Review: Great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2013
Atlanta Burns is a tough teenage girl who went through some horrible stuff before the book opens. She befriends a couple of boys and then sets out to show up the bullies that have been picking on them. Only they find out that the bullies have a connection with the resident town bullies of the grown-up variety.Shotgun Gravy is noir flipped on its head and kicked in the family jewels. Chuck Wendig does a great job of avoiding cliche and twists them around to come up with something different. I liked the slow burn of the book. He never flat out says what exactly happened to Atlanta to give her a reputation, instead letting rumors heard by other characters give you info a little at a time. Set in the world of teenagers complete with teenage problems, like bullying, trying to find acceptance with others and even worse things. It's a great start to a series with young adult themes that doesn't sugar-coat it for the reader.