When Shine begins her bartending gig at the Southern Club, she is both starry-eyed and fearful of her first famous customer, Al Capone. She believes they are “the same on some level, willing to do whatever it took to survive and keep their families safe and cared for.” Do you agree? Or does Shine discover a line she won’t or can’t cross?
Absolutely. Shine showed she would do whatever it took to survive and protect her family, biological and found. She was much smarter than she got credit for. That and her good heart stopped her when she got to that proverbial line.
Shine’s line appeared in the scene in the barn loft with Jed. Rebecca’s excellent marksmanship saved SHine from a disastrous decision – although I don’t think Shine intended to cross it in the end.
I enjoyed the scenes with Al Capone. i felt like he could see through her, and appreciated her gumption. I do think Shine was tempted by his power and fame.
I don’t believe that Shine would be willing to go to bed with Al Capone. I think that was the line she wouldn’t cross. I do think that she and Al Capone had a lot in common however. They were both strong people with a backbone to do what needs done.
I enjoyed the Al Capone section of the book. I thought it was fun to see Shine ‘starry eyed’ because she worked so hard for her family though the book.
I think Shine was definitely star struck with Al Capone and especially since she was a little gangster herself with the moonshine business. I do think she found a couple of lines that she wouldn’t cross in the book, both being unable to follow through with killing anyone.
Shine sure did seem to share some traits with Capone; however, her moral compass pointed to a different direction. She might have been tempted to cross a line with Jed, but I think she might have saved him if Rebecca hadn’t. In the end of this situation it was Elsie who gave him his dues!
I am not sure Shine is the same as Al Capone. Shine had to make some decisions that was necessary for her family’s survival. I think Capone made decisions based on acquiring wealth and importance. Shine became a bartender but “drew the line when it came to prostitution. She worked in the unsavory “Southern Club” but kept her distance from making poor choices.