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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
I wish there had been more world-building and character depth. I struggled to connect with anyone, and felt like so many threads just weren’t tied in or explored to satisfaction. Novellas are tough - such a short format needs a strong sense of purpose and immersion, and maybe that could have developed enough for me in a longer format. I struggle to connect with Westerns in general, and this just didn’t hit what I was hoping it could deliver.
adventurous
hopeful
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:
Complicated
adventurous
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I have a soft spot for the sapphic western genre. I don’t what it is? Perhaps the horses and the open skies that I have only seen in Kevin Costner westerns. The idea of femaleness in a rough and what was mostly patriarchal world. TV has taught me women in westerns were brothel workers or shot gun wielding wives with tons of children. But this book broke that stereotype this book was about women who are librarians sneaking antifacist materials across the prairie in a society that has collapsed and turned its back on modernity and returned to wilder days. In a time when the trump facist regime is attacking education and reversing protections this book hits which was interesting because it was published between 2016-2019. IDK?
The idea that we need to go back to better times with a conservative values type Christian facism with a population that has less access to education is what the librarians are fighting against. It’s high western fantasy with antifacism message at its core and it’s short like just over 100 pages with a cute little side queer romance. It reminds me of those midday b fantasy television shows like lost girl or Wynonna Earp that I enjoyed when times were less complicated.
The idea that we need to go back to better times with a conservative values type Christian facism with a population that has less access to education is what the librarians are fighting against. It’s high western fantasy with antifacism message at its core and it’s short like just over 100 pages with a cute little side queer romance. It reminds me of those midday b fantasy television shows like lost girl or Wynonna Earp that I enjoyed when times were less complicated.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good amount of horses, would have liked some more depth/insight for the other characters overall.
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced