BADLANDS
Sawbones, Book 3
by
MELISSA LENHARDT
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Genre: Historical / Western / Action-Adventure / Romance
Publisher: Redhook
Date of Publication: June 27, 2017
Number of Pages: 416
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Laura's worst fears have been realized: Kindle has been taken into custody and she is once again on the run. The noose awaits her in New York, but Laura is realizing that there are some things worse than death. Finally running out of places to hide, it may be time for Dr. Catherine Bennett to face her past.
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BLOOD OATH, Book 2 in the Sawbones Series
This series makes me
want to start a book club or fan club or SOMETHING where I can just sit around
and talk about the stories -- and I haven't even read book three (yet!). I am
thoroughly hooked.
Melissa Lenhardt is a
master at manipulating her readers. We're high! We're low! We're yes, and we're
oh-hell-no! (Thank you, Train/Save Me San Francisco, for that inspiration.) As with book one of the series, Sawbones, Blood
Oath is brutal in
its depiction of the mentality of life on the frontier. Lenhardt weaves-in
actual people and events from the 1800s to bring an extra level of realism, and
both the truths and the fiction ain't pretty. Sensitive reader: consider
yourself warned.
At the very heart of
the story is our main character, the woman who goes by Catherine or Laura or
Charlotte or Sophia, depending on the situation. Though her name changes often,
her strength and fortitude really stay consistent. No matter how mentally or
physically beaten, bruised, and abused, she perseveres.
Less consistent is
her love interest, William Kindle. He is also beaten, bruised, and abused, and
he shows great strength and perseverance, but in Blood Oath, for me, he came dangerously close to losing his luster
a few times. There is a huge cast of characters, old and new, and they are
richly crafted to leave lasting impressions. From Native Americans to Quakers,
priests to Pinkertons, readers are given insight into a variety of mindsets and
attitudes towards women, as women were beginning their fight for rights and
equality.
The action is non-stop, and even as Laura and
Kindle are waging battles at every turn, it is Laura’s battle with herself that
is sometimes the most damaging. She can’t escape or move on from the horrible
memories of abuse and she can’t reconcile what she’s become – a killer – to the
Hippocratic Oath she took. The reader must never relax while reading Blood Oath. All I will say about that is
this: when you least expect it, expect it.
The book is well-written and cleanly edited. Lenhardt
has a way with words and is deliberate in her word choices to convey specific impressions
of character and place. (Admittedly,
there were a few words I had to look-up!) The book isn’t meant to stand alone,
and I wouldn’t recommend trying it that way. The only way to truly make the journey
with Laura is if you start it with her. Block out a few days, then read Sawbones and make sure you have Blood Oath and Badlands at the ready. Then
block out another day or two to recover – this series will wear you out in the
best possible way.
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Three Winners
1st – Badlands paperback; 2nd – Badlands eBook;
3rd – Badlands audio download via Downpour
June 27-July 6, 2017
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Review: Badlands
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Badlands Excerpt 1
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Bonus Review
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Bonus Review
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Badlands Excerpt 3
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