This is an action packed book that begins in Ireland in the early to mid-1800's. The story continues in America where there are dangerous men around every bend of the road.
First and foremost this is a great book about family. Everyone can relate to the fact that family is important and most will do anything in their power to protect their family. I found this book to be a great read.
Honestly, at first I wasn't sure I'd like it, but I quickly fell in love with the story of the Mountain family. There is a lot of pain and heartache, as well as many times of joy and happiness. There is also a lot of history. I could barely set this book down for a few minutes without picking it right back up again because I could not get enough of the story. It was very well written with a great storyline.
Overall, it was a great read. I can't wait to read more from such a wonderful author.
By Mommy2828 on August 24, 2015
The first half of this novel definitely reminded me of Braveheart, just set in a more modern society in the early nineteenth century. There is still the strife between the English landlords and the Irish families who live and work the land and they are brutal, the English that is.
William is pushed into a small war in his town with the wealthy English overlord after one event of defense leads to an avalanche of of fighting, retaliation, murder and vengeance. But William is armed! And lethal. Throw in some good hearty romance and a damsel in distress, and this made for incredible historical fiction! Awesome read!
"William" is the action packed sequel of "The Saga of the Brothers Mountain." The fictional tale begins in 1844 as it follows the Mountain family and their journey through the untamed Territory of Wisconsin and into the newly formed State of Minnesota.
The family, originally from the small farming village of Killeagh, in County Cork Ireland, is forced to go into hiding in order to escape the wrath of English landlord Charles Webb. Webb sent mercenaries to America to find and kill the Mountain family as retribution for destroying his compound back in Ireland. In an unexpected turn of events, the Mountain family survived the attack and killed the mercenaries.
With the fear of continual reprisal from Webb, the family moved and secretly settled in the newly formed town of Hudson, in Wisconsin Territory. The Mountain family quickly learned that lawlessness was a prevalent way of life in their new country, America. Instead of finding a peaceful existence, they found nothing but turmoil and potential death.
I liked the beginning of this book because with many sequels you do not get a recap from the previous book. I picked this book up as soon as finished book 1 so I had everything fresh in my mind, but the recap was a nice introduction. It gave a little of the back story and would help people who had not read book 1 know what is happening in this second book. So great beginning.
This book starts chapter 1 right where book 1 left off. So it was easy to jump right in and get back into the story of the Mountain family. Like book 1 this was a book about family.
I have to say that I love William. He seems to be a great man and one who is never scared. He fights for his family and along the way he picks up many strays, mostly lonely people, and he never thinks twice about caring for them. He has a huge heart and he is one character that is easy to love.
I think this book was better than the first. It was a little sadder with a lot more painful encounters but it just let you see more and more of the greatness that surrounded the Mountain clan.