I absolutely loved the dynamics between the women in this book. The world building was as wonderful as the ravenors were terrifying. I look forward to reading the next book. ( )

Wow! WOw! WOW! This book is amazing. I love everything about this book. I screamed at the characters. I cried with the characters. I gasped with the characters. The story drew me in and I loved everything about it. The story is one of women working together and leaning on one another. I love that this wasn't a story of women needing a man or men to save them. I cannot wait to read more in this series. ( )

I just finished the fantasy adventure entitled The Good Luck Girls and this was a book that I was sorry to see end. The debut novel of author Charlotte Nicole Davis, the book is an excellent combination of great story and excellent world building.

Set in a dust filled version of the Old West the story shows us a unique bond of sisterhood as five young women attempt to escape their lives of bondage in a house of ill-repute. Sold by their families as children and brought up to serve men and their needs, an accidental death is the trigger that sets this five on the road to freedom. Their journey to safety is fraught with danger as this world has fearsome ghosts called Vengeants and merciless trackers, called Raveners who are indifferent to cold, hunger, fatigue or pain.

Being a debut novel meant that there were some flaws in the execution but I loved this story set in an alternative Wild West where one’s freedom relies on class and gender. The story is full of action yet also allows the reader to learn about and care for the five runaways. The bonds of sisterhood and found family are strong, the characters well developed, the issues are relevant to today and the story moves quickly making The Good Luck Girls a great read. ( )

Television like pacing through 90% of the book with some near miss followed by another form of danger in the next section/chapter which actually decreased the sense of possible danger in each episode and got in the way of getting to know the characters and their back story and resulted in a very breezy end to tie all the threads together.
That said, I think it was a great YA book in that it shows that people working together to create change and the difficulties of doing that as well as not falling into the good/evil dichotomy of many YA books. Also discussed sexual slavery from the victim's perspective for an age group that are the predominate victims of this crime. ( )

*Received via NetGalley for review*

A great wild west fantasy, about the strength of women and the importance of female friendships. Thrilling, gritty, and atmospheric. ( )