Disclosure: I received a copy of this book to review. The opinions shared here are 100% mine.

 
A friend of mine recently gave me the book One Thousand White Women to read. Historical fiction is my favorite but I often skip the pioneer era for some reason. When I found that I really liked the book, I was excited to read Whispers in the Wind which had been sitting on my shelf for a few weeks. The cover of the book just didn’t appeal to me, I guess, but when I started reading I couldn’t stop.  Since I hadn’t read the first book in this series I felt a little lost in a few parts but overall it was a good book.  It was clear that many of the characters and situations had been thoroughly exhausted in the first book, so this one felt a little bit like an afterthought.   The romance factor was strong in this book.  Poor Cassie has all kinds of issues to deal with and then to add love issues on top of it seemed like overkill.   Life in the Wild West was hard enough for women and this book certainly showcases some of those hardships.  I would hope to see some of these problems resolved in future books in the series.