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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A sweet little historical western. This was a slow clean burn and a nice story but it didn’t quite hit the spot for me. The plot and setting were very simple and this held a lot of slice of life, which I like in my historical, but I wanted a bit more from the relationship. The heroine is holding back a lot of herself from the hero right into the very last few pages so there was no real relationship between them until the end. Also this was incredibly similar to another book by this author -his secondhand wife- and I think that one was done better. This story would really have benefitted from an epilogue a few years out, but it was a good read and had an old school feel, which was nice.
I’ve read, like, ten westerns in a row now so I think I need to find something else before I start speaking with a drawl.
I’ve read, like, ten westerns in a row now so I think I need to find something else before I start speaking with a drawl.
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Ebook
2.5/5
Summary: Pregnant Linnea arrives to serve as housekeeper for Will and his aging mother/ranchhands.
Stats: HR, Western, Standalone, fade to black/closed door - leaning clean.
Notes: Good homesteady stuff, my irritation primarily comes with the fact that the FMC's sexual trauma is used as proof of her virtue at the very end of the story.
Less Thorough, but Spoilery, Content Warnings (CW) and Trigger Warnings (TW):
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault
This is a lovely, gentle, read. It could only be improved by them resolving things before the end of the book and not having that silliness carry on for so long. Apart from the unnecessary angst, this was a really good break from the mediocre books I’d been slogging through.
This is one of my favorite books. I have read it a dozen times. I just love it