One Night in Sixes – My Review

“She was not a woman, not any earthly woman.”

 First, let me state I stepped out of my comfort zone reading “One Night in Sixes.” It’s not a book that can be read half-heartedly or with a quick passing interest. It needs your whole attention as a reader.

Yes – the story is confusing. Yes – often times I found myself getting lost as I was reading it. Admittedly, within the first two chapters I was speculating where the initial slow paced story was going. But, as the story progressed with the main characters of Appaloosa Elim and Sil Halfwick trying to sell horses, they get deeply immersed in the island town of Sixes. The plot then twists and turns around Elim who gets drunk and shoots a gun, all because he followed his friend Sil into Sixes. What was the result of him shooting that gun? Read the book discover that answer.

Arianne ‘Tex’ Thompson wrote a western fantasy mixed with paranormal influences. The cover alone of this book is a tantalizing representation of many Louis L’Amour covers, but Thompson takes this western to a whole new level. She took the path less taken with “One Night in Sixes” as she weaves varieties of characters, religion, and race, along with the supernatural. As with any good storyteller, she allowed me to draw my own conclusions. The best part of the book for me came in a later chapter, titled “Necktie Social” when the Fish-Queen stepped out of the water. That’s when the mystical undertones clearly made sense to me while reading this book.

Thankfully, the complex writing is accompanied by an end glossary which helps you understand what is what and who is who. Without the glossary, I would’ve been lost entirely.

If you’re a serious reader who wants to read writing that challenges your mind – then One Night in Sixes is a must-read for you.