Review: A Long Trail Rolling - Lizzi Tremayne

 

 

Review: A Long Trail Rolling - Lizzi Tremayne - January 2015

Unlike Most Indie books when they come into the writing world , A Long Trail Rolling has won the 2014 RWNZ Pacific Hearts Award and was a finalist in the 2013 Great Beginnings Competition. A Long Trail Rolling was not normally a book I would read as I have never really been a huge fan of the historicals but as I would read through the pages, I discovered that A Long Trail Rolling was more than just your average historical romance novel. It had something for every reader from the Western theme with the main theme being that the character Aleksandra rode the Pony Express in the 1860's , Utah in order to escape her father's killer which brings me to the next theme of Suspense as Alek's dad has been murdered and now in order to survive and not succumb to the same odds as her father has , Alek must ride in order to save her life and not become listed as one of the fallen. What's a good story without a romance entanglement as Alek meets along the way Xavier and with romance comes clashes as Alek and Xavier have their moments where the reader hopes they will kiss and make-up as you want them to realise that they are better off together , not only due to their amazing chemistry but the fact that two heads are better than one when it comes to the odds of survival. The story ends on a cliffie , as we learn that their will be more in the series as it follows and leads eventually to Alek arriving in New Zealand. What I did love about this book was the research that the authoress has put in as her love and knowledge of horses and the early American years has shone through her words and you know that what you are reading has a hint of reality to it which makes it seem even more real for the reader. 

Overall , in parts this book reminded me of the Westerns my Grandad used to lend me and he would read himself - authors like Louis Lamour, as my mum's side of the family grew up in the country and were surrounded by Horses and the Western lifestyle as well as Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prarie which I loved reading and watching on TV when I was a child. 

If you love Westerns, Romance, History and Adventure - not to mention the feel of an Epic Saga novel then A Long Trail Rolling is the read for you.

So What are you waiting for folks, #SaveAHorse by Reading "A Long Trail Rolling".