Reviews

Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens

bettielovesbooks's review against another edition

This was an interesting read, I am not very much into westerns but this was original and the main character had a strong personality that I loved!

hopefully_jamie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

counterfetti's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

everything i want from a book! entertaining, well written, with fun characters and a satisfying storyline. not overwrought or aspiring for themes higher than it has time for but still plenty of subtleties and complex character psychology 

riverrose98's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.0

zachnachazel's review against another edition

4.0

Haiku Book Review (August Book Club Pick):

Red leaves her home young.
She doesn’t know who she is,
Amazing first book.

ellisnoel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

beingbrigi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

drlark's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

4.0

A western about a young woman making her way on her own in Dodge City at a brothel with a bunch of her fellow ladies of the night, Lucky Red is a sapphic adventure story with lots of action and heartbreak. The writing is lovely, and the audiobook is great. The pacing of this is oddly slow, however, and doesn't match the synopsis of the book. I definitely felt the author's love for her characters, even as they made predictably bad choices. Also, I kept thinking, how are these women having sex with all these men, and none of them are sick or pregnant? Still, the ending is a banger. I'm definitely interested in what this author does next.

aroth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A fun,tense queer western

abs91jc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• 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

4.5