I had read the Walker Papers series (through book 8), but none of the Jane Yellowrock books prior to reading this. CE Murphy points out in the intro material that this should be read after Mountain Echoes (book 8) rather than following Spirit Dances (book 6) where it falls by publication date. Though there are supposedly no spoilers because this didn't happen in Jo's timeline, you won't appreciate the experience if you read it before book 8. Also, I think you'll find it does become important to Jo's timeline in book 9.All said, I wasn't really impressed with this novella except that I thought the authors did a good job of bringing the ladies together while keeping them true to themselves. The story is okay, if primarily action. It didn't hold my attention as well as the typical Walker Papers novel. I picked up Easy Pickings because I follow Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series. I love that series & continue to follow along faithfully. Easy Pickings introduced me to C.E Murphy's Walker Papers series. I ended up reading the first 4 books in the series & just couldn't carry on. BORING. Couldn't stand the Walker Coyote Dreams Thunderbird Falls Urban ShamanOverall I'd say skipping Easy Pickings wouldn't be cause for alarm. I myself just could not get into it. Atr first I thought it was because the two protagonist didn't mesh well but in the end I think it's due to my finding Joanne Walker annoying.
Do You like book Easy Pickings (2000)?
This should've been a full novel. It was so good and ended way to quickly.
—hanadi
