Review: The Texicans by Nina Vida
The Texicans by Nina Vida (2007)
Historical Fiction, 304 pages
Soho Press, Inc.
Review copy courtesy of the author
Texas is a place that challenges anyone who dares to make a claim on any part of it. This is a story about some who tried.
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, and even though I expect some attention to detail, I don’t expect 100% accuracy. Because fiction is . . . well fiction. Thus, I judge every book I read against the following:
- How engaging is the story and the characters?
- Did they pull me into their world, a world I find interesting?
- Did they entertain me?
- Did they leave me with a sense of knowing them so well, I cared about what happened to them?
- If the plot or setting is derived from an historical event, is the story and the characters who bring it to life, making the difference between it being mediocre or great.
