A review by lesserjoke
The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

4.0

I'd like to see more worldbuilding details and more distinctions between two of the supporting characters, but overall this is a rip-roaring YA fantasy western with a mainly female and POC cast. Five teen girls run away from the brothel where they are indentured servants, and their quest for freedom hits many classic genre tropes, from stagecoach robbery to train-hopping and more. The bloodthirsty spirits that prowl the land by night remind me of Brandon Sanderson's Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell, and the action is exciting enough to paper over a few minor debut novel foibles. This feels like a complete story in its own right, but I'm definitely interested in coming back for the announced sequel.

[Content warning for racism, sexism, sex trafficking of minors, and implied rape, although nothing explicit appears on the page.]

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