The Shadow: Wake of Vultures (Series #1) (Hardcover)

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This was really quite good. It had a recommendation by Cherie Priest, and that worried me a bit, since I read one of her books (Maplecroft) and disliked it for being too dark and depressing. But this book was nothing like that. Lots of ugliness happening, of course, but there was no hopelessness....

from Narilka

Wake of Vultures is the first book in The Shadow series by Lila Bowen. While I found the book in the regular fantasy section at the book store, the story has a definite YA feel to it. This was my first time reading a fantasy western. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book sinc...

from ilonita50

I received this book via Goodreads first-reads, thank you! I like cover a lot, white background and black feather and the perfectly red line for the bookshelf order. Excellent. The book is real debut, surprising rancho-western mixed fantasy-vampires plot. Strong main characters with twists and ...

from jennybeast

I really like alt-westerns and gritty gals and diversity and shapeshifters, so I dig this book something fierce. That said, I really appreciated the author's thoughtful acknowledgement note that she's playing in a sandbox with a history that's not truly hers. It adds a note of grace to an already...

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Trigger warning: rape Wake of Vultures is a fantasy Western novel. I found it a mixed bag. Basically, I found the thematic content far more interesting than the plot itself. Nettie Lonesome is a mixed race sixteen year old working for people who treat her like a slave, even if they don't call her...