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Barbed Wire Heart
by Tess Sharpe
First person, present tense is always a hard sell for me, as are dual time narratives if they’re not done in a certain way.
That said, I can understand why this one was recommended to me. The main character doesn’t let the viewpoints of her family or community stop her because of her gender. It highlights that even in her family’s business (meth) skill doesn’t trump gender... unless she makes it so. She runs circles around the men in her life because they are too comfortable with their privilege. It’s sort of funny that there was a “glass ceiling” with the drug trade, but also not surprising when I thought about it.
The side plot of helping battered women — and particularly Native women — was a good nod to other small town issues.
That said, I can understand why this one was recommended to me. The main character doesn’t let the viewpoints of her family or community stop her because of her gender. It highlights that even in her family’s business (meth) skill doesn’t trump gender... unless she makes it so. She runs circles around the men in her life because they are too comfortable with their privilege. It’s sort of funny that there was a “glass ceiling” with the drug trade, but also not surprising when I thought about it.
The side plot of helping battered women — and particularly Native women — was a good nod to other small town issues.