Title: Savage Wounds
Author: Sam Knupp
Genre: Historical fiction; alternate history
Year Published: August 29, 2022
Date Started: September 19, 2022
Date finished: September 21, 2022
This story takes place during the American Civil War in an alternate history. The war and characters are the same but there are new characters with new names. The story follows a colonel named Goliath Entwistle as well as a man named Optimist/Optimus.
This was a very interesting read. I’ve read alternate historical fictions before and have always liked them. This one is up there with my favorites. I enjoyed the flow of the story and just how savage the characters were. It’s a pretty sad read just revisiting that period of history but made even sadder by this new storyline. The author puts the reader right into the story so it feels as though you’re not just watching from afar, but you are right there with the characters and could literally walk over and stop an incident.
Overall, I enjoyed this story. The writing pulls you in. It’s fast-paced but with a lot of important information. I loved the quotes in the chapter openings and the “wisdom says” at the end of the chapters. The characters were well developed with depth and really made you feel for them and/or detest them. Since the story took place during the Civil War, specifically during the Battle of Gettysburg, the world building was already set for the period. However, the author created his own version of the specific scenes to his story which made it pretty amazing.
Who should read this book: I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who has a love for historical fiction with an alternative timeline. You won’t be disappointed.
From My Corner of the Universe 
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