Olive the Lionheart

I was totally on board with this book's premise but, almost from the beginning, it was a disappointment. Mostly due to the lame attempts at misdirection in an effort to create excitement in the narrative; the most egregious example being Olive's “disappearance” which was just her being in her tent. I suspect I would have enjoyed Olive MacLeod's book about her trip (which was titled Chiefs and Cities of Central Africa) much more than this awkward modern reimagining that tries to frame Olive as a lovesick puppy searching for her fiancee.

I received a free copy of this book for review from the publisher.