Publisher: Bloomsbury
Genera: Western/steampunk/paranormal
Subjects: Zombies, cults, cowboys, Native Americans,
the Frontier
Length: 324 pgs.
HC/PB: Harcover
Summary/ product description: “Jett is a girl
disguised as a boy, living as a gambler in the old West as she searches for her
long-lost brother. Honoria Gibbons is a smart, self-sufficient young woman who
also happens to be a fabulous inventor. Both young women travel the prairie
alone – until they are brought together by a zombie invasion! As Jett and
Honoria investigate, they soon learn that these zombies aren’t rising from the
dead of their own accord … but who would want an undead army? And why? This
gunslinging, hair-raising, zombie western mashup is perfect for fans of Cowboys
vs. Aliens and Pride & Prejudice & Zombies”
My Rating: êêê
My Review: This was pretty good for a historical
fiction/steampunk book. I’d said I was never gonna touch a steampunk book or
historical book again. But after watching a few wild-west movie, I decided I
should give westerns a try, and this one just so happens to have zombies. I
love cowboys and zombies (for diff reasons). Sure this book was not one of my
favs and it still wasn’t interesting enough to be 4 stars, but I liked it
enough to give it 3. I really liked the 3 main characters and their different
personalities. They’re all very brave in their own ways. The story stuff was
interesting too. A religious cult turning people into zombies (rather than a
zombie plague). It reminded me of the Lazarus people in some short story I
read. The dive resurrection, in this book. And Gibbons kept trying to explain
the zombies scientifically since she’s a debunker/cynic. Jett grew up in New Orleans,
so she knows about hoodoo and voodoo, and she’s disguised as a boy, which
reminds me of a book I read in middle school. White Fox is a tracker, a white
boy raised by Natives.
I recommend this to people who saw like Cowboys &
Aliens, or love westerns or non-viral zombies. I even suggest watching a
western movie or two before or after you read it.
Cover Art Review: Perfect cover (except Jett looks too
sassy, could never pass for a boy). Love the zombies. So well done!
~Haley G
