This Wild, Wild Country

so-so

Moving between 1934 and 1979 three women become embroiled in an old mystery. There‘s the Wild West with 70s flower power thrown in. Some interesting themes are there - was the peace movement all it seems, the struggles being a strong woman living alone, and appropriation of Native American property. But I didn‘t find the underlying mystery interesting, I struggled to keep track of characters, and big reveals seemed to jump out with no back story👇

JillR This was disappointing as I‘d enjoyed the author‘s first book (tagged). It didn‘t help that the spelling/grammar mistakes in this edition kept jarring me out of the story.

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rockpools Oh what a shame, it sounded really interesting! Oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

JillR @rockpools in theory it sounded great, so disappointed that it fell short 2y

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This Wild, Wild Country | Inga Vesper

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You little bitch.' He grabs her hair and yanks her forward. The headscarf comes off and lands in the dust. You try that one more time and-'

Something slams into his side. It's Lauren. Dwayne staggers backward, wide-eyed. He faces her and in one swift, powerful movement, she punches him in the jaw.

Dwayne yelps. He raises an arm, but Moonbeam grabs him from behind, unbalancing him. He stumbles, then falls into the dust.

charl08 Joanna feels herself being pulled up: it's Lauren, hoisting her to her feet. Then she stands between her and Dwayne, fury made flesh.

Piss off,' she yells. "This a haven of peace, you dick.' 2y

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