Faithful

Faithful
By Janet Fox
Speak, 2010. 325 pgs. Young Adult

Maggie Bennet should be spending her summer preparing for her debut into society and snagging a husband. However, her mother has disappeared and is presumed dead, but Maggie's father says he has a lead and drags Maggie to Yellowstone. Maggie is reluctant to go, but almost immediately meets Tom, the son of a geologist working in the park, and is immediately drawn to him, and she soon realizes that while her father wasn't exactly honest about why he brought her to Yellowstone, there is much she can learn about her mother--and herself--while she is there.

Part mystery, part historical fiction, and part romance, this book could appeal to a lot of readers. Unfortunately, I wasn't one of them. I wanted to like this book, but I just didn't make a connection with it. Still, I think other readers, particularly those interested in western setting and a historical romance (and who can overlook the fact that Tom isn't exactly nice sometimes), will enjoy it quite a bit.

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