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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
A fine book with an interesting world that has really made me aware I'm not that interested in YA anymore. I found the adult characters and their backstories a million times more interesting than the main plot, and the central romance dragged. It was well written and easy to read, but not for me.
Serendipity Jones stars in this interesting take on a future that reads like a past. Her friends call her Pity and she shoots some impressive six shooters. Now she may have to take on a corrupt city where lawlessness is the norm.
I loved this character! She was complex and dangerous in the best ways. She meets a couple of great side characters that people will be entertained by and she walks a path that I didn't predict. This was a very enjoyable story that I recommend.
I loved this character! She was complex and dangerous in the best ways. She meets a couple of great side characters that people will be entertained by and she walks a path that I didn't predict. This was a very enjoyable story that I recommend.
Disappointed... wanted a western, this is not a western... this is a futuristic dystopian where the main character has some vintage pistols that she can use... and then a circus maybe... idk, it wasn’t a western, I felt jipped.
What a ride. This book had so many interesting elements. It was a little dystopian, a little alternative historical fiction, a little fantasy, and a little fantasy. You have a young woman in a male dominated world who is about to be traded to another “town” because she’s fertile. Her father and brothers expect her to cook and clean and do whatever they say. If not, her dad smacks her around. And once she escapes the real drama begins.
The pace was a bit slow until she got to cessasation but not in a bad way. I loved the whole spectacle going on in this lawless place. The characters and the show and even the politics. Is anyone really who they seem? I think this potential to be a fantastic series.
The pace was a bit slow until she got to cessasation but not in a bad way. I loved the whole spectacle going on in this lawless place. The characters and the show and even the politics. Is anyone really who they seem? I think this potential to be a fantastic series.
This is fine but nothing to write home about. It's an interesting twist on western having it be a future/sci-fi setting but I don't think the world building is quite on the mark. The narrative tone and setting definitely situate this one as a western. That said, westerns are an inherently problematic genre and this book doesn't do anything to address that in a meaningful way. Ideal for readers looking for high action western/sci-fi lite.
Serendipity "Pity" Jones is desperate to get out from her abusive father's household. So when he threatens to sell her to another commune as a fertile woman, she takes her chance and splits. After a deadly encounter on the road, Pity finds herself outside of the Confederation of North America and in the city of sin, Cessation, the end of the world. Along with her saviors, Pity joins the crew at the Casimir, one of the safest places in Cessation, as part of the Theatre Vespertine, playing the role of a sharpshooter for an enamored audience. Things aren't all as they seem though, and there's no telling who she'll be able to trust when everyone seems out for their own gain.
Gunslinger Girl is a good time, an entertaining mix of old Western grit and glamour with all of the requisite characters. The overdramatic theatre master. The cool femme fatale. The scrappy underdog (yes, that's Pity). The artist. The world-worn bounty hunter. The snappy, all-around competent bartender. The ladies (and lads) of the night. It's a glorious combination of the Old West and the technology of an alternate future.
If you're looking for an adventure, look no further.
Gunslinger Girl is a good time, an entertaining mix of old Western grit and glamour with all of the requisite characters. The overdramatic theatre master. The cool femme fatale. The scrappy underdog (yes, that's Pity). The artist. The world-worn bounty hunter. The snappy, all-around competent bartender. The ladies (and lads) of the night. It's a glorious combination of the Old West and the technology of an alternate future.
If you're looking for an adventure, look no further.
Fast paced and riveting, Gunslinger Girl is sure to thrill you! Praise goes to Lyndsay Ely for creating a world where the wild west meets a dystopian future. This story has adventure, danger, and a bold heroine you won’t soon forget!
The Plot: Serendipity wants nothing more than to be free of her tyrannical father and unhappy life in the commune. She jumps at the first chance of freedom, but quickly learns that it comes with a price. She soon finds herself in the city of Cessation, full of decadence and debauchery. As the fastest gunslinger of the west, she is offered a life of fame, but may have to give up a piece of her soul. With the aftermath of the second civil war looming over the city, and the spreading corruption of rebellion, Pity’s taste of freedom may go down in a blaze of glory and bullets.
Wow! Gunslinger Girl blew me away! This one far exceeded my expectations! I knew I was going to love it when I saw the stunning cover and the thrilling synopsis, but I am excited to say that this is my new favorite book of 2017 (even though it’s not going to be published until 2018, shhh). There was not one aspect of the story that I did not enjoy! It was full of unexpected twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end.
Lyndsay Ely did a phenomenal job with her debut novel. The world building was absolutely incredible, and rich with detail! I pictured Las Vegas meets The Wild West with hints of a Fallout (post-apocalyptic video game) type setting. I was not left wanting for imagery. Cessation was an incredibly written city that felt authentic, luscious, and treacherous.
The characters met along the way were extremely entertaining and highly developed. Each one had a unique back story and personality. They all worked so well together and added such depth to the plot.
Pity was the perfect gunslinging badass. She was tired of her mistreatment at home, and her circumstances, so she found the guts to do something about it all. She was fierce, brave, and moral, right to the end.
Max had the mysterious, misunderstood bad boy thing going for him. He was loyal and protective. He added a bit of intrigue to the story, and definitely took me by surprise.
Selene was my second favorite character. Pity being my favorite, of course. She was strong, calculating, and a badass force to be reckoned with. I pictured a Charlize Theron character in her place.
Even the supporting characters were astonishingly wonderful! There was sassiness in both Olivia and Flossie. Garland offered a bit of lust and intrigue. Luster was mischeivious, but also caring. Duchess had a confident air, all of his own. Santiago was quite humorous at times, and added an extra layer of “oomph” to the group. And Halcyon added a layer of eccentricity and vivaciousness to the mix.
This book was everything I wanted in a story, and so much more! There were unpredictable plot twists and thrilling shoot outs. The plot had entertainment, temptation, betrayal, and passion! Gunslinger Girl is now my new favorite and I look forward to reading it over and over! Make sure to pre-order this if you are looking for a story to blow the rest out of the water!
Keep an eye on my blog for an author interview coming within the next couple of months: https://darquedreamerreads.wordpress.com
Thank you to Jimmy Patterson Books and Hachette Book Group for sending me this free ARC in exchange for my honest review! I cannot wait to buy the published hard copy!
The Plot: Serendipity wants nothing more than to be free of her tyrannical father and unhappy life in the commune. She jumps at the first chance of freedom, but quickly learns that it comes with a price. She soon finds herself in the city of Cessation, full of decadence and debauchery. As the fastest gunslinger of the west, she is offered a life of fame, but may have to give up a piece of her soul. With the aftermath of the second civil war looming over the city, and the spreading corruption of rebellion, Pity’s taste of freedom may go down in a blaze of glory and bullets.
Wow! Gunslinger Girl blew me away! This one far exceeded my expectations! I knew I was going to love it when I saw the stunning cover and the thrilling synopsis, but I am excited to say that this is my new favorite book of 2017 (even though it’s not going to be published until 2018, shhh). There was not one aspect of the story that I did not enjoy! It was full of unexpected twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end.
Lyndsay Ely did a phenomenal job with her debut novel. The world building was absolutely incredible, and rich with detail! I pictured Las Vegas meets The Wild West with hints of a Fallout (post-apocalyptic video game) type setting. I was not left wanting for imagery. Cessation was an incredibly written city that felt authentic, luscious, and treacherous.
The characters met along the way were extremely entertaining and highly developed. Each one had a unique back story and personality. They all worked so well together and added such depth to the plot.
Pity was the perfect gunslinging badass. She was tired of her mistreatment at home, and her circumstances, so she found the guts to do something about it all. She was fierce, brave, and moral, right to the end.
Max had the mysterious, misunderstood bad boy thing going for him. He was loyal and protective. He added a bit of intrigue to the story, and definitely took me by surprise.
Selene was my second favorite character. Pity being my favorite, of course. She was strong, calculating, and a badass force to be reckoned with. I pictured a Charlize Theron character in her place.
Even the supporting characters were astonishingly wonderful! There was sassiness in both Olivia and Flossie. Garland offered a bit of lust and intrigue. Luster was mischeivious, but also caring. Duchess had a confident air, all of his own. Santiago was quite humorous at times, and added an extra layer of “oomph” to the group. And Halcyon added a layer of eccentricity and vivaciousness to the mix.
This book was everything I wanted in a story, and so much more! There were unpredictable plot twists and thrilling shoot outs. The plot had entertainment, temptation, betrayal, and passion! Gunslinger Girl is now my new favorite and I look forward to reading it over and over! Make sure to pre-order this if you are looking for a story to blow the rest out of the water!
Keep an eye on my blog for an author interview coming within the next couple of months: https://darquedreamerreads.wordpress.com
Thank you to Jimmy Patterson Books and Hachette Book Group for sending me this free ARC in exchange for my honest review! I cannot wait to buy the published hard copy!
I can't quite understand why, but despite it's small misgivings, Gunslinger Girl really drew me in, and I would jump on a sequel in a heartbeat!
The western hook, I'll admit, does not deliver very much in terms of atmosphere, but rather western themes : Lawless cities, gang, bosses, shootouts, bounty hunters, lots of simple guns, and even a rodeo subplot! The actually setting of most of the book rivals Hunger Games' Capitol City, and I kept getting sucked in!
Serendipity (while I'll argue that while a silly name, you get used to it. Even her sillier nickname) is a rather average YA protagonist, but at least not an unbearable one. She's not a completely empty slate for the reader to project themselves on, but offers little else besides the usual YA heroine formula. Despite that, she's scared, nervous, confident, and thoughtful when it feels right, and the descriptions of her feelings and the inner monologues of her doubts really what makes her more than a cardboard cutout. I applaud Ely ability to make this so.
And, I'll always appreciate a strong female character that is not constantly pointed out to be "just a girl" every few pages. Pity is not one of these, thankfully.
Other strong female characters dot the cast as well, all quite a bit more interesting than Pity since they're older, and not the MC, so they are allowed to be different.
Some of the characters are exotic for exotic's sake, and add little else besides a colorful cast. But again, they grow on you. You actually get to know them just as Serendipity does, and all their stories are interesting enough. The main problem would be the slight stereotypes to some of the characters: The flirty and bouncy prostitutes, the black woman who take-no-shit (though she's not as abhorrent as some other depictions), the strong but caring Latino, the flamboyant and over-the-top ringleader, even the moody male love interest with a mysterious past.
None of these are so obnoxious, and they each have more than just being stereotypes, so I was able to look past them. However, I won't judge you if you cannot.
The story is fast paced and keeps interesting. Some mysteries were simple to figure out with a little thought, other's were revealed to me along with the main character. It was nothing mind blowing, but a good few twists and turns to keep the reader interested! The ending is left open for a possible sequel, but still ties up the story in a nice way that can be satisfying without one - though I wouldn't hesitate to see where Pity's journey takes her next!
The western hook, I'll admit, does not deliver very much in terms of atmosphere, but rather western themes : Lawless cities, gang, bosses, shootouts, bounty hunters, lots of simple guns, and even a rodeo subplot! The actually setting of most of the book rivals Hunger Games' Capitol City, and I kept getting sucked in!
Serendipity (while I'll argue that while a silly name, you get used to it. Even her sillier nickname) is a rather average YA protagonist, but at least not an unbearable one. She's not a completely empty slate for the reader to project themselves on, but offers little else besides the usual YA heroine formula. Despite that, she's scared, nervous, confident, and thoughtful when it feels right, and the descriptions of her feelings and the inner monologues of her doubts really what makes her more than a cardboard cutout. I applaud Ely ability to make this so.
And, I'll always appreciate a strong female character that is not constantly pointed out to be "just a girl" every few pages. Pity is not one of these, thankfully.
Other strong female characters dot the cast as well, all quite a bit more interesting than Pity since they're older, and not the MC, so they are allowed to be different.
Some of the characters are exotic for exotic's sake, and add little else besides a colorful cast. But again, they grow on you. You actually get to know them just as Serendipity does, and all their stories are interesting enough. The main problem would be the slight stereotypes to some of the characters: The flirty and bouncy prostitutes, the black woman who take-no-shit (though she's not as abhorrent as some other depictions), the strong but caring Latino, the flamboyant and over-the-top ringleader, even the moody male love interest with a mysterious past.
None of these are so obnoxious, and they each have more than just being stereotypes, so I was able to look past them. However, I won't judge you if you cannot.
The story is fast paced and keeps interesting. Some mysteries were simple to figure out with a little thought, other's were revealed to me along with the main character. It was nothing mind blowing, but a good few twists and turns to keep the reader interested! The ending is left open for a possible sequel, but still ties up the story in a nice way that can be satisfying without one - though I wouldn't hesitate to see where Pity's journey takes her next!
I have no idea how to even describe this book. I can only say this is the best worst book I have ever read!
Again, don't ask me why, it just felt like I was reading two books.
Would I ever read anything else by this author. Yes, because the ride of this book wouldn't let me get off. I was picking on everything in this book. My husband was laughing because I would complain about this book, then resume reading it.
I could not put it down. But I couldn't stand it. But I loved it.
Just don't ask.
Read it for yourself to make your own conclusion.
Again, don't ask me why, it just felt like I was reading two books.
Would I ever read anything else by this author. Yes, because the ride of this book wouldn't let me get off. I was picking on everything in this book. My husband was laughing because I would complain about this book, then resume reading it.
I could not put it down. But I couldn't stand it. But I loved it.
Just don't ask.
Read it for yourself to make your own conclusion.