Growing up isolated in the mountains of Colorado with her two sisters, Josephine Nordegren has been fascinated by but has shied away from the outside world--one she's been raised to believe killed her parents. When Dave Warden, a rancher, shows up to their secret home with his wounded father, will Josephine and her sisters risk stepping into the world to help or remain separated but safe on Hope Mountain?This was a fun concept for a story, with the girls growing up in such deep isolation. It was certainly entertaining that the girls grew up with some extremely skewed ideas, particularly their belief that a Danish copy of (presumably) Aesop's fables comprised the second book of the bible. But on the other hand, it was also a little more serious than I was anticipating, with how the curiosity and hunger for more human interaction in Jo warred with the fear of people in her older sister and caused genuine strife. They're a bit messed up, between the isolation and the fears their grandmother imputed on them.
The story ended rather abruptly--I wasn't expecting it to just be done (granted, I was reading on a kindle where it's much easier to lose track of how much is left than in a physical copy). But I guess I was expecting a bit more out of the climax too, which didn't help matters. There's definitely a lot that wasn't resolved, so I'm guessing that Mitch and Ilsa will be taking up the mantle in the next book. I'm really looking forward to seeing who will be capable of pulling Ursula from her hermitage.
Thank you Bethany House and NetGalley for the complimentary e-book. I was not required to write a positive review, and all opinions are my own.
Brides of Hope Mountain
1. Aiming for Love
2. Woman of Sunlight
3. Her Secret Song
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