Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?

Yes!  To be perfectly honest, I did not expect to like this book.  Based on the cover, I even thought it would be a dnf for me.  (Never judge a book by its cover.)  I loved it!  I was hooked from page 1.  Another book that had me so connected to the characters, living the story right along with them, and loving the historical aspects of life for settlers heading west.  By the time I finished, I was exhausted!