Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
Although an interesting concept since it is based on some true events and has come action, I felt like this book was lacking in certain aspects. It seemed we were going around in circles with the plot, slightly moving forward but also a lot of repetition in the dialogue and scenes. Although characters were developed in certain ways, there were a lot of things characters did that were never really explained. For example, Constance constantly says how the Sheriff gives her these looks where he is having an emotion she's not exactly sure of. But we never find out what these thoughts may be. The author shouldn’t have added a hint of something that many times if she wasn’t going to expand upon it, or make it an important plot point.
I try not to focus on individual characters when there are so many in a story, but I could not handle Fleurette. I especially couldn't stand how Constance says at least 20 times that maybe they spoiled her too much and that is why she is so bratty. You think? I'm sorry, but if you think she is spoiled multiple times in 1 day, you start doing something about it. Fleurette was still just a teenager and thus at an age you can certainly still discipline.
I'm not sure if I'd really recommend this book, it's definitely not a must-read, but if someone is interested in the content it is still a good book due to the premise and how Constance is ahead of her time. And other people might not be as irked by Fleurette as I was and thus enjoy it more.
Synopsis: Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family — and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared.