A sweeping tale of love, legacy, and wilderness set between the present day and 1866 in the dramatic landscape of modern-day and territorial Montana.
While on a trip to Montana with her mom, British teen Hope meets local boy Cal Crow, a ranch hand. Caught in a freak accident, Hope and Cal take shelter in a cabin, where Hope makes a strange discovery in an abandoned diary. More than a hundred years earlier, another British girl — Emily — met a similar fate. Her rescuer, a horse trader named Nate. In this wild place, both girls learn what it means to survive and to fall in love, neither knowing that their fates are intimately entwined.
Historical fiction has always been one of my favorite genres and it’s one that I feel does not get enough love. I picked up Crow Moutain because it had been so long since I’d read anything historical fiction and this one seemed really unique. I was definitely right about that.
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Overall, Crow Mountain had things that could have been improved upon but was still an enjoyable read. I loved that Lucy Inglis based a lot of it off of true events. I’ll have to see what else she has written and look for more historical fiction from her in the future.
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What others are saying about Crow Mountain:
The Review Diaries’ review: “A surprising read that really crept up on me when I least expected it with a beautiful love story woven through its pages.”
Daisy Chain Book Reviews’ review: “Crow Mountain is far from perfect, but it has drama, a wonderfully unusual setting, and a great story for fans who loved True Grit and The Next Together.”