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Reviewed by Miche Arendse for Readers' Favorite
Life in a small town can be unforgiving at times especially when you’re a woman, and more so when you’re a woman in a man’s profession. The Unconventional Blacksmith (The Darlings of Deadwood) by Tina Susedik follows Serenity Edleman, a widow who decided to continue running the blacksmith shop that she and her husband had started in the town of Deadwood. When things become a bit too much for her to handle on her own, she decided to hire Bull and his apprentice. Tensions rose as the townsfolk had conservative views on two men living with a widowed woman but Serenity wasn’t one to care for the opinions of others.
The Unconventional Blacksmith (The Darlings of Deadwood) by Tina Susedik is a lovely story with so many layers to it. Serenity’s courage shone through from the start after she loses her husband and yet managed to keep going and continue with their trade. She also took in Bull and Silas despite the whispers and disapproval of the town’s people, which for a woman of that period could not have been easy to endure. Despite all the hardship and mishaps along the way, Serenity always stayed true to herself and in doing so managed to forge strong bonds with the two men who had entered her life. The writing was truly magnificent and Susedik has such a way with words. I found myself drawn into this story and unable to stop reading it once I started. I loved the resilience shown by the characters as well as their ability to push past whatever hardships and heartaches they carried with them. This may not have been the type of book I’d usually pick up but I’m glad I chose to give it a try.
