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A review by meliemelo
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
adventurous
informative
mysterious
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
3.75
A very cool and interesting western with supernatural/horror undertones. I did not know anything about the "lone women" who settled on Montana lands in the early 20th century, and it made a great basis for this story.
As often with horror, I felt it lost a bit of "oompf" with the reveal of what was actually going on, but it did manage to get back and keep my attention in several ways which I will not spoil here.
In other things I really liked: the main cast of characters (although the others could have deserved to be as fleshed out as Adelaide), the efficient writing, the ways violence was used and described. The ending felt a bit rushed unfortunately, but does pack a punch in its own way (just a too speedy one, perhaps because it knows, on certain points, that it's hitting expected beats).
As often with horror, I felt it lost a bit of "oompf" with the reveal of what was actually going on, but it did manage to get back and keep my attention in several ways which I will not spoil here.
In other things I really liked: the main cast of characters (although the others could have deserved to be as fleshed out as Adelaide), the efficient writing, the ways violence was used and described. The ending felt a bit rushed unfortunately, but does pack a punch in its own way (just a too speedy one, perhaps because it knows, on certain points, that it's hitting expected beats).