Review: Cate of the Lost Colony

Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa M. Klein

Summary (from Goodreads): The greatest unsolved mystery of American history – what happened to all the colonists who landed on Roanoke Island in 1587? This novel traces the fortunes and misfortunes of one Cate Archer, banished to Virginia by a jealous Queen Elizabeth because of her dalliance with Sir Walter Ralegh. What will be her fate in this dangerous New World?

My Thoughts: The lost colony of Roanoke was something that I always found quite interesting when studying history. What happened to those people? Where did they go? Cate of the Lost Colony provides an intriguing – and quite plausible – explanation: The people were absorbed into the Native American tribes nearby. I know that’s not something that ever would have crossed my mind before reading this book, but I’m sure historians and/or scholars have considered this possible outcome. I loved that this story presented this theory, because it was new to me and it makes sense.

Why only three stars? Well, I didn’t really like some of the characters, and felt that the details were a bit off. My main problem was with Cate. She started out OK, but by the end of the book she got on my nerves. Not necessarily because there was anything wrong with her, except that she was not a personality I could see thriving in that time period. Plus, she did not sound/feel like a teenager – or even in her early 20s. Her wisdom and thoughts in many situations were those I would expect of someone at least 10 years her senior. Her character just didn’t seem to fit with the story.

If you like historical fiction – especially Colonial American – then this is worth a read. It provides a fascinating, and believable, explanation for what possibly could have happened to the colonists who settled in at Roanoke. That alone made me glad I read it.

My Rating: 3 of 5 stars

Source: Received through Around The World Tours for review.

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