Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I love History, and in reading Historical Fiction books I try to cover as much ground as possible. Nothing is too remote for me: WWII Greece, ninth century Ireland, eighteenth century Russia... I pre ordered this book with the desire to learn about a new subject. I don't know much about Scandinavian immigrants to the American West and never heard about the Children's Blizzard. I'm Clearly in the minority here, but I didn't finish this book. I stopped at 20% (P.63) as the reading became a chore. So, why do I review it? A person is entitled to his opinion if he paid 13.99 USD for the pleasure. My issues with the book were: 1. Lack of sequence - The book starts with the description of prairie fires at one point, then jumps to the day of the blizzard as the events progressed with one group of characters then on to another character long before the blizzard. 2. Anti-climax- Describing one of the characters dealing with the blizzard in the first 30 pages of the book was anti climatic for me. In order to put events in perspective there should have been a clear introduction of the characters. There should have been a build up to the main event, which is the blizzard. Instead, with no explanation, the main plot line, has no significance. 3. Too many characters introduced- I felt that the author tried to include as many people as possible in the story and none of them resonated with me. I feel cheated because I wasted 5 days trying to get into the book and not to abandon it (I don't like to "DNF" a book), However, I got no reward and felt the need to share with other potential readers.