Star of the West is an older romance that takes place on a plantation in Mississippi, on a wagon train and then a ranch in Texas. The story uses several common themes: "accidental" deflowering of the young, heart-stoppingly beautiful, virginal woman (mistaken for a whore) by an older, experienced man, emotional relationship ping-pong and evil villains that go bat sh*t crazy in the end and manage to die without the hero & heroine having to kill them.
I have some minor issues with this book. Parts of this are kind of crazy, with things that aren't that logical- there are characters riding on horseback between Missippi and Texas to rescue the heroine, and I can't help wondering why no one ever uses the telegraph or thinks to get help(or check facts) from the law. There are little loose ends that aren't neatened up.
On the positive side, the relationship between the secondary characters was rather sweet.
3/5 stars ( )