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Corey (Sunfire, No 22)

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Corey is a slave in the south during the civil war until she is freed. Corey goes up north to find freedom in Philedelphia, since she has no where else to go because she can't find her family. Corey then meets Penn Wilson, and is foced to choose between him and Ned (he was a slave on the plantation with her. Then he joined the Union army.) who wants her to go out west with him.

Corey is a slave girl in the Civil War South. One day she makes a daring run for freedom. She reaches the North, and helps other freed slaves while searching for her mother. But Corey is in love with two men. One was a slave on the plantation she grew up on. Another is an African-American who was born free. Who will Corey choose?

This was probably the shortest Sunfire, clocking in at a mere 170 pages. The subject matter really calls for one of the larger volumes, and while Miner is usually adept at creating a great and thorough story within the shorter length, this wasn't one of them. Usually the heroines have an arc and development, but Corey's character is pretty consistent. She always doubts the ability of Ned, another slave, to judge with common sense and when he fades from the picture, it feels like his whole character took up valuable time that could have been spent making Corey and her migration to Philadelphia more effective. None of the characters have much depth, which is a shame, given the serious subject of slavery and the responsibilities of emancipation.

I realize that when reading any of the Sunfire Romance books you don't figure on learning a history lesson. However, with a topic as important in our nation's heritage as slavery and the Civil War I would have hoped that more truths would have been involved in this book. Undoubtedly it would not have been a typical light romance like the Sunfire books are, but to belittle the time period by putting these characters in such made up situations ruined the sweet romance that this book attempted to attain.

I collect the Sunfire books and love to re-read them on rainy days. I can honestly say that reading "Corey" once was enough for me and I will stick to reading the other books in the series when I feel like getting cozy next to the fire on those rainy days.

It may have just been the mood I was in while I was reading this book, but I felt it was one of the most boring Sunfires. That is disappointing, because it was a promising premise, and Corey was a strong heroine. However, she could not overcome the book's seemingly plodding pace. Unfortunate that such an exciting concept as a slave with new freedom couldn't have been well-executed.