hunger Games again).
The LDS aspect that has been plesently discreet is now a major part of the plot, not that I am against this but it seems to disrupt the flow of the story. Whole other characters are introduced in this second half that I just don't care about and also feel they are simply padding to get to the end.
I know this now sounds like a bad review, but I assure you the story is pretty exciting and fascinated me with the Civil War facts and stories. I would recomend them to anyone who enjoys historical fiction. But If I ever by chance choose to read them again I'll probably quit after Lincoln's assassination. :)
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