Roanoke: The Lost Colony (Keepers of the Ring) Paperback – September 20, 2013

this book proved fascinating to me. I am enamored of history and this book thoroughly engaged me. the only irritation was Thomas Colman... he was a pompous ass! I am certain that there must have been zealous men such as he was, but I am also certain I would not have done well with him. hellfire and brimstone were their means of "controlling" the people, but I much prefer God's Love & Mercies. this book is well-written, a loving testament to the brave and courageous peoples who dared to encounter a world unknown to them. never once did I feel the book waiver from telling the story of the hardships, trials, joys and faith of these pioneers. characterization's were fully fleshed out... there was never a feel that the author was padding the book with words to fill the pages... it is an engrossing story, wonderfully told, of bravery the likes of which our generations will never encounter, nor even fully comprehend. and now I am going to read "Jamestown", written by the same author and am looking forward to another great reading experience.

I got this book because I know there are several theories about the missing colony of Roanoke, and because I like history. This book is interesting from a historical point of view, but just so depressing. Of course I knew there would not be a happy-ever-after for these colonists and that life would be hard, but it seemed like there was so little joy in life for them. The book is long, the author really fleshed out a story that had little eye witness account information about it, other than the first few months in the colony. At times I got tired with the length of the book and the sadness of the story, but kept reading it because I wanted to find out how the author would explain the missing colony. She made her theory very plausible, and left 3 survivors to continue on to the next book in the series. I gained some insight into the Puritan religious thoughts and how those beliefs affected nearly every aspect of their life in this new world. Angela Hunt is a great storyteller and writer, and I enjoyed some of her other books much more than this one. But really it is not her fault that the subject matter was so sad. She was bold to tackle this story!

Amazing read. The characters pulled me in and kept me reading. I dont nmalky read this type of book, but I really was drawn in.

Unlike those who didn't like this because they don't like Christian books (I do) or what they believe to be historical inaccuracies (I'm not that big of a history buff, if it's not really obvious), I didn't like this book because I didn't enjoy reading the story.I thought the quality of writing was pretty good, but I agree with those who think this book is entirely too depressing. The main character (Jocelyn) loses her mother, then her beloved father, then she's kidnapped onto a ship (with her father's blessing, by those who love her) to start a new life in the colonies. A marriage is arranged (at her now-late father's request) with a man who "loves God." This man seems to be a great guy while they're on the ship. He displays a love of God and a tenderness and affection for Jocelyn.When they get off the ship, he puts out effort to make a comfortable home for her, and they spend a belated wedding night and morning. Someone sees them being affectionate and scolds him for a lack of self-control, and that's pretty much the end of the love story for 20 YEARS!Here's the spoiler, and the reason you may not want to read this book: He FINALLY gets it that he is MEANT to love his wife (commanded by God, actually, but that is apparently the ONE commandment he neglected to read) AFTER 20 YEARS and just a few weeks before they are (the books leads us to believe) savagely killed by natives whose practice is to brutally torture survivors to death. (Oh, wait, I forgot to tell you, their daughter, born from their one night of love, was raped by one of these savages, and the guy who loved her tried to rescue her, so they poked out his eyes and poked burning hot coals into the holes where his eyes should have been. He survived this but died the next morning. Depressing enough for you yet?)I do NOT recommend this book. I'm sorry I wasted my time on it. I might have enjoyed it even with the depressing ending if the rest of it had been positive and uplifting, but it was not. I'm not sure if I might rely on others' positive reviews enough to read more of this author's work. (It sure didn't help me here.) I think an author should offer SOMETHING positive in his/her books, and this one did not.

Roanoke: The Lost Colony was an enjoyable tale of early colonization. Although the truth behind what really happened to the settlement isn’t known, I found this imagining to be very interesting and from my perspective a believable account of what could have happened. I look forward to reading more from this series and would recommend this book to those who enjoy reading historical fiction.

Having first heard of Roanoke during study about early colonists a few years ago I read a non-fiction book about Roanoke last year. This story by Angela Hunt makes the most of the facts available to spin a damn (sorry Thomas!) good story. It was interesting to see John White's letters, sketches and writings woven into a totally believable tale of the lives of the brave people who sailed to a new life. I look forward to reading more of Angela Hunt's work.

Good story, well plotted with a believable heroine and close to historical facts, particularly from the England side. Who knows what really happened in Roanoke, but this is a reasonable conjecture. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is interested in history.

Took a little while to get into this book, but once I did, I really enjoyed it. Found it interesting - with pain, tragedy, love and joy on life's journey.. I loved the deep Christian faith of Jocelyn, despite all the pain and problems that came to her in life.

I have read may 'free' books on my kindle. This one is rare in that it makes me want to pay to read more by the author