Hope In Cripple Creek

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Hope in Cripple Creek

by Sara R. Turnquist

Synopsis: Tragedy strikes Katherine Matthews and the small town of Cripple Creek, Colorado. An epidemic teams her with an old enemy, Wyatt Sullivan, the town’s doctor. In the midst of desperation and death, Katherine has decisions to make. But she has no idea to what extent they will affect her daily life and livelihood.

The town is turned upside-down when the gold miners go on strike. The owners bring in outside reinforcements, ready to break the resolve of the Western Federation of Miners. Everything in an upheaval, Katherine faces a crisis of faith and hard choices. Will life ever be normal again?

Katherine has returned to the small town she grew up in, still haunted by the tragedy that helped drive her away. From the start, she reconnects with an old friend but will her heart be caught by an old nemesis?

As I was reading this, I kept thinking “I’ve read this before!” but since I’d just purchased the book, that couldn’t be true. Therefore, I can only assume I’ve read a similar storyline at some point. This is when I wish there was a way to rate something with half a star, because I found this to be better than a “This was an OK read” 3 star rating, but not an “I definitely want to reread this” 4 star rating.

If the story had been more about the second storyline, about Katherine’s brother, I think I would have enjoyed it more. As it is, I found myself bored with Katherine’s struggles and more than once I rolled my eyes at certain points in the storyline.

It is a clean read, however, so it does have that in its favor. I was fond of the reverend, and sorry his suit did not win out in the end. Katherine’s parents were sweet in an almost too good to be true way.

I would recommend this to readers looking for a lazy afternoon read.