I admit that I picked this up because it reminded me of Wynonna Earp. As in that, I liked the blend of Western with speculative fiction, though this is science fiction rather than fantasy. It took me almost the whole volume to warm up to Clara, which is fine because I don't need my heroines to be "likeable," but I do look forward to where her character's going. However, I almost wish Deputy Budroxifinicus were the main character (and I definitely wish Clara would stop calling him Boo, at least until he says it's okay). It's partly because he's my favorite character so far, but it's also because it's set in a town that's seen war and is populated by alien species and "arties," artificial soldiers, who are much more interesting than humans Clara and Zeke. As a whole, though, Copperhead is pretty entertaining.