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Cattle Stop by Kit Oliver

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kenzib24's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

jinja's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

This wasn't the book for me. Neither the story nor the characters managed to keep my interest.

10111111111's review against another edition

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emotional funny tense medium-paced

4.0

These two idiots almost killed me with their stupid obliviousness and lack of communication. I really liked their relationship at the end of the book, and it was nice during their little lust-filled escapades, and I was holding out hope that Whit would finally cave and say something to Cooper, which I suppose that's what ended up happening, but only after Whit heard Cooper's feelings through the grapevine. I did enjoy the story and the farm dynamic, but I feel I didn't quite get the payoff I wanted for enduring their idiocy. I would still recommend it though, it wasn't an unpleasant read by any means, and I did really enjoy the cast of characters, it's just that I wanted to slap some of them at times.

losthitsu's review against another edition

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5.0

I picked this up out of curiosity but with minimal expectations as contemp romances are rarely my favourite and as a city girl I have no particular fondness for farming, but I ended up really loving this! The farming backdrop gave the story a solid external plot and created space for a lovely found family, and while miscomunications and mutual pining can be really tricky to pull off this one was just as I like them best.

esmer_zarazua's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

lilyrooke's review against another edition

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1.0

Cooper and Whit must work together to save their farm from bankruptcy, but will it be possible considering they can't stand each other, when they have to share a room?

I get frustrated with a whole novel of miscommunication and lack of communication, when a single conversation could clear up everything, so yeah. I felt like there was a lot missing from this book. There's a lot of telling rather than showing, and I felt as though I was missing out on a lot of the backstory between Cooper and Whit. I found it very difficult to connect with the characters, because not much time is taken to explore their motivations or personalities beyond 'is gorgeous' or 'has a crush on', so I didn't care about their story or romance. All the characters are introduced all at once, so I found it hard to differentiate between them because none of them have particularly strong personalities or characteristic traits. I know Drew makes cheese and Whit is kind of grumpy and Cooper has a crush on Whit and Penny is... there? but I need more to enjoy a novel, basically. There's not anything major 'wrong' with the book, but I didn't enjoy the experience of reading for the reasons stated.