A seemingly simple Cinderella type story set in the time of the Wild West with some heavy themes and surprising twists. I really enjoyed the turns this book took me down and the amount of second guessing I had to do... but that ending! I'm so sick and tired of endings that make me want to throw the book against a wall!

The story was good, the progression perfect, the characters easy to like and empathise with... BUT THAT ENDING!

Along the journey of the story I must have gone through every emotion from love to pity to hatred to anger to glee and then back to anger again. I would definitely recommend as a story for teens rather than older children:

CW: ~ as the story does contain some implied sexual assault and abuse, though no explicitly described scenes ~

The particular copy that I picked up was designed specifically to assist those with dyslexia or who find reading a challenge. I have come to realise I actually greatly appreciate this kind of layout even though I do not have any kind of reading challenges, and am happy to find so many readily available and accessible copies in my local library.