Official Review: Little Sparrow, A Kiowa in Love
Posted: 26 Jun 2015, 09:31
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Little Sparrow, A Kiowa in Love" by RA Winter.]
2 out of 4 stars
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Little Sparrow: A Kiowa in Love, A Romantic Comedy with a Bold Native American Twist by RA Winter, is a romance novel with Native American elements added. It is the first book in the series, and follows Karen as she struggles to realize her dreams and finds her way back to her roots and the man she loves.
Karen left home a long time ago, leaving her friends and family behind her along with painful memories of her father whom has passed away several years ago. The thought of returning home is too painful, but when her mother insists she use her 3 week vacation to come home for Thanksgiving she has no choice. On every flight she is on, she happens to be in the seat beside a handsome man, Richard. Unable to be picked up at the airport by their respective relatives, they share a room and end up falling into each other’s arms with passion. As they decide to drive out to the neighboring towns together, they discover Richard is the ex-son-in-law of her mother’s boyfriend. Over the next few weeks they celebrate Thanksgiving and begin renovating her mother’s house in order to be sold. This is especially difficult for Karen as she begins to remember everything she loved about the house and community. Things her father and she decided together for a winery/vineyard; these memories cause her to run from not only her fears, but also Richard. After several weeks and a lot of thinking she returns home to where she belongs.
RA Winter weaves a beautiful tale of romance and sorrow. It was refreshing to read a romance novel that did not have a massive amount of sex scenes; her novel focused on the relationship building aspect of romance. It doesn’t focus solely on the relationship of Richard and Karen, but also their relationships with the people around them, and Richard gaining the trust and respect of her family. It displays hardship and sorrows one may experience throughout life. Readers share the sorrows, laughter, and excitement of all the characters. Winter creates a cast of characters that are wonderfully flawed, and readers have the opportunity to watch the development of the character to overcome such flaws.
The usage of the Native American traditions added an element of culture and education to this novel. The scene where Mike talks about the first Thanksgiving, but from the Native American viewpoint was beyond beautiful, as well as the descriptions of the clothing each person wore to dinner. It was a beautiful visual which captures your attention and desire to learn more. Winter also adds bits of the Kiowa language when Grandfather is introduced. Doing this she brings to life the pride and respect each character has for their culture.
Winter portrays the relationship built between a potential spouse and the family in how Richard responds to a culture he is unfamiliar with and how Karen’s family and friends respond to him. There are plenty of issues plaguing both Richard and Karen. Throughout the novel they receive support not only from each other, but from the community. It gives the true sense of family and an unbreakable bond, even if someone isn’t blood related.
I loved reading this book, but am giving it a rating of 2 out of 4, the reason being while the story was well executed, there were numerous typos, missing words, missing sentences, and even missing pages to the point of distraction.
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2 out of 4 stars
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Little Sparrow: A Kiowa in Love, A Romantic Comedy with a Bold Native American Twist by RA Winter, is a romance novel with Native American elements added. It is the first book in the series, and follows Karen as she struggles to realize her dreams and finds her way back to her roots and the man she loves.
Karen left home a long time ago, leaving her friends and family behind her along with painful memories of her father whom has passed away several years ago. The thought of returning home is too painful, but when her mother insists she use her 3 week vacation to come home for Thanksgiving she has no choice. On every flight she is on, she happens to be in the seat beside a handsome man, Richard. Unable to be picked up at the airport by their respective relatives, they share a room and end up falling into each other’s arms with passion. As they decide to drive out to the neighboring towns together, they discover Richard is the ex-son-in-law of her mother’s boyfriend. Over the next few weeks they celebrate Thanksgiving and begin renovating her mother’s house in order to be sold. This is especially difficult for Karen as she begins to remember everything she loved about the house and community. Things her father and she decided together for a winery/vineyard; these memories cause her to run from not only her fears, but also Richard. After several weeks and a lot of thinking she returns home to where she belongs.
RA Winter weaves a beautiful tale of romance and sorrow. It was refreshing to read a romance novel that did not have a massive amount of sex scenes; her novel focused on the relationship building aspect of romance. It doesn’t focus solely on the relationship of Richard and Karen, but also their relationships with the people around them, and Richard gaining the trust and respect of her family. It displays hardship and sorrows one may experience throughout life. Readers share the sorrows, laughter, and excitement of all the characters. Winter creates a cast of characters that are wonderfully flawed, and readers have the opportunity to watch the development of the character to overcome such flaws.
The usage of the Native American traditions added an element of culture and education to this novel. The scene where Mike talks about the first Thanksgiving, but from the Native American viewpoint was beyond beautiful, as well as the descriptions of the clothing each person wore to dinner. It was a beautiful visual which captures your attention and desire to learn more. Winter also adds bits of the Kiowa language when Grandfather is introduced. Doing this she brings to life the pride and respect each character has for their culture.
Winter portrays the relationship built between a potential spouse and the family in how Richard responds to a culture he is unfamiliar with and how Karen’s family and friends respond to him. There are plenty of issues plaguing both Richard and Karen. Throughout the novel they receive support not only from each other, but from the community. It gives the true sense of family and an unbreakable bond, even if someone isn’t blood related.
I loved reading this book, but am giving it a rating of 2 out of 4, the reason being while the story was well executed, there were numerous typos, missing words, missing sentences, and even missing pages to the point of distraction.
******
Little Sparrow, A Kiowa in Love
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