By Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton
HarperTeen, 2020. 520 pgs. Young Adult Historical Fiction
The United States is a wild place in 1876, full of gunslingers, outlaws, horses, and garou -- aka werewolves. Wild Bill’s Traveling Show is full of garou hunters, including Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley and Frank “the Pistol Prince” Butler. After a hunt goes wrong, Jane finds a suspicious bite on her arm, and she heads to Deadwood, where there’s talk of a cure. But, there is a deeper scheme happening and not everyone will survive Deadwood.
On the surface, this is a funny, adventurous, supernatural romance, but there is so much more depth to this book. The authors explore themes of acceptance, family, prejudice, colonialism, and racism in a nonconfrontational manner that encourages the reader to look inward. The relationship between Annie and Frank is funny and light-hearted and they both grow during the book. This is a fun read with diverse characters and a fun spin on the American West, and is great for anyone who enjoys alternative histories, western stories, or supernatural romance.
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