The Creole Princess

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Beth, the author, is a music teacher by-day and I think that lends itself over into her writing as it amusingly poetical at times with a fine rhythm. As a genealogist, I've found that the American Revolutionary War is my favorite war-time to research and study. Creative Madness Mama Creole PrincessAlso separately I'm a bit fond of the Creole sector of Louisiana as my daddy was born there and some ancestors lived there as well. So adding these things together to create a novel intrigues me from the start. Coming into read The Creole Princess after having enjoyed The Pelican Bride last year from new-to-me author Beth White was with an eager emotion.

As a reader if you're looking for some 1776 history with a bit of spunk then you've definitely found yourself a title to add to your to-be-read pile.

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4.5 stars.
I loved this next installment in the Gulf Coast series. Lyse is such an unusual heroine! Her mixed heritage-French, Indian, and black-gives her a toe in many cultures, yet a solid foothold in none. Her shiftless, drunken father cannot provide for his family, yet is too proud to ask for help, so the ragamuffin group grows up as best they might. Just as she begins to enter womanhood, she hears rumblings of those foolish colonists who think they can throw off King George and rule themselves. As war approaches, what side can be trusted?

Rafa is a definite mixed bag. Debonair and smooth-spoken, he couldn't care less about the heritage of the spirited girl he encounters while visiting Mobile. Lyse can't figure him out; does he not care simply because he is toying with her? Or is he sincere, and a man to be trusted?

On the side is the story of Daisy and Simon, of Scarlet and Cain, and of Antoine and Justine. I felt like I grew to know all of them pretty well except for Justine, and that disappointed me. I'd have much preferred to have a short epilogue that dealt with those left behind in burning Mobile. That was my only gripe; I'd have liked to have seen a glimpse of the fulfillment of everything that had been the goal throughout the book, and I didn't get the whole picture I wanted. It was still a good ending, though I think it bumped my rating down!