Review also posted to my blog.


content warnings: racism, violence, implied transphobia
representation: trans sapphic main character, latinx sapphic main character, interracial f/f main relationship

“Besides—one lick of talons and these silk gloves would be torn to shreds! And I couldn’t bear damaging anything so fine.”

Hey, do you love westerns but wish they weren't so historically inaccurate with all those straight white dudes sauntering around?? Well then this might be the graphic novel for you! This adorable graphic novel follows a trans girl as she decides to join forces with a latinx outlaw to fuck over the confederacy.

I frigging love westerns and the fact that they're so full of cishet white dudes has always frustrated me, especially because that just wasn't the case. Most cowboys were people of colour and a lot of them, even if they weren't actually queer, were more than happy to shack up with a fellow cowboy for the night. So I'm loving that we're getting more stories that don't focus on the cishet white dude cowboys, especially when they focus on ladies.

As I said, this is adorable. The two lead characters, Grace and Flor, are so endearing. Grace has run away from home to avoid conscription and has dreams of becoming an actress in California, and Flor is an infamous outlaw who kidnaps Grace thinking she can ransom her. Upon learning she can't the two decide to team up, and maybe they fall in love along the way.

I can definitely see this being too short for some (it's only 104 pages and there's no word on whether there's going to be more in this world) but I didn't mind. If it were longer it might've managed to get a five star, but I still absolutely loved each and every one of those 104 pages. The art style, characters, plot and writing all sucked me in immediately, and I would definitely recommend checking this out when it comes out in September.


I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.