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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
I wasn’t sure going in that I was going to enjoy this book but I really loved it! Can’t wait for more.
It was a pleasure reading a new world from Harris. Gunnie Rose is a fierce, funny, determined young woman & i loved the alternate history presented. I wanted to hear more about the fall of America & how the land was chunked up.
adventurous
Not much to it, just crossing the desert and avoiding (or not) enemies in small Mexican towns, interspersed by frequent gun/magic battles...rinse and repeat. The dialogue is mostly inside Gunnie Rose's head, and her "interactions" with her client are awkward at best. Kind of surprises me that the author of the Sookie Stackhouse series would write something so amateurish, but then I haven't read the SS series, so maybe it was much the same. Not recommended.
I really enjoyed this new series, can't wait for more!
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
An alternate history fantasy, sounds fun. You might ask how they got to the point where the US has been divided and conquered, I was wondering that too. Well you don't get to know! And a new magic system? Well it changes depending on how the author needs to use it, so you don't really get that information either.
Very surface level writing, boring characters and repetitive plot.
Very surface level writing, boring characters and repetitive plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual content
Out of my genre comfort zone I picked up An Easy Death because of the premise of Russian Wizards. The story does have them as well as an interesting alternative history setting. The world Gunnie Rose lives in is one where FDR was assassinated in the 1930s, so between Canada, Mexico, Russia, and Canada the United States is carved up. Gunnie Rose lives and in Texoma and works as hired protection for those trying to cross the boarders into the new United States. She is a tough woman, already well acquainted with the hardships of life. The cities near her are cruel, depicted by Harris with the violence of rape being very prevalent.
Much of the story feels like it is told in summery by Gunnie Rose, as she travels through many long, long stretches of dessert. I didn't feel much connection to MC Gunnie Rose throughout the story. She killed a lot of people, most of them bad, but after a while they a felt repetitive. Harris's action scenes edged towards shorter than longer, leaving me to know for sure our heroes were never clear of danger for long. The ending was satisfying enough, but clearly left the door open for a sequel. (The series spans 6 books total now.)
2.5 Stars.
Much of the story feels like it is told in summery by Gunnie Rose, as she travels through many long, long stretches of dessert. I didn't feel much connection to MC Gunnie Rose throughout the story. She killed a lot of people, most of them bad, but after a while they a felt repetitive. Harris's action scenes edged towards shorter than longer, leaving me to know for sure our heroes were never clear of danger for long. The ending was satisfying enough, but clearly left the door open for a sequel. (The series spans 6 books total now.)
2.5 Stars.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am giving this book my top rating, which I rarely do.
Gunnie Rose was a likable character...she was true to herself, she had standards, she was strong. I cannot imagine a time when being a young woman would be so accepted and she didn't hesitate. She wasn't "likable" in that I wanted her to be my friend to share books and music with...I want to be like her.
The alternate timeline concept blew me away. I guess I didn't preview the book beyond the author. And what an excellent surprise. It was most thrilling to hear of the Native Americans taking back some of what was theirs.
This book kept me up nights, busy reading until the sun came up.
Gunnie Rose was a likable character...she was true to herself, she had standards, she was strong. I cannot imagine a time when being a young woman would be so accepted and she didn't hesitate. She wasn't "likable" in that I wanted her to be my friend to share books and music with...I want to be like her.
The alternate timeline concept blew me away. I guess I didn't preview the book beyond the author. And what an excellent surprise. It was most thrilling to hear of the Native Americans taking back some of what was theirs.
This book kept me up nights, busy reading until the sun came up.
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night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About: Lizbeth Rose is a gunnie. Means she’s real good at shooting, and can be hired according to this skill. Due to this profession being real dangerous, what with bandits, wild animals, and other things lurking outside the settlements (and sometimes inside of them too), gunnies don’t tend to live long, and so, for a goodbye wish each other an Easy Death. Yet easy death was not what most of her crew got, all slaughtered. Being the only survivor, Liz picks up her guns and sets off to finish her mission, as any good gunnie would do. Better than mourning or going to find herself a new crew to work with anyway.
Yet due to her fine reputation she didn’t need to look for a job. The job found her in a shape of two Russian wizards. They’re on a mission to find blood descendants of no other than Grigori Rasputin in hopes it’d help save Tsar. And while they can cause enough trouble and death on their own, a gunnie would do good to travel more low-key. Soon they learn the dangers are far greater than anyone anticipated. They learned to trust only each other, and even then doubt, watch for signs. Too often familiar faces were worn by unfamiliar evil. For by far not all love Tsar.
Mine: It was an interesting alternative reality piece. I’m not sure about the exact time, even though I could’ve probably had a better understanding of time if only I paid more attention to the cars mentioned. But if wizards don’t live longer than regular people, then the setting should be somewhat after Rasputin has died. Speaking of wizards, that was the best part of the book. It reminded me a little of Dragon Age magic: circle of magi, a sort of college for mages; they get separated from parents for their own good and safety; tattoos for representing and enhancing powers; people seem wary of them, hateful even, even if they are the most dangerous things walking. But the story itself was lacking. Just as any right western movie, while packed in action, with story inching towards the goal in a steady pace, it was very limited to a camera angle.
I’m not yet sure if I’ll read the next books in the series. We’ll see, right now I have no wish, but I do change my mind time and again. This one gets 3 out of 5 from me.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About: Lizbeth Rose is a gunnie. Means she’s real good at shooting, and can be hired according to this skill. Due to this profession being real dangerous, what with bandits, wild animals, and other things lurking outside the settlements (and sometimes inside of them too), gunnies don’t tend to live long, and so, for a goodbye wish each other an Easy Death. Yet easy death was not what most of her crew got, all slaughtered. Being the only survivor, Liz picks up her guns and sets off to finish her mission, as any good gunnie would do. Better than mourning or going to find herself a new crew to work with anyway.
Yet due to her fine reputation she didn’t need to look for a job. The job found her in a shape of two Russian wizards. They’re on a mission to find blood descendants of no other than Grigori Rasputin in hopes it’d help save Tsar. And while they can cause enough trouble and death on their own, a gunnie would do good to travel more low-key. Soon they learn the dangers are far greater than anyone anticipated. They learned to trust only each other, and even then doubt, watch for signs. Too often familiar faces were worn by unfamiliar evil. For by far not all love Tsar.
Mine: It was an interesting alternative reality piece. I’m not sure about the exact time, even though I could’ve probably had a better understanding of time if only I paid more attention to the cars mentioned. But if wizards don’t live longer than regular people, then the setting should be somewhat after Rasputin has died. Speaking of wizards, that was the best part of the book. It reminded me a little of Dragon Age magic: circle of magi, a sort of college for mages; they get separated from parents for their own good and safety; tattoos for representing and enhancing powers; people seem wary of them, hateful even, even if they are the most dangerous things walking. But the story itself was lacking. Just as any right western movie, while packed in action, with story inching towards the goal in a steady pace, it was very limited to a camera angle.
I’m not yet sure if I’ll read the next books in the series. We’ll see, right now I have no wish, but I do change my mind time and again. This one gets 3 out of 5 from me.