Elizabeth Wetmore

Cruel and unusual in 1970s Texas.

This story, which begins with a brutal crime, is set in good-old white boy West Texas in the 1970s, with flashbacks to to earlier decades. This novel took aim at the racist, misogynistic, and patriarchal world that brutalized women and Mexicans, and perpetuated a victim-blaming mentality. The prose was beautiful and the characters were well-drawn and multi-dimensional.

DNF. I was so hopeful for this book. The first few chapters totally had me in it's grips....but then nothing. The further I got into this book the more it was like pulling teeth. I finally made the call to not finish this book. I was just not enjoying it. It was dragging on.

I was totally immersed in this from page 1. Gorgeously descriptive with characters and stories raw, brutal, and beautiful in their telling. Love the multiple perspectives and focus on the female lens.