Overwatch ya novel 2 lyndsay ely12/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Serendipity 'Pity' Jones, in a desperate need to escape from her cruel father, fled from her commune taking with her only her mother's six-shooters. I welcome all of you, new friends and old, to the greatest show on the continent, to the theatre to end all theatre! Welcome to the Theatre Vespertine!”Īfter a devastating Civil War that left the country in ruins, the Confederation of North America arose, trying to stabilize its rule using raw brutality against the Patriots and a mix of propaganda and strict rules towards its supporters. Now is the time of magic and mysteries, of darkness and devilry. “The sun has set, and the moon begins to rise. It is with great pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to declare that Lyndsay Ely's debut stayed true to its promise! I didn't know what to expect, only what the cover and the blurb suggested: an explosive blend of futuristic dystopia and Wild West laced with danger, conspiracies and intrigue. I didn't know Gunslinger Girl existed before the day it arrived on my doorstep. The last place on the continent where you can do whatever the hell you want.” YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat to Cessation, Serendipity Jones. I was FAR more interested in what was outside those walls than what costume she was going to wear.Īnyway, if you are looking for a light read and there's nothing else at the library - this one is for you. The only thing this book had going for it was the setting - the pseudo-future-wild-west thing was definitely interesting.but literally 20 pages after Pity steps out the door, she goes to Cessation to become a showgirl. There was a dark mystery in her past, one that could forever change her future. Her knowledge and skill set far outweighs her age, yet everyone around her just accepts it. She's wickedly good at an oddly specific talent. Pity was a YA heroine to a T - she's a half-orphan, haunted by her actions, meek but not weak, headstrong but not aggressive. There just wasn't anything particularly interesting or gripping enough for me to care Other people who've read this book - am I the only one who just felt completely and utterly blah? or will it discover her? It’s an ugly world, and we need to take what happiness we can, when we can. ![]() ![]() She joins Moreau’s performing troop as a sharpshooter and meets a variety of other acts.ĭespite the glitz and the glam, there is something far darker lurking beneath the surface. Pity runs away and soon finds herself at Cessation - an almost mythical world of lawlessness. Right and wrong isn’t so easy, is it? Sometimes the choices we make are a little bit of both.Half-orphaned (what a twist from the normal fully-orphaned YA heroines.) Pity soon learns that her father plans to essentially sell her off to a different commune (she's a fertile myrtle). Pity's mother did her best in a bad situation but ultimately, her drinking got the best of her. Her mother lived on a commune and raised three children with a man she abhorred. The last place on the continent where you can do whatever the hell you want.Serendipity "Pity" Jones is a seventeen-year-old gunslinger in a futuristic wild west world. ![]()
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