moonvest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
This is objectively a good book, but it was just more yucky than what I can handle right now. I was promised “lesbian cowboys” but it’s largely about child death and grief. Which is, you know, a trigger for me.
You’d probably like it though.
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Death, Grief, Incest, and Infertility
Minor: Animal death
horizonous's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny and Infertility
Moderate: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abortion, Child death, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Rape, and Death
wizardingwisteria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
The world in combination with the writing style and plot made this such an enjoyable read for me. At first the writing style seemed meandering and slow, but as the story began to pick up I started to appreciate Ada's perspective a lot more. The plot kept me entertained from start to finish. I loved seeing the gang execute their plans in such an organized fashion. It reminded me so much of Red Dead Redemption with the leader of the gang, the Kid, giving me flash backs to Dutch van der Linde at some points
Loved all of the representation in this book, but it could have been improved. The main character is cis and hetero but almost every member of the gang is gay and/or non-binary. There is a moment where one gang member asks Ada if she likes men and Ada considers the fact that she never saw women as an option for her. She basically shrugs and thinks to herself "maybe I like women, idk, haven't tried." Beyond that thought Ada doesn't attempt to explore her own sexuality further. I think that was a missed opportunity
A lot of the characters felt underdeveloped. Even though this book is on the shorter side, I found myself wishing that the author took more time to make the characters, the gang members specifically, more complex instead of giving them a paragraph or two of backstory and then putting them on the shelf. Ada's love interest ended up feeling flat as well which made their relationship more difficult to believe
Despite it's issues, I could see myself re-reading this in the future
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Infertility, Animal death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Pandemic/Epidemic
raemcma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Racism
sbaryluk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Infertility
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Suicide attempt