Mrs. Mike

I've had this book on my shelf for a solid four years and have just now gotten around to reading it! I really enjoyed it, all but the mostly brief and overly-vivid frontier violence (the two pages of an emergency amputation without painkillers is the one that really got to me). The MC, Katherine, is loosely based on a real woman who went to the north to regain her health at her uncle's home and ended up falling hard for the local Mountie. Only problem was how far into the frontier he actually belonged...at the literal edge of human settlement.

The descriptions of the life are quite excellent and vivid (except for the super gritty details of frontier violence, human and animal) and also each side character shines in vivid colors. Katherine remained my favorite throughout.

18+ for the violence and semi-frequent profanities and swears.

Thanks to netgalley for a free reading copy. A positive review was not required.