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indecisivesailorscout's review against another edition
4.0
What a sweet slow burn of a story. I loved it. <3 I'll have to think of more words to write later, but it was very cute and even made me tear up a few times. Definitely a fave.
pantsreads's review against another edition
4.0
What a great story. Loved reading about Sammy and Andy's treks—both the physical and mental ones they went on.
bookmarvel's review against another edition
4.0
Ok the only word I can think of to describe this book is wild. It’s so wild. I don’t even know what was going on most of the time.
It was told really nicely though, and I really liked it a lot. The characters were really cool, and I liked how each of them talked slightly different to show their backgrounds and stuff.
It was told really nicely though, and I really liked it a lot. The characters were really cool, and I liked how each of them talked slightly different to show their backgrounds and stuff.
aria_ac's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-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? It's complicated
4.25
hastings91's review against another edition
3.0
This book was solid on it's own but pretty underwhelming when compared to Outrun the Moon which was amazing. I did like the writing style (I think that's going to be consist with all Stacey Lee books) and that it had ownvoices Chinese representation but those were both in OtM as well. The main character Sammy (who's name I didn't realize until the last chapter if that tells you how invested I was) lacked personality which again, especially compared to Mercy in her other book.
I did like that the focus was more on Samantha and Annemae's friendship than the romance. Annemae was by far my favorite character in the book which influenced that. Overall this book was descent and I would recommend it if your looking for something with really pretty writing and some good rep, but not for a really engaging plot.
brandypainter's review against another edition
4.0
Incredibly well done historical fiction with a diverse cast of characters and a realistic resolution to the girls pretending to be boys. I thought it could have been a little shorter and tighter plot-wise, but overall a good recommended read.
hamckeon's review against another edition
3.0
I give this book a 3.5. I was more drawn into the story later on in the book. Although the ending was satisfying, I am not sure it was wholly believable.
kelburke's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
dude_watchin_with_the_brontes's review against another edition
3.0
I read this in one day, so I guess that says something pretty good about it. The story was interesting, with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting.
I'm not sure how I feel about the way sexual orientation is dealt with. I feel like a lot of questions are brought up and then never addressed.
The way Peety is written just annoyed me so much, though. He keeps throwing in Spanish words the exact opposite way that anyone unevenly bilingual does, throwing in Spanish cognates for words he was unlikely not to know in English. I have never once in my life said something like "Tengo a problem muy grave, man," so it was hard to believe that Peety would say something like "We have a serious problema, Hombre". (Except he didn't even say "problema," he said "uno problemo," which is two mistakes in one, and I just felt like it would have been really easy to fix. You don't even need a native speaker of Spanish, even the internet could have helped with that.) It was less like a Spanish-dominant English speaker among monolingual English-speakers, and more like my first year students throwing in whatever Spanish they have. (Which is great for them! I love when they Spanish words into their conversation! But it's a completely different linguistic situation and it made no sense with Peety. Which - why was he even named Peety? Could his friends not pronounce "Pedro"? They called him a vaquero, so they should be able to pronounce a super common name.)(End of rant)
I'm not sure how I feel about the way sexual orientation is dealt with. I feel like a lot of questions are brought up and then never addressed.
The way Peety is written just annoyed me so much, though. He keeps throwing in Spanish words the exact opposite way that anyone unevenly bilingual does, throwing in Spanish cognates for words he was unlikely not to know in English. I have never once in my life said something like "Tengo a problem muy grave, man," so it was hard to believe that Peety would say something like "We have a serious problema, Hombre". (Except he didn't even say "problema," he said "uno problemo," which is two mistakes in one, and I just felt like it would have been really easy to fix. You don't even need a native speaker of Spanish, even the internet could have helped with that.) It was less like a Spanish-dominant English speaker among monolingual English-speakers, and more like my first year students throwing in whatever Spanish they have. (Which is great for them! I love when they Spanish words into their conversation! But it's a completely different linguistic situation and it made no sense with Peety. Which - why was he even named Peety? Could his friends not pronounce "Pedro"? They called him a vaquero, so they should be able to pronounce a super common name.)(End of rant)
bookgirl4ever's review against another edition
4.0
St. Joe, Missouri is the jumping off point for pioneers and Argonauts heading west. Musical prodigy Sammy is upset that her father moved her from New York to this smaller, less accepting town. She is even more upset that her father wants to move to California with his friend Trask after he earns the funds to do so. Then her father's general store burns with him in it. Alone with no one else to trust, she accepts the invitation of the store's landlord to stay in his "hotel". She soon learns his has unworthy motives and as he tries to rape her, she kills him. Sammy and slave Annamae escape the hotel and decide to travel west as boys. Sammy intends to find her father's friend Trask; Annamae intends to jump on the Underground Railroad and find her older brother. The girls meet up with a trio of young cowboys also headed West and meet with great adventure, trial, and love.
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