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Ride on
Ride on | Gwen Cole
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In the near post-apocalyptic future, the skies are always gray and people are constantly searching for the sun. For teenage outlaw Seph, it's the only world he's ever known. With his horse, his favorite pistol, and his knowledge for survival passed down from his dead father, Seph knows it's safer to be alone. But after a run-in with a local gang that call themselves the Lawmen, and having been wrongly accused of murder, Seph teams up with Avery--a determined girl whose twin brother has been taken by the same gang. After living in a small, rundown town her whole life, Avery knows nothing of the Wild--the lands controlled by nobody where travel is risky. With Seph's help, they track down her brother but quickly find the tables have turned and they are now the ones being hunted. With rumors of mysterious dangers to the south and a safe sanctuary to the west, they've only got one option, but getting there won't be easy with the Lawmen on their trail. The only thing that matters in the Wild is how fast your trigger hand is, but Seph doesn't know if his will be fast enough to save them all.
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Eggbeater
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The author does a good job of alternating between character point of view. You can really tell the difference between Seph and Avery. Being a futuristic, post-apocalyptic, YA western, it is different from my normal read, but I like a good story a this is a good story!

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Eggbeater
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Spending my Friday night wrapping up this original futuristic western while my dog snuggles up to my knees, nose peaking out next to my book. 💕 #dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy

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MidnightBookGirl
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I read 16 books in June. My favorite was the tagged book, Ride On. Honorable mention goes to The Bookshop of Yesterdays, A Guide for Murdered Children and Hocus Pocus And the All-New Sequel. And Abridged Classics is the book I'd most recommend as a gift to the reader in your life. #JuneWrapUp #JuneStats #MonthlyWrapUp

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MidnightBookGirl
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So much love for this post apocalyptic western! Seph and Avery were fantastic characters (although Cade the horse deserves honorable mention) and the ending was great. ❤❤❤❤❤

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MidnightBookGirl
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Transforming Mom's room into a guest/library room has been emotional, but the Hubs surprised me with this amazing bedspread. Alpacas, llamas? Love it!

Wife Really cute!😍 6y
Libby1 (((Hugs))). And very cute. 6y
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CindyE09 Oh I love those! 6y
Pamwurtzler @kitty_reads wants to know where that bedding was purchased. She says she NEEDS that! 😂 6y
kitty_reads @Pamwurtzler I do!! This is amazing! 6y
2BR02B Very cute and unique! 6y
MidnightBookGirl @kitty_reads @Pamwurtzler at Tuesday Morning. It's part of the weekly ad specials this week. 6y
LaraReads Looks fantastic! 6y
LauraJ Coolest bedspread ever! 6y
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MidnightBookGirl
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Still trying to get use to reading glasses, but I'm getting there! Good books definitely help.

Wife Reading Glasses 👓 are my friends!🌹 6y
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MidnightBookGirl
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Loving this!

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MidnightBookGirl
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It's #FriYayIntro time! @jesshowbooks

1. I just figured out that I need reading glasses and I'm weirdly excited about that! 👓
2. 3 older brothers.
3. Sadly, no.
4. Only in the sense that I'm totally obsessed with cold cases being solved when someone does the DNA genealogy test and uncovers a killer in the family! 🔪 #murderino
5. Eastern

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MidnightBookGirl
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Started this one today. She's a local author and I adore her, so far I'm loving it!

BillBlume I love this book so much. Gwen hit all the right spots for me with Ride On. Hope you‘ll enjoy it, too. 6y
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BillBlume
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‪Wanna give a big shout out to Gwen Cole and the release of her new YA post-apocalyptic, western Ride On. I got to read an early copy of this book earlier this year and loved it. Can‘t recommend it enough, so go get it!

‪http://gwenmcole.com/‬

#NewRelease #bookbirthday #YALit#western #bookrelease #youngadult

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BillBlume
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Had to ship the ARC of Ride On I read to the next reviewer. Seems appropriate to mail off this post-apocalyptic western under grey skies and to Texas, to boot. Happy trails, lil‘ ARC!

#VirginiaHam #TexasBound #bookmail #RideOn #YA #youngadult #western #GwenCole #ARC

Tamra Love the hat! 7y
BillBlume @Tamra thanks! Best impulse buy I ever made. 7y
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BillBlume
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Finished reading Gwen Cole‘s Ride On this past Friday, and I loved it. The fact she captures the feel and mood of western within a post-apocalyptic setting impressed the hell out of me. Decided my author pic with my hat makes for an appropriate image for my Litsy review post.

My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2223507227

#YA #youngadult #postapocalyptic #western #GwenCole #RideOn

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BillBlume
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Got my favorite furry reading buddy with me to plow through the second half of Gwen Cole‘s Ride On. Enjoying this YA western a lot!

#youngadultbooks #western #YA #postapocalyptic #GwenCole #WicketsWorld #dogsoflitsy

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35804615-ride-on

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BillBlume
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I‘m more than a third of the way into this book, and it‘s taken a great turn. Seph and Avery‘s struggles are slowly becoming their society‘s struggle. The transition reads as a very natural progression, and that makes it all the more potent.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35804615-ride-on

#RideOn #GwenCole #postapocalyptic #YA #youngadult #western

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BillBlume
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One of the subtle touches to Gwen Cole‘s world-building is the hats. While she sneaks a more proper cowboy hat in there, she also has several baseball caps, which makes perfect sense. Even though the point-of-view is coming from Avery, who doesn‘t know the teams‘ names, it‘s clear when she‘s describing a Kansas City Royals hat and a Philadelphia Phillies hat. #GwenCole #worldbuilding #RideOn #YA #youngadult #western #postapocalyptic

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BillBlume
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I like the world building in this book. The ways these places and players fit together all make sense. I also like that Seph and Avery provide very different views on this world. Avery is from a small, peaceful town, and Seph is a nomad living by his own moral code. #YA #youngadult #RideOn #GwenCole #western #postapocalyptic #ARC

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BillBlume
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‪Since I‘m reading a western, you know I‘m gonna listen to my favorite western score ever.‬

‪https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35804615-ride-on‬

#AllHailMarcoBeltrami #GwenCole #RideOn #YALit #ARC#readingmusic #postapocalyptic #western #ya #youngadult

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BillBlume
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Just getting ready to start chapter five, and Gwen Cole has already placed her two main characters in about as much trouble as possible. Lots at stake for these two. I‘m curious to see how Gwen brings their separate threads together in this book. #western #postapocalyptic #GwenCole #RideOn #YA #youngadult #ARC

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BillBlume
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Gwen Cole does a nice job setting the tone with these opening lines. The chapter makes it clear just how bleak and violent this future Texas has become. Seph embodies what you‘d expect from a cowboy in a place like this: a person who answers to his own code.

#RideOn #GwenCole #western #ya #youngadultbooks #ARC

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BillBlume
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Got my hands on an ARC of Gwen Cole‘s next young adult book, Ride On. Excited to see her take on a dystopian western. Love the cover on this book! #GwenCole #Western #YA #youngadultbooks #ARC