Rating 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Carrie Ann is a small but sassy Virginian caught in a tough spot during the civil war. Her father has gone off to be a journalist for the war, her mother is touched in the head and her sisters are not behaving like ladies. Not to mention she is living in horrid conditions in an Inn while working there to pay for room and board since their house burned down. After her little sister runs off with a no account peddler, Carrie Ann dresses up as a Union Solider to go and find her.
She had not gotten far when she finds herself caught up in a tree and meets the dashing Colonel Peyton Collier. She travels with his company a bit and helps with the wounded until she is placed at the Colonel's home with his spinster Aunt. A slip of the tongue and Carrie finds herself in a hilarious yet precarious predicament...and falling in love.
This book was an absolute delight to read. It was funny, fast paced and had a touch of romance, too. I don't even know how I ended up buying this one. I think maybe a book reviewer posted that it was free for a short time? Must have been because now it is 10 dollars on Kindle and I almost never spend that kind of money on a book. However it happened, I am sure glad I came across this one. After a string of mediocre books that were hard to even get through, I had begun to lose hope in Christian fiction. A Thousand Shall Fall has restored my hope! While I have a list of "to-reads" I hope to read more from this author in the future!
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