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serenityvalkyrie's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
To me this book is a one and done deal. I wouldn’t re-read this book ever. I get that the author did her research on Simone Jules/Madame Dumont/Madame Mustache and she made it a historical fiction, but come on! The author could’ve done a lot better on this story!
turtlesreads's review against another edition
3.0
This is a historical fiction about a woman trying to find a way to move forward from tragic events in her life. She does this by moving and acting discovering her call in life as a nomadic card dealer basically.
I thought the pace of the book was on point and there were a couple of parts in the story that had me intrigued but the rest of it was just okay for me.
Overall an okay read.
I thought the pace of the book was on point and there were a couple of parts in the story that had me intrigued but the rest of it was just okay for me.
Overall an okay read.
melissabarr44's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 This book just wasn’t for me. I was not interested in the characters.
ja3m3's review against another edition
3.0
A very fictionalized story about the life of Simone Jules, known as "Madame Moustache.” She is noted for bringing the gambling game Vingt-et-un or 21 to the wild west. I would like to say that I really enjoyed the book, but I was too distracted by the many errors. At one point she's 19 then three years later she's 25? Even the name of Lydia's boyfriend is referenced wrong later in the book. I could go on and on - a good editor would have made this a better book.
melohpa's review against another edition
2.0
See my full review at https://topplingbookpile.wordpress.com/2022/12/14/a-betting-woman-by-jenni-walsh/
liz_towery's review against another edition
1.0
DNF. I got this book with my Once Upon a Bookclub subscription, and it led me to cancel that subscription entirely. I could say a lot of things about how I really feel about this book, but to not insult to much, I will just say, DID THE EDITORS JUST NOT ACTUALLY READ THIS?
kalynnalexander's review against another edition
1.0
I just dont know where to start with this. It began normal her family dies in a fire and she wants to get away so she leaves her fiance and flees across the country. Well then she meets a man named arthur who she knew for like (maybe) a few months?? Not really clear and he dies defending her honor and then she refers back to him the whole book even though she never refers to her old fiance who she was with for over a year... weird but whatever. So then theres ANOTHER FIRE where everything is lost and she decides to move on to another town. Shes with some weird group for like 2 years (im going to be honest I almost stopped reading here) and then she restarts in a new town and like gets this emporium for her card game. Okay but like she wont let women in at all... like not to play cards or anything and idk but i think thats pretty sus. So then the ex fiance finds her and he ends up being her business partner and he moves in and they are kinda in love? And then its her one year anniversary there but in the same paragraph it says its her third year so apparently time doesn’t exist here. Then she saves this girl who was being beaten and forces her to dress like a boy for YEARS because she doesnt hire women... this is legit only 2/3 of the book. I feel like it is just SO much rolled into it that it doesnt make sense. And the time never adds up and like the last 50 pages has almost 0 content. I just hated it and needed to let it out. Thanks
emhiram's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 ⭐️
A bit slow at times but an interesting topic for sure.
A bit slow at times but an interesting topic for sure.