Nate Thompson) discovers her father tortured and left hanging from a tree, she buries his body, dries her eyes, and starts off after her father's killers - a band of notorious cowboys called the Rose Riders. Along the way she gains new allies, discovers the real reason these Rose Riders targeted her father, and gets swept up in a quest for gold. Kate is such a rare character and, unlike some other YA characters who supposedly want revenge, her lust for vengeance feels real. She tracks them down without remorse:Īnd that's where I'm going, sure as the sun will rise, 'cus I feel nothing. I loved the poker, the journey across this dusty landscape, and the language. Love does creep in, as promised in the blurb, but it is gradual and welcome. Starting off as reluctant companions, building to humorous banter, and then becoming something more. Thankfully, it didn't detract any nastiness from the story either. If you like nasty stories with morally questionable characters and an author who is just evil enough to make you genuinely scared for all their lives, then Vengeance Road is a natural choice. Super entertaining and very different to what's out there in YA right now.īlog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Youtube. The first time I read this it was through Netgalley but I bought the Hardback a few years ago and did a re-read on audio so I could read the second book. I am not a big fan of the western genre, but when I read the blurb of this book about a girl going after a gang for killing her pa, I had to read it! There is nothing like a good ole vengeance tale! I tweaked the old review just a little =) I tweaked the old review just a little =) *MAY CONTAIN A FEW SPOILERS* I am not a big fan of the western genre, but when I read the blurb of this book about a girl going after a gang for killing her pa, I had to read it! There is nothing like a good ole vengeance tale! The gang that beat and hung Kate's pa while she was out in the field is calle The first time I read this it was through Netgalley but I bought the Hardback a few years ago and did a re-read on audio so I could read the second book. The gang that beat and hung Kate's pa while she was out in the field is called The Rose Riders. They are a notorious gang that kills anything and anyone in their path. They burn the house and that is how Kate realizes something is wrong and runs to see what has happened.
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