The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

“I think of her as my Malfoy character,” Davis said. For example, there is a girl with a shadow, Violet, who works in the Welcome House with Aster and Clementine. By signing up you agree to our terms of useĭavis also wanted to show that there is intersectionality in the characters’ different levels of privilege. Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. These girls receive food and medical care they wouldn’t at home, but also receive brands that trap them in a life of prostitution they didn’t choose. And desperate families sell their young daughters to “Welcome Houses” in hopes of a better life. It’s a world where a person’s shadow determines their social status. The fantasy country of Arketta that Davis created helped her achieve these dual goals. And the challenges that they face have parallels to the real world, but it’s not the same as ours.” But it was also very important to me to set this in a fictional world.

I really wanted to highlight a lot of the social issues that come along with the Westerns like race issues and gender issues, and talk about class and queerness. Of this challenge, Davis said: “Getting that balancing act was probably the hardest part. Many would view these aims as counter productive, but Davis felt getting both right was important. The other was to show readers with these identities that they belong in the adventure stories that have traditionally been assigned solely to white men. One was to write a fantasy story highlighting injustices of racism, sexism, and biases against queerness people face in our world. When Charlotte Nicole Davis set out to write The Good Luck Girls, she had two goals in mind.

The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis