She’s not gonna sit around and do nothing while her father’s killer is out there. She’s tough, smart, reckless, and stubborn as hell.

You’ve got a badass heroine wielding a gun. That’s exactly what you get in Vengeance Road and then some.Įrin Bowman creates characters that will captivate you from the first time they appear in the book, and she’ll give you awesome action scenes that’ll have you jumping for more. Besides, a Western is the perfect setting for revenge, don’t you agree? But really, guys, what’s not to like about the Old West? There’s gorgeous barren landscape of the desert where you can see nothing beyond the horizon, and people who roam with purpose (usually for revenge), wielding a gun or riding horses. I always forget how exciting they actually are if you give it a chance-in either book or film form.

Westerns is a genre that everybody seems to be hesitant to read. She’s gonna kill Waylan Rose and his boys one way or another. Kate learns that she will need their help to get what she wants, and she’ll lie and omit if she has to. Along the way, she gains a pair of brothers and a Native American girl, not at all welcome on her path to revenge.

Vengeance Road follows Kate Thompson looking to avenge her father’s death after the Rose Riders came for him and hung him up because of a journal leading to buried treasures. Who knew Westerns could be so fun? Why don’t you mosey on towards Vengeance Road, guys? Don’t be hesitant about Westerns because they are awesome when you give them a fighting chance. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.įirst sentence: “It weren’t no secret Pa owned the best plot of land ‘long Granite Creek, and I reckon that’s why they killed him.” I received this book for free from HMH Books for Young Readers in exchange for review consideration. In the spirit of True Grit, the cutthroat days of the Wild West come to life for a new generation. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the truth about herself and must decide if there’s room for love in a heart so full of hate. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. When Kate Thompson’s father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the eighteen-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. Website | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | The Book Depository

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