Book Review: Tracie Peterson's All Things Hidden

You might have read The Icecutter's Daughter last year from Tracie Peterson, or even Chasing the Sun a couple of years before that as I did. It didn't take long to notice that all the stories follow the same outline, even with a co-writer, Kimberley Woodhouse. It's a very light read with characters that aren't going to treat any lines to offend the readers. I guess what is most odd to me though is that a character can be evil enough to murder someone, but he never utters language that would be more offensive than you would hear in a Baptist church on a Sunday morning? He is a drug addict, and he loves whiskey though, so that makes up for it. Because those who drink must be as equate to having the potential for murdering right?

Summary: Gwyn and her father who is a doctor reside in Alaska. Gywn is currently a nurse there. Her mother and her sister abandon them after they discovered that her father's want to live there wasn't passing, and they would rather return to Chicago to be socialites. She still hasn't been able to rid herself of the abandonment she has felt over this. Now a new obstacle is facing her and her father as a new wave of people are moving to Alaska in order to help colonize it. They will be the only medical staff available there, along with a new man moving to the area, Jeremiah. Jeremiah is harboring a lot of secrets though, and even though Gwyn is falling for him she might not able to overlook his past.

Book Review: Tracie Peterson's The Icecutter's Daughter

Tracie Peterson is one of the better writers of the Christian historical fiction genre, but like many other books of a similar nature it's mainly going to appeal to those who already read the genre. It has some good twists, but the characters I just didn't relate to. The writing is good though, and the dialogue flows well between the characters, and they do leave you in suspense regarding where they are from, and why they are there.

Summary: Mirelle lives with her father and brothers, and it's worn off on her to make her a bit of a tomboy. She is now in her twenties though, and she is desiring to make a life of her own, one of which hopefully will include a husband. This could prove difficult though considering her brothers are very over protective. Rurik moves into town though to help out his ailing uncle, and to also get time away from his fiancee, Svea, who he is feeling pressured to marry. Svea is willing to do anything to convince him to marry her though, so when her and her brother, Nils, show up in the small town they make a lot of trouble for him.