Cocktails and Books
Written on Nov 11, 2016
Bull's story was a long time coming. I wasn wonder what kind of woman would heal his wounded soul. What I didn't expect was for that woman to be as equally broken.
Since the death of Bab's, Bull has taken to drowning himself in alcohol. Not much matters expect for him to numb his pain and guilt. For a main that prides himself on being the badass President of the Devil's Dust, he was a piss poor excuse. That is until he catches a young woman running from a group of men. From that brief meeting, the course of Bull's life changes. He's focused on two things: saving this girl and finally getting revenge on those that killed Babs.
Anahi, raised as a princess in her family, has found herself trapped within her so-called family. At the mercy of her sadistic uncle and the step-brother she once loved, she has resigned herself to the life she's forced to lead and can only hope the end comes sooner rather than later. Everything changes for her when the Devil's Dust come into town. For once in her life she has someone who sticks up for her.
The age gap between Bull and Anahi had me wondering who this relationship would work. But somehow, it did. Despite the difference, they never once saw each other as any other than someone the other was attracted to. When Bull gave up drinking, it was Anahi would took the steps to help him. And when the reality of who Anahi was to those Bull sought revenge, it was Bull who provided to Anahi that he would always come for her.
As with other Devil's Dust books, violence plays a big part. But the value of family was important in this story and that theme played throughout with Shadow, Dani, Bobby, Doc and even Lip. And I think the Devil's Dust can thank a young woman running for her life and desperate for a family of her own to show their leader what he needed.