387 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735220447
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 21 August 2018
Description
From a blazing new voice in fiction, a gritty and lyrical American epic about a young woman who disguises herself as a boy and heads west In the spring of 1885, seventeen-year-old Jessilyn Harney finds herself orphaned and alone on her family's ho...
Community Reviews Summary of 698 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 40%
tense 40%
dark 37%
reflective 24%
challenging 14%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 37% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Death, Gun violenceModerate
Addiction, Body shaming, BullyingMinor
Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
387 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735220447
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 21 August 2018
Description
From a blazing new voice in fiction, a gritty and lyrical American epic about a young woman who disguises herself as a boy and heads west In the spring of 1885, seventeen-year-old Jessilyn Harney finds herself orphaned and alone on her family's ho...
Community Reviews Summary of 698 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 40%
tense 40%
dark 37%
reflective 24%
challenging 14%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 37% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Death, Gun violenceModerate
Addiction, Body shaming, BullyingMinor
Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment