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3.0
Adult, historical fiction . Denver, the seedy side, in the late 19th century. We follow an unfortunate, loosely tied, no-love-lost family with even looser morals, through their struggles to improve their aforementioned fortune.
First, this is a beautifully designed and well bound book. Note to self: Stop judging books totally by their covers.
I bought it from a YA bookseller, whom I can’t fault for not knowing it is a dark, adult book, because they can’t possibly check every book they offer. As a result, I expected it to be YA, and was quite disappointed.
It’s very well written, however I considered DNFing it several times, because it was pretty depressing, but cared enough about the characters to see if anyone had a happy ending. I won’t spoil it for you.
First, this is a beautifully designed and well bound book. Note to self: Stop judging books totally by their covers.
I bought it from a YA bookseller, whom I can’t fault for not knowing it is a dark, adult book, because they can’t possibly check every book they offer. As a result, I expected it to be YA, and was quite disappointed.
It’s very well written, however I considered DNFing it several times, because it was pretty depressing, but cared enough about the characters to see if anyone had a happy ending. I won’t spoil it for you.
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