Length 11hrs 39mins
Format audiobook
Published 2018
Series Bonnie #2
My Copy I bought it
My Review
Before reading this review, make sure you've read Becoming Bonnie first as this will contain semi-spoilers of that book...
Side by Side picks up sometime after the events of Becoming Bonnie with Clyde in prison and Bonnie concocting a scheme to set him free either by breaking him out or by arranging a pardon. Fortunately for Bonnie, Clyde is released without bloodshed (well, at least not in the conventional manner that is...) and the two are once again reunited and on their way to infamy.
As with Becoming Bonnie, the familiar cast of characters return to form the 'gang' in Buck (Clyde's brother) and Blanche (Bonnie closest friend); and while they aren't a gang in the traditional sense, they are a tight-knit group which look out for one another - be it a shoulder to lean on, or a gun to shoot from.
The plot largely sees Bonnie and Clyde traversing the countryside as they rob, steal, and kill in their pursuit of peace and happiness with Bonnie's earlier aversion to violence whittling away with each passing bullet and wet thunk as it hits the target. All this bloodshed is counterbalanced by a romantic angle that showcases the devotion the two characters have for one another.
My rating: 4/5 stars. Side by Side is a violent and well executed piece of historical fiction set along a bumpy road-trip of death and destruction.
You can read my review of Becoming Bonnie by clicking on the link below:
Review: BECOMING BONNIE by Jenni L. Wash (narrated by Susan Bennett)
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