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A review by jenbsbooks
The Comanche Kid by James Robert Daniels
4.0
I happened upon this one while browsing Audible ... it had high reviews, and was narrated by Julia Whelan. It isn't one carried by the library. The text is included in KindleUnlimited, and when I had that for a month, and this was on sale again, I decided to give it a go.
Lots of violence (to people and animals) as I'm sure was the case back in the day. Even more than Follow the River, which also starts with an Indian attack and has white captives. Here, the story is more on Jane, who survives the attack and is determined to avenge her family and rescue her little sister. She dresses as a boy. There is a character nicknamed Shakespeare, who quotes the bard, and tells the others the story of Twelfth Night ... where a girl pretends to be a boy. There are a few sticky situations (one of the fellows takes the MC to visit the "soiled doves" to get that experience).
While the story kept my attention, I wasn't overly pulled in ... until closer to the end. Then I had a bit of an emotional gut punch. I don't know that it's one I'd really recommend, maybe only to someone who wanted a western and could deal with the violence (also proFanity x 21 and some sex). Nothing really that I felt like highlighting. I feel like if this was for book club, or even if there were some discussion questions included, I might delve a little deeper, but none were included and I couldn't find any online with a quick Google search. There is a sequel, but I don't think I'll continue on.
Lots of violence (to people and animals) as I'm sure was the case back in the day. Even more than Follow the River, which also starts with an Indian attack and has white captives. Here, the story is more on Jane, who survives the attack and is determined to avenge her family and rescue her little sister. She dresses as a boy. There is a character nicknamed Shakespeare, who quotes the bard, and tells the others the story of Twelfth Night ... where a girl pretends to be a boy. There are a few sticky situations (one of the fellows takes the MC to visit the "soiled doves" to get that experience).
While the story kept my attention, I wasn't overly pulled in ... until closer to the end. Then I had a bit of an emotional gut punch. I don't know that it's one I'd really recommend, maybe only to someone who wanted a western and could deal with the violence (also proFanity x 21 and some sex). Nothing really that I felt like highlighting. I feel like if this was for book club, or even if there were some discussion questions included, I might delve a little deeper, but none were included and I couldn't find any online with a quick Google search. There is a sequel, but I don't think I'll continue on.