Started slow but a good read

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From the first few chapters I was unsure about where this book was going and whether or not I would enjoy it. The world building is handled in an efficient manner that allows the reader to put their own stamp on it whilst giving you the bare scaffold to build upon; this is surprisingly effective and I found that it sucked me in to the place. Characters unfold on the page in a gentle manner and develop nicely as the novel moves on.

I thoroughly enjoyed this read. It is a difficult book to describe accurately and certainly one the defies clear categorisation. The overarching feeling I got from this tale was that it was an old-fashioned Western told from the female perspective. Indeed, the costumes the girls wore, the places they lived in and travelled through I imbued with that Old West feel. This was vindicated when I read the Author's acknowledgments and she listed some of the background reading she had done. Then there is a strong Fantasy element with Ravener's, Vengeant's and the myth of Lady Ghost. Throw in a coming-of-age element, a little gentle romance, a little bit of criminality and a strong dose of rebellion and it really is a mash up of genres. One that works surprisingly well.