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BLOG TOUR - Book Review: Fighter Girl by Kathryn James

5/17/2016

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What They Say

“It began three days ago with a fight. Seems that for me, everything begins with a fight…”
Sammy Jo may be strong, fast and tough, even in heels, but she gets into trouble when she fights some local thugs to save a rich boy named Gregory.
Now bad guy McCloud is after her – and he’s even more dangerous than her forbidden love for Gregory.
Fighter Girl was published in the United Kingdom under the title GYPSY GIRL.

My Review

If there's one thing I love when reading, it's strong main characters. And I tell you something, Sammy-Jo in Fighter Girl is one of the strongest, and not just because she participates in illegal cage-fights. She's physically and mentally strong, and I love how she was the glue to holding her family together, and I loved even more that they were gypsies. I don't think I've ever read a book about the gypsies, and the Smith family are like the biggest gypsy clan there is. I actually enjoyed Fighter Girl, it had that great British spirit (despite the publishers attempts to dumb it down) and I really admired Sammy-Jo. She knows what she wants in her life, and what she wants is to fight, so she does, and she's good at it. 

She's also fascinated by a boy in the house next door to their field, Gregory, but obviously gypsies can't get together with non-gypsies, there's rules, or so there seems, so it's kinda like a forbidden love thing, like Romeo & Juliet without the death. It was an intriguing relationship, but I'd have preferred a few more scenes to flesh it out - they're only ever together when it's sneaky, or Gregory's getting beaten up, so it's hard for them to really chat, and it just needed a bit more fleshing-out to be perfect, because a love story is kind of hard to fit in, considering everything else happening to and around Sammy-Jo.

I really enjoyed Fighter Girl. Yes, I had my issues - see the link above for a detailed rant about why British books should be left as they are when published in America, but apart from that, this was a good read, and I am itching for a sequel! The ending was RIPE for a sequel to be published, so what is Kathryn James waiting for?!?! Give us more of the amazing Sammy-Jo, please!
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14 Comments
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5/17/2016 11:37:51 am

OMG THIS SOUNDS AMAZING. How have I never heard of this book before?!?! Tough heroines and cage fights and Romeo/Juliet style romance!!?!?? *dashes off to goodreads immediately* Least to say, your review is totally convincing! :D

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5/17/2016 11:44:50 am

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