Beneath the Bending Skies by Jane Kirkpatrick is about a woman, Mollie Sheehan, who wants to obey her father’s wishes even though it means having one heartbreak after another. In 1860s Montana, Mollie has spent her entire life following and listening to what her father wants. She tries to be a dutiful daughter even if this goes against her heart.
Mollie finds herself attracted to Peter Ronan, her father’s friend. Their young romance blooms and Mollie hopes that they can spend their future together. However, her hopes are dashed when Mollie’s father disapproves of the match and feels that Peter betrayed him by courting his daughter. Her daughter moves the entire family to California to discourage the match and to help Mollie move on from Peter. Mollie tries to move on but she still feels attracted to Peter and she fears that she can no longer follow her father’s desires while ignoring her own.
I found this book to be dull. There would be page after page where nothing would happen. It feels like I am reading a textbook or a daily journal of boring life events. There was nothing that held my interest and the story was filled with tedious details. The author introduced a lot of characters that didn’t have an impact on the story, and it was confusing to keep track of them all. I found the whole Honor Thy Father storyline to be a bit creepy and unsettling. I wasn’t a fan of the book, I don’t think I would go out of my way to read more books by the author.
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