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3.48 of 5 stars
She's run away to become a part of history, and to fall in love. It will take everything she has to survive the first year at Plymouth Colony. Sto... read full description

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Nov 10, 2009
Angela rated it: 2 of 5 stars
When I was in my early and mid-teens, I collected these books (Sunfire Series) with my mother, so I have the entire collection, which my daughters are fighting over inheriting as I speak. As a series, they are clean, historically educational (most of the time), and light and fun reading.

This specific book, I have just read again, as my 10-year old read it on one of her recent sick days and wanted me to read it too. The writing is not great, as this author is not one of the stronger More...
Oct 19, 2009
Unlike most of the Sunfires, or even some of Schurfranz's titles in particular, there is nothing to recommend "Merrie." Often it's a matter of grasping at straws to find positives in her books, but there's always been something. "Merrie", however, is a loser on many fronts. Schurfranz takes many tropes and cliches from the popular bodice rippers of the time (mid-80s), but because of the YA constrictions here, the story ends up becoming an endless cycle of decisions & misunder More...
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Dec 28, 2008
Needleroozer rated it: 3 of 5 stars
There sure were a lot of books in this series. I am pretty sure that I did not read them all, as there are covers that don't ring a bell at all, while the covers that I do recognize, well, they set off alarms of recognition in my brain.

I guess after a while one wouldn't have to read any more of these, as one would have figured out the formula: young women living in historical times much choose between two young men who want to marry her; romance ensues. That's one of the reasons I do More...
Jul 29, 2008
Edallia rated it: 2 of 5 stars
(See my review of Amanda if you care what I think about the series as a whole.)



Dear Vivian Schurfranz, I don't know if you are still writing romances, but if you are, kindly remove this phrase from your repertoire: "I've never met anyone like you, (fill in the name of heroine here)." Thank you.



In terms of the Great Sunfire Re-Read, this one was not a Re-, and though I had always wanted to read it because the plot sounded interesting, I had already grown wary of our wayward author befo More...
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Jun 20, 2007
Shelley rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I think this might be the poorest written Sunfire and wow, is that saying a lot. At least one sentence per paragraph had to end in an exlamation point, and let's not even discuss how often a chapter would start with, "Seven weeks later, these people who hated these other people now had great respect for each other! But look at THESE people now!" I'm still shaky on the timeline because it jumped ahead so much.

Merrie stowed away on the Mayflower and came over with the Pilgrim More...
Apr 29, 2008
Kristen rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I've loved the Sunfire romances all through my teenage years. Even now they are fun little quick reads that I enjoy. I picked this up at DI for 50 cents...love getting deals on books.
Apr 04, 2011
Celeste rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I read this in Jr High... it liked it thten. I am not sure what I would think of it now.
Sep 04, 2008
Ina rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I loved these when I was a kid.
Jan 23, 2012
Emma rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 22, 2012
Aislynn rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 13, 2012
Cindy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Dec 31, 2011
Jen rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Dec 19, 2011
Desiree rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Dec 02, 2011
Cassidy marked it as to-read
Dec 01, 2011
Meg rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 27, 2011
Penny rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 24, 2011
Sunny rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 13, 2011
Kerry added it
Nov 12, 2011
Eli rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 03, 2011
Victoria marked it as to-read
Oct 28, 2011
Kara marked it as to-read
Oct 02, 2011
Amy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Sep 30, 2011
Sarah marked it as to-read
Sep 22, 2011
Karla marked it as to-read
Sep 10, 2011
Sharon rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 04, 2011
Jenn rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Oct 17, 2011
April rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Aug 21, 2011
Sheralin added it
Aug 17, 2011
Jaleh rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Aug 16, 2011
Nic rated it: 3 of 5 stars