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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Not my usual type of book. I am not a big fan of westerns and while this isn’t a traditional western, that’s what it seems like. It was slow to get started, and I am still not entirely sure of the point. However it is very well written and interesting once you get into it.
Having re-read the 5th in the series, I realized how little I remembered of the rest, and how much I enjoyed it.
Mal is my captain, Ged is my wizard, Weatherwax is my witch. My robot is Splendid Speckled Mosscap, and my historian is Chih. They are all excellent heroes, and Rose is right up there with them. She's my gunnie.
Mal is my captain, Ged is my wizard, Weatherwax is my witch. My robot is Splendid Speckled Mosscap, and my historian is Chih. They are all excellent heroes, and Rose is right up there with them. She's my gunnie.
Review originally posted at http://smexybooks.com/2018/10/angelas-monday-mornings-4.html
The first book in the newest Charlaine Harris series is an alternate history fantasy set sometime in the early 1900’s. When Franklin Roosevelt was assassinated before being formally sworn in as president a chain reaction started and ultimately the government failed. The Native American tribes reclaimed their land, Canada and Mexico took over parts of the United States and rather than stay in Russia in a hostile environment, Tsar Nicholas moved his family, along with Rasputin and their Grigori mystic protectors, to California where they currently reside and rule.
Lizbeth “Gunnie” Rose is a hired gun and runs with a crew. When her entire crew in killed during a job she must find another way to make a living. Against her better judgement she accepts a job protecting two Russian Grigoris on their way into Mexico searching for someone who Gunnie Rose knows very well. She also knows that they will never find him, because he is already dead.
An Easy Death is an okay start to a new series, but it wasn’t until I was half way in that I started to get into it. While I think Ms. Harris did a good job of introducing the world building and her newest fantasy heroine, the writing is dry and often repetitive. I never really connected to any of the characters so I was never super concerned about their well-being or what would happen next. I like the idea of this world and now that I know what to expect I may pick up the next book in the series. Or I may not, I’m not sure yet.
Final Grade-C-
Since the president died, the world has gone to hell. God help us all.”
The first book in the newest Charlaine Harris series is an alternate history fantasy set sometime in the early 1900’s. When Franklin Roosevelt was assassinated before being formally sworn in as president a chain reaction started and ultimately the government failed. The Native American tribes reclaimed their land, Canada and Mexico took over parts of the United States and rather than stay in Russia in a hostile environment, Tsar Nicholas moved his family, along with Rasputin and their Grigori mystic protectors, to California where they currently reside and rule.
Lizbeth “Gunnie” Rose is a hired gun and runs with a crew. When her entire crew in killed during a job she must find another way to make a living. Against her better judgement she accepts a job protecting two Russian Grigoris on their way into Mexico searching for someone who Gunnie Rose knows very well. She also knows that they will never find him, because he is already dead.
An Easy Death is an okay start to a new series, but it wasn’t until I was half way in that I started to get into it. While I think Ms. Harris did a good job of introducing the world building and her newest fantasy heroine, the writing is dry and often repetitive. I never really connected to any of the characters so I was never super concerned about their well-being or what would happen next. I like the idea of this world and now that I know what to expect I may pick up the next book in the series. Or I may not, I’m not sure yet.
Final Grade-C-
For those that may not know GraphicAudio: A Movie in Your Mind has a dramatized audiobook edition of this story, and I thought the concept was pretty fantastic. I look forward to hearing more in the near future.
Very engrossing almost immediately. Reminiscent of how I got sucked into the Sookie Stackhouse series so easily. Looking forward to reading the second book!
This was a difficult book for me to rate. I kept bouncing between 3 and 4 stars.
Unique and developed world. I've run into spaghetti westerns, but never a wizard western. The world is described in great visual details. It was easy to visualize the roads on the journey and the towns as well as the people.
The characters were nicely done. Lizbeth Rose was a bit of a dry sack, but she did fit the job and scenery. I knew Eli was good looking, but it really was never a focus until a bit towards the end, which was refreshingly nice.
Charlaine Harris is a master at creating believable, fictional worlds, although the story voice was very dry.
An Easy Death is the first book in Charlaine Harris’ new series, Gunnie Rose. I am a fan of Charlaine Harris and was excited for a new series. The timeline of the story relative to US history was intriguing from the beginning, and this book was a great introduction to Western type genre which I typically do not read.
Lizbeth is a gunsliger who is making her way in a male dominant role. Seeing others embrace her talents and maintain support from her parents was a great addition to the story from the beginning and set the tone for additional support and praise throughout the book. I cannot wait to read the new books. She is an amazing female gunslinger collaborating with theirs and magicians providing something different and entertaining to read. I can certainly see why this has been posed as a top fantasy book!
Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2021: A Genre Hybrid Book
Lizbeth is a gunsliger who is making her way in a male dominant role. Seeing others embrace her talents and maintain support from her parents was a great addition to the story from the beginning and set the tone for additional support and praise throughout the book. I cannot wait to read the new books. She is an amazing female gunslinger collaborating with theirs and magicians providing something different and entertaining to read. I can certainly see why this has been posed as a top fantasy book!
Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2021: A Genre Hybrid Book
An Easy Death is the first book in Charlaine Harris’ new series, Gunnie Rose. I am a fan of Charlaine Harris and was excited for a new series. The timeline of the story relative to US history was intriguing from the beginning, and this book was a great introduction to Western type genre which I typically do not read.
Lizbeth is a gunsliger who is making her way in a male dominant role. Seeing others embrace her talents and maintain support from her parents was a great addition to the story from the beginning and set the tone for additional support and praise throughout the book. I cannot wait to read the new books. She is an amazing female gunslinger collaborating with theirs and magicians providing something different and entertaining to read. I can certainly see why this has been posed as a top fantasy book!
Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2021: A Genre Hybrid Book
Lizbeth is a gunsliger who is making her way in a male dominant role. Seeing others embrace her talents and maintain support from her parents was a great addition to the story from the beginning and set the tone for additional support and praise throughout the book. I cannot wait to read the new books. She is an amazing female gunslinger collaborating with theirs and magicians providing something different and entertaining to read. I can certainly see why this has been posed as a top fantasy book!
Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2021: A Genre Hybrid Book
In one word: Surprising
Cannonball Read Bingo: Rec'd
At the last Cannonball Read Zoom, we did the ol' "what are you reading" merry-go-round, and our fearless organizer, MsWas mentioned this book. I read and enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse series and as recommenders go, she's got high marks so I immediately put this one on the reserve list at the library. Firstly, look at this cover? Young lady gunslinger? YES PLEASE. I was excited from page one and this book held my attention and enthusiasm almost all the way through.
Lizbeth, aka, Gunnie Rose, is a hired gun in this alternate reality of America, which fractioned into separate countries after the assassination of FDR. There's a Dixie (I mean, obviously), New America, something west governed by Russia that I don't feel like looking up, and Texoma. She makes her home in Texoma and finds herself hired by a pair of Russian wizards. They are looking for a man and need protection to traverse the rough western terrain. She isn't quite sure what's she's getting into, and knows they are keeping secrets about the purpose of their business, but that's just fine as she has secrets of her own. At just 19 years old, she's lived a lot of life and is a fun heroine to route for. She's a woman of few words but dedicated to her craft and protective of what's hers: a true cowgirl mercenary.
This book was a breath of fresh air to me. It was engaging and hard to put down. I'll be frank, I wasn't expecting much from Harris as I recall the Sookie series becoming a bit wearing as time went on, with the writing being a bit hohum. Harris has been at this for a while and if you'd handed this book to me without telling me the author, I never would have guessed it was one of hers. With the magical elements and murder-for-hire protagonist, I get a bit of a Six of Crows vibe from this book (if one of the main characters had gone on their own sidequest) which I really enjoyed. It's just a 4 for me because there were some plot choices in the back quarter of the book that I didn't love, but I'm still excited to pick up the next in the series.
Also, sidenote, I would absolutely LOVE to see this as a film. I am too old to know any actual 19-year-old actresses but if they fast-tracked the film, at 24 Chloë Grace Moretz would be really fun to see with a pair of pistols at her sides.
Cannonball Read Bingo: Rec'd
At the last Cannonball Read Zoom, we did the ol' "what are you reading" merry-go-round, and our fearless organizer, MsWas mentioned this book. I read and enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse series and as recommenders go, she's got high marks so I immediately put this one on the reserve list at the library. Firstly, look at this cover? Young lady gunslinger? YES PLEASE. I was excited from page one and this book held my attention and enthusiasm almost all the way through.
Lizbeth, aka, Gunnie Rose, is a hired gun in this alternate reality of America, which fractioned into separate countries after the assassination of FDR. There's a Dixie (I mean, obviously), New America, something west governed by Russia that I don't feel like looking up, and Texoma. She makes her home in Texoma and finds herself hired by a pair of Russian wizards. They are looking for a man and need protection to traverse the rough western terrain. She isn't quite sure what's she's getting into, and knows they are keeping secrets about the purpose of their business, but that's just fine as she has secrets of her own. At just 19 years old, she's lived a lot of life and is a fun heroine to route for. She's a woman of few words but dedicated to her craft and protective of what's hers: a true cowgirl mercenary.
This book was a breath of fresh air to me. It was engaging and hard to put down. I'll be frank, I wasn't expecting much from Harris as I recall the Sookie series becoming a bit wearing as time went on, with the writing being a bit hohum. Harris has been at this for a while and if you'd handed this book to me without telling me the author, I never would have guessed it was one of hers. With the magical elements and murder-for-hire protagonist, I get a bit of a Six of Crows vibe from this book (if one of the main characters had gone on their own sidequest) which I really enjoyed. It's just a 4 for me because there were some plot choices in the back quarter of the book that I didn't love, but I'm still excited to pick up the next in the series.
Also, sidenote, I would absolutely LOVE to see this as a film. I am too old to know any actual 19-year-old actresses but if they fast-tracked the film, at 24 Chloë Grace Moretz would be really fun to see with a pair of pistols at her sides.