Lone Warrior by Bobbi Smith

Lone Warrior Reviews

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  sophie

  it’s a pretty terrible book actually. however i read it bc i’m a mood reader and for the moment it gave what it needed to give. 😚
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  Vintage Veronica

  Rating: 4.2 / 5
  
  As a lighter historical romance read--"lighter" in this case meaning that it doesn't involve heavy duty stuff like angst, rape, or graphic descriptions of harm or torture--this is really well done. I was attracted first by the cover, which gave me somewhat of an idea of what to expect, and then of course I was attracted by the story itself, which was really fast-paced and therefore easy to get through. The writing overall I'll say was decent, though with the story being so fast-paced and all, this worked both as an advantage and a bit of a disadvantage for the story.
  
  For one thing, it being fast-paced covered a lot of ground, both in plot components and emotional development for the characters. The main advantage to this was that it didn't linger over anything over-long and thus make it annoying; but the downside of that is also that at times it felt rushed and like not enough attention was given to certain things. Kind of clipped writing-wise as we moved from sentence to sentence with little time left for the characters to sort of reflect. So, a mixed bag there overall.
  
  The main reason I'm taking off a star is because of the overuse to clichés in the story. We've got the following:
  
  - first hate/distrust relationship to love
  - male rival who at one point tries to rape the heroine
  - female rival who at one point tries to seduce the hero
  - heroine tries to run away at some point and gets in trouble so the hero can save her
  - stupid misunderstanding between main characters that make them believe that the other one doesn't love them
  - hero/heroine thinking that they're not good enough for one another at that point
  
  So, of these clichés, I don't necessarily mind all of them, but having so many (and probably more that I don't remember or didn't mention) all at once was a bit off-putting, so for that main reason I took off one star.
  
  Otherwise though, this is a sweet, loving read, a bit typical of a Native American romance...
  
  ...in all ways but one.
  
  This is, I think, a bit unique in that the conclusion to the story is not the heroine joining in the hero's Comanche culture--of course because he isn't really Comanche. Now, while that's not the narrative that I prefer, as I find Native American culture beautiful and love when the heroines in these novels embrace it, it was nice to see a narrative that changes things up a bit and still keeps the spirit of Native American culture alive. (I mean, the author didn't go into detail about any of it, but at least she still showed respect to the Comanche and didn't paint them in necessarily a bad way. Or, at least, I didn't think so. This story was so tame and mild compared to other heavier stuff that you really get the sense that there wasn't any harm done.)
  
  All in all, I would recommend it to anyone who really loves this genre. Personally, it's my great weakness in literature, so of course I liked it.
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  Lois Mezo

  Bravery and fear of the unknown.
  
  Taken by Indians protected by a white man raised by Indians.Hate and jealousy in village.The girl wants to escape and go back to white world.A really good book to read.Well written.Will the white be able to join white world again.Their are others characters in book too.See what happens to them very interesting.
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  Jessie Bee

  good read
  
  I liked the way Wind Ryder became Zach Ryder again. Too bad his Comanche mother didn’t love him as much as his adopted father did! Luckily for Marissa, she and Zach were thrown together and she didn’t suffer badly. With his help she was brought home to her uncle.
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  Barb VanderWel

  I love this & I can't wait for more.
  I will be also leaving a review on Goodreads @ Amazon.
  And letting everyone know about it.
  So i gave it a 5 Stars.
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  Abigail Schultz

  Good romance
  
  I like how they try to have decency and care for each other. Good people make good romances. Now a favorite.
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  Allison

  Loved it!
  
  I'm so happy to have found this author! The characters are wonderful, the storyline kept me hooked. I'm off to find another book from her!
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  Lou-Lou Belle

  It was ok. I guess it’s my fault for reading a book which was written so long ago and so differently to what we are used to now.
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  Paula Holderfield

  Awesome
  
  Wonderful book could not put it down it all seems so real can't veto read more books love it .
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  Sheila Schwartz

  New life
  
  It's been years since I have read a romance about a native Americans and a captive woman and I have to say I enjoyed this as much as when I was younger!
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  CANDEN333

  I don’t read a lot of Native American romance books but I did like this one a lot! It was a KU book and I’m glad I picked it. Quick read but maybe because I was engrossed in it! Sweet love story good plot!
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  Patricia McAlexander

  The story is of Marissa, a beautiful young white girl in the American West taken captive by a Comanche Indian tribe. (The novel uses term “Indians”). Marissa is “given” to Wind Ryder, a handsome young warrior who is himself white. He had been captured as a boy by this tribe, adopted by the chief, and has apparently over the years assimilated to the Indian culture, becoming the best warrior in the tribe. At the same time apparently, except for the chief and the love-sick Moon Cloud, the tribe never accepted him, and his brother, the real son of the chief, hates him. (Warning: spoiler follows.)
  
  After first resisting Marissa’s beauty as they share a tipi, Wind Ryder speaks with her in English and comes to love her—and she comes to love him, especially after he rescues from her from his brother’s attempted rape. Finally both Marissa and Wind Ryder escape from the tribe and return to her uncle’s ranch, taking with them a young white boy the tribe had just captured and tortured. Marissa does not know that she and Wind Ryder had been considered married in the tribe, and back at the ranch they marry in a white ceremony and clearly live happily ever after: “The past had been difficult for him, but as [he and Marissa] stepped out into the sunshine, he knew their future would be as bright as this day was—and just as full of love.”
  
  There are some problems with the plot. If Wind Ryder is such a great warrior, are we to believe he hasn’t participated in any of the tribe’s crimes against whites? When he and Marissa return to her uncle’s ranch, why does he have so little trouble adapting to white ways again, dressing in white clothes, getting his hair cut, even dancing with Marissa at a local dance—in short, quickly becoming a handsome WHITE man named Zach Rider? These unbelievable plot elements undercut, for me, the very happy ending. A more realistic story depicting this situation is Conrad Richter’s A Light in the Forest (1953), whose white-boy-turned-Indian protagonist, when returned to his family, ends up torn between the white and Indian cultures, unable now to be a part of either.
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  4rocks

  The Hero was raised by the Comanche from the age of 6. He was take captive when his ranch was raided and his family killed. Heroine was the niece of the richest rancher in the county. She was on the way to live with him when the stage station was raided. Marissa was captive of the Chief, to be given as a gift to Wind Ryder. She believed everyone was killed in the raid, however her companion lived. Wind Ryder took Marissa as his wife in the Comanche way so the tribe would not harm her. A young boy, Joe, was taken in another raid, and was being tortured by the tribe. Wind Ryder agrees to take Marissa, the boy, and an older woman captive back to her Uncle's ranch. That takes up most of the story, with little invested in the return to the ranch. The companion and Uncle get married, Wind Ryder (Zach) and Marissa get married the "white" way, and Joe had family survived the raid. Good book, but ending leaves much to be desired.
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  Greeneyes Belle28

  Okay
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  Kim

  A great sweet romance story. Loved from beginning to end. I will definitely look for more books by this author.
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  Lara

  Another Dollar Store purchase. Many typos.
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  Alice

  Just "okay". Had some really great tense set-ups that were left to just fizzle ...
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  Toni Pulley

  Great book
  
  I read the beginning of this book and remembered that I read it before. E love Bobbi Smith. This book was wonderful.
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  Rose Helg

  Good Book
  
  This was an good, wholesome book. I really enjoy this book. Will read more of Bobbi Smith books. Good book.