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Financial thrillers usually aren’t my thing, but Marshall has absolutely blown me away with this captivating, nuanced thriller. Marshall did an excellent job of bringing the characters and setting to life, I felt like I was watching a movie unfold in front of me as I read. I became more invested in the lives of the MCs than I thought possible. They certainly aren’t people I’d expect to ever run into in my everyday life, and although I found it hard to like some of them, I was absolutely wrapped up in their stories. Hats off to Marshall for being able to pull that off, it’s quite the feat. The way the dual plots wove together was an absolute masterpiece, and it feels like you’re just waiting for the collision to happen. I cannot recommend this enough if you enjoy thrillers, even if financial ones aren’t usually up your alley, because you won’t be disappointed!… (mer)
 
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LilyRoseShadowlyn | Jul 18, 2023 |
A great biography of America's little "Missy." I'm glad that I read this because although from my own state, I never learned anything about Annie Oakley in school. I especially enjoyed the stories about her meeting world leaders such as Queen Victoria and the Kaiser. Annie and her husband were just really good people, giving unselfishly to disadvantaged children and orphans. Annie Oakley set a world record for making 100/100 shots in skeet shooting. That record has since been broken. The only criticism I have of this book is that it needed a good proof reader as there were multiple spelling and grammar errors. 148 pages… (mer)
 
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Tess_W | 4 andra recensioner | Aug 27, 2020 |
I loved the wealth of information this book had on the figure of Annie Oakley and her husband, Frank Butler. I was immersed into her life at all stages and got a real feel for the woman. I felt like I got to know her: her modesty, her self-confidence, her belief in women being independent and being able to shoot, and the intricacies of life on the road with the Wild West show. I especially adored reading about her and Frank's relationship. It seemed to be a very unique one for the times, one filled with self-sacrifice, understanding, and based on friendship and mutual respect.

But I do feel that I have to question this book's claim to be a "novel" (as the back of the book does). It in no way is one. Yes, there are fictional encounters with people she probably never met and conversations that may or may not have happened. But the sheer amount of told scenes and how information is presented in this book reads more as a light presentation of her life than anything else. Enjoyable to the hilt, yes. An in depth novel that I now have a major craving for, definitely not.

All in all, I did enjoy this book. I learned a lot, both about Annie and life in the late 19th century, and enjoyed the learning. Though I do feel that calling this book a "novel" or anything resembling that a misnomer, that in no way should keep you from enjoying it for what it is, a light presentation of her life in a very readable way.

Note: Book received for free via Good Reads First Reads program in exchange for review.
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Sarah_Gruwell | 4 andra recensioner | Jan 13, 2016 |
Little Miss Sure Shot tells the story of Annie Oakley, a famous American markswoman in the 1880s. It relates her life from her birth in Ohio in 1860 to her rise to fame in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, until her death in 1922. In the process, we learn about the beautiful love story between Annie and her husband, Frank Butler. Frank gave up shooting for her and became her manager. They were married for 50 years.

This is Jeffrey Marshall’s first novel, a historical fiction based on real-life Annie Oakley, a remarkable woman well ahead of her time. She lead an incredible life, traveling all over the US and Europe. In the process, she met Queen Victoria in London and Prince Wilhelm in Germany. Back home, she rubbed shoulders with the likes of Mark Twain and Thomas Edison. She shot like no other woman before her, yet managed to keep her feminity intact. The book is well written and fascinating. I only wish it had been longer and more detailed, as it has only 148 pages. In particular, I would have liked to know more about her childhood and her travels. In addition, I thought there was no need for the prologue and that its content could have been integrated into the chronological story. In the end though, the book was fun to read and really interesting.

Little Miss Sure Shot was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review.

To read the full review, please go to my blog (Cecile Sune - Book Obsessed).
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cecile.sune | 4 andra recensioner | Apr 24, 2015 |

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