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The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, full of dark magic and saloon brawls, monsters and six-shooters. But it’s perfect for seventeen-year-old Westie, the notorious adopted daughter of local inventor Nigel Butler.I'm really having a bad luck with these new ARCs (bare in mind that I'm writing this in September). When they first appeared on Edelweiss I was over the moon as they all sounded so good and most of them unique. Revenge and the Wild seemed as the most unique one for sure. It was that, but with lots of issues.
Westie was only a child when she lost her arm and her family to cannibals on the wagon trail. Nine years later, Westie may seem fearsome with her foul-mouthed tough exterior and the powerful mechanical arm built for her by Nigel, but the memory of her past still haunts her. She’s determined to make the killers pay for their crimes—and there’s nothing to stop her except her own reckless ways.
But Westie’s search ceases when a wealthy family comes to town looking to invest in Nigel’s latest invention, a machine that can harvest magic from gold—which Rogue City desperately needs as the magic wards that surround the city start to fail. There’s only one problem: the investors look exactly like the family who murdered Westie’s kin. With the help of Nigel’s handsome but scarred young assistant, Alistair, Westie sets out to prove their guilt. But if she’s not careful, her desire for revenge could cost her the family she has now.
This thrilling novel is a remarkable tale of danger and discovery, from debut author Michelle Modesto.
As promised in the blurb, this book is a mix of everything. It's a mystery, steampunk and above all fantasy. Set in Rouge City it tells about the girl Westie. A girl who has lost her parents long ago and ever since then trained really hard to revenge their death. With Nigel's help (her guardian) she became as many believe heartless killing machine. In the world where vampires, zombies, cannibals and what not it seems like a very useful skill. When she finally gets to face the killers, she will do anything to complete her task.
That was the revenge part of the title, now we're coming to the wild part. This book is full of all sorts of creatures. Some of them familiar to us, while some of them not. But what they all have in common is that all of them are wild. Meaning no sparkling vampires or heartthrob zombies. That part of the story was the best for me. I never knew when the next creature will pop out and the next bloodshed begin.
But another wild part here are love interests. More or less all of us hate love triangles, so I'm not sure why someone things that quadrangle is better. No, it's worse, much worse. It ruined the whole reading experience for me as every guy in this book seemed to be in love with Westie. I shall add that her character was actually really flat as all others in the book.
Basically, this book goes on the good idea, but bad realization shelf in my library.
Rating: 2 stars.
Until the next time,
*NOTE: Copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, via Edelweiss. Thank you!
Too bad this one didn't work out for you. I find it super annoying when everyone is in love with the main character. So unrealistic.
OdgovoriIzbrišiSorry you are having a rough time with ARCs lately. I hope your next read is a better one.
OdgovoriIzbrišiI've seen a few negative reviews for this one recently and I'm sorry to see you didn't enjoy this either, Tanja. I'm going to be steering clear of this, that's for sure! Thanks for your honest review, dear!
OdgovoriIzbrišiIt seems that many others have the same opinion as you, not really a good showing for this book, although I think I would still like to give it a try :/
OdgovoriIzbrišiI'm sorry that you weren't able to enjoy this one more Tanja, it does sound like this book has the potential to be such an amazing book, but it falls short in so many aspects. I hope your next ARC book is much more enjoyable!
OdgovoriIzbrišiJust when I thought that this sounded like something you'd like because it is steam-punk and fantasy, it goes on to be such a bummer! I hope you had liked it better. Nonetheless, great review, Tanja!
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