A review by aspeakman
Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely

5.0

This book is very different from any book I've ever read. It is set in a futuristic Wild West. I was hooked from the first page. Here was a girl who called herself Pity. Her life was terrible. She and her BFF Finn attempt to escape to a big city and out of the confines of Pity's abusive father. She's escapes with her dead mother's two guns. Pity finds herself in Cessation. It's like a carnival city with a fortress at the center called Cassmir . Pity is set to train to be in the city's theater act. Miss Selene runs the town and if you don't do what she wants, you will find yourself in the theater finale. But, can Pity do what she's told?

There was a little romance in here but true to YA, it's not descriptive in its content. It's still sweet and warming.


I loved the characters in this book. I was rooting for Max and Pity to get together as soon as they met. I loved how quirky Olivia was. I didn't like Sheridan. There was something about him. I couldn't put my finger on...
I am hoping there is a second book with more adventures with Pity. The end doesn't wrap up all the way but not really a cliff hanger either. All in all a great debut novel and I am looking forward to Lyndsay's next book!