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