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3.41 of 5 stars
Freedom gave her the right to live, the chance to love. She escaped from the South to the North, where a boy captured her heart. In 1864, 16-year-... read full description

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Oct 19, 2009
This was probably the shortest Sunfire, clocking in at a mere 170 pages. The subject matter really calls for one of the larger volumes, and while Miner is usually adept at creating a great and thorough story within the shorter length, this wasn't one of them. Usually the heroines have an arc and development, but Corey's character is pretty consistent. She always doubts the ability of Ned, another slave, to judge with common sense and when he fades from the picture, it feels like his whole charac More...
Jan 23, 2009
Needleroozer rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Oh look! A young woman of color gets to have romance in this Sunfire book! I haven't read this one, but I think I will try to track it down via interlibrary loan. I want to read it, especially since it will work for my librarians read challenge.

UPDATE: I was surprised by how short this book was. In my memory, the Sunfire books were really long, three or four hundred pages. Is that just my imagination? This one was only about 170 pages.

All in all, I enjoyed reading this bo More...
Jan 05, 2009
Nascha rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I read this book when I went through my historical romance phase back in junior high school. Very moving story and historically accurate. I enjoyed reading this book although I was torn about the ending.
Jan 23, 2012
Emma rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 07, 2012
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Dec 31, 2011
Jen rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Dec 19, 2011
Desiree rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Dec 01, 2011
Meg rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 27, 2011
Penny rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Nov 12, 2011
Eli rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Jaleh rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Jenn rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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May 25, 2011
Maggie rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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