Honestly not a bad story but fell a little flat. Just slow paced and hard to stay interested. Support dragged along and while pats were interesting it couldn’t hold attention long.

I received a complimentary copy of Kado: The Lost Treasure of the Kadohadacho from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I enjoyed reading this novel. A very well written historical fiction, it follows a few settlers through both peaceful and dangerous encounters with native tribes of the Louisiana/'Arkansaw' territories presented in a journal format. This really was a unique adventure story, like none I have read before it. With somewhat developed characters and an intriguing plot, it is worth reading. (Side note: Several chapters were written from the point of view of the enemy, however which disrupted the "journal" notion. Though I found the information in those chapters interesting and maybe even necessary, I felt that they were out of place if the entire book premise was that it was the "journal of Tom Murrell". Similarly, the foreword swerved between first and third person, so I skipped over most of it and read only the actual chapters of the book.)

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

A good piece of historical fiction that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The story followed the main character whose family were moving to the frontiers of the American west which in itself was a good story and then it combined some mysticism from a native American background. I would definitely recommend this book.

It is an interesting look at a Native American culture and legacy. How arriving Europeans impacted them over time.

I liked it.

4-4.5 stars.

I really enjoyed this story--I would describe it as a novelization of historical events that occurred in the ancestry of the author. It felt like a cross between Laura Ingalls Wilder and Treasure Island with a pinch of magic/Native American spirits. This story brings to life the history of a little known tribe of Native Americans known as the Caddoo (which I think are called Kado or Kadohadacho in this book). The characters are very interesting and I particularly like the two main characters, Tom (narrator) and Mattie. Even James, who I don't like at the beginning, grows on me so that by the end, I admire some things about him. I think this book would be suitable for older middle schoolers and young adults, but there is a few instances of killing mentioned in the book as an FYI to more sensitive readers.