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A review by foolofabookwyrm
The Persephone Star by Jamie Sullivan
3.0
This was a quick and easy read. Old west meets steam punk, the local postmistress and librarian finds herself involved with a dispute between her fiancee, the town sheriff, (who expects her to do nothing more than be a proper lady at home raising babies and keeping him happy) and a female gang leader, Mel "Mirage" Currier, who is determined to get her little sister out of jail before she is hanged for crimes Mel swears she had nothing to do with.
This wasn't a bad story, but I just felt that the entire plot was driven by a need to force a relationship onto Mel and Penelope. I truly love LGBTQA+ literature, and appreciate the representation, but those characteristics need to feel organic. I unfortunately didn't feel that from this novel. This felt like the need to have a f/f main characters was the purpose, and the plot was written around the characters.
This wasn't a bad story, but I just felt that the entire plot was driven by a need to force a relationship onto Mel and Penelope. I truly love LGBTQA+ literature, and appreciate the representation, but those characteristics need to feel organic. I unfortunately didn't feel that from this novel. This felt like the need to have a f/f main characters was the purpose, and the plot was written around the characters.