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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A really good start to the series. Can't wait to to read the rest.
Not into amnesia plots, and I’ve never been into cowboys, but I like Rebekah Weatherspoon and trust her world building, so I read this. The ranch and the characters connected to it are a highlight—as with other Weatherspoon books, I got a good sense of who the main character was and her strong group of friends and chosen family. This is a satisfying read, with lots of little details that percolate.
What didn’t work for me so much: the smidge of a mystery plot (didn’t seem to be needed), and also, I wanted the book to show more of why Evie and Zach fell for each other. It felt sprung on me—they’re into each other—and I wanted more.
What didn’t work for me so much: the smidge of a mystery plot (didn’t seem to be needed), and also, I wanted the book to show more of why Evie and Zach fell for each other. It felt sprung on me—they’re into each other—and I wanted more.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to love this because the premise sounded right up my alley, but I really struggled with this one.
The most interesting part is the first 20%. Evie getting attacked. Evie losing her memory. The tension filled build up to Zach and Evie meeting again after ten years. And then….it slows to a grinding halt. This isn’t even a slowburn. It’s a singular coal burning in a rainstorm fixing to go out.
The plot is boring, the middle is plodding, there are SO MANY characters that I couldn’t keep up with who was who half the time (and some of them contributed nothing to the story).
And everything is just really anti-climactic? I mean for a story to drag for 250-ish pages, I at least wanted the bad guy to get their just desserts on page.
Evie and Zach really have no chemistry and the basis of their relationship relies on the reader knowing they have a shared history. But telling me that, giving me one or two small glimpses of younger Evie and Zach, and dancing around this BIG HUGE BLOW UP (which was actually kind of silly and not worth losing ten years over?) is not sufficient for a relationship to form. I didn’t feel like they even knew anything about each other. Just that they used to know each other and find each other attractive.
Normally I love RW. But I didn’t love this and almost DNFd several times. :/
The most interesting part is the first 20%. Evie getting attacked. Evie losing her memory. The tension filled build up to Zach and Evie meeting again after ten years. And then….it slows to a grinding halt. This isn’t even a slowburn. It’s a singular coal burning in a rainstorm fixing to go out.
The plot is boring, the middle is plodding, there are SO MANY characters that I couldn’t keep up with who was who half the time (and some of them contributed nothing to the story).
And everything is just really anti-climactic? I mean for a story to drag for 250-ish pages, I at least wanted the bad guy to get their just desserts on page.
Evie and Zach really have no chemistry and the basis of their relationship relies on the reader knowing they have a shared history. But telling me that, giving me one or two small glimpses of younger Evie and Zach, and dancing around this BIG HUGE BLOW UP (which was actually kind of silly and not worth losing ten years over?) is not sufficient for a relationship to form. I didn’t feel like they even knew anything about each other. Just that they used to know each other and find each other attractive.
Normally I love RW. But I didn’t love this and almost DNFd several times. :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Grief, Death of parent
This is more like a 4.5 but since Goodreads (still) doesn't allow for half stars...
This book, much like a horse ride, came at a slow comfortable pace and second chance romance was sweet. We had to depend a lot on the history that we didn't get to see between Evie and Zach to stoke the fires of their current passions but it was still very believable.
I loved how successful and positive all the Black characters were and how they were mostly secure in their position. They were also very supportive of each other for the most part, with a dash of harsh truth delivered in a loving way that only family can do.
Highly recommend for easy reading, especially if you're like me and love cowboys.
This book, much like a horse ride, came at a slow comfortable pace and second chance romance was sweet. We had to depend a lot on the history that we didn't get to see between Evie and Zach to stoke the fires of their current passions but it was still very believable.
I loved how successful and positive all the Black characters were and how they were mostly secure in their position. They were also very supportive of each other for the most part, with a dash of harsh truth delivered in a loving way that only family can do.
Highly recommend for easy reading, especially if you're like me and love cowboys.
This was such a charming read! I really liked Evie and her journey to rediscover herself. While her relationship with Zach was adorable, I loved the secondary relationships in this story - the friends & family they have around them were fantastic! They made the story so much richer for being in it and I’m looking forward to reading more about them.
I would have like to have seen more of Evie & Zach’s past, apart from the amnesia affected dreams that Evie has. I would have liked to see more about why Zach was warned off & how this affected him, especially since he apologises for ignoring her for 10 years.
I would have like to have seen more of Evie & Zach’s past, apart from the amnesia affected dreams that Evie has. I would have liked to see more about why Zach was warned off & how this affected him, especially since he apologises for ignoring her for 10 years.
Rebekah Weatherspoon is writing a whole series about Black cowboys. What a gift to the world. I’ve never been particularly drawn to amnesia stories, but if she’s writing it, I’m in. Evie is a chef on a morning talk show who suffers a head injury at a star-studded event. When she wakes up, she doesn’t remember who she is or anything about her own life. Fortunately, she’s got a great group of friends to support her, and when it becomes clear Evie is going to need a place away from the spotlight to recover, they call in the big guns—Zach, her childhood friend/crush she hasn’t spoken to in years. Zach whisks Evie back to his family’s California ranch, excited at the prospect of mending fences after their falling out years ago. As adults, they get along great and the sparks are flying, but all of that is threatened by the fact that any day now, Evie might remember why she stopped talking to him all those years ago and their renewed relationship will crumble like a stale cookie. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: Weatherspoon is one of my favorite romance authors ever. Her books are supremely comforting, like wrapping yourself in a blanket fresh out of the dryer.
Book 1 and already hooked
I really enjoyed the first book of this series: Modern romance of very successful black people and I loved it. Although this series is about The Pleasants, a family who has found generational success in ranching and hospitality, it was refreshing to read about the love interest (Evie) a well-known celebrity chef falling for a her high school crush, Zach Pleasant. I did wish the pace was a bit quicker but this is a story of Evie losing her memory and we’re along for the ride. So many jokes. Quick fun read with a little bit of spice.
I really enjoyed the first book of this series: Modern romance of very successful black people and I loved it. Although this series is about The Pleasants, a family who has found generational success in ranching and hospitality, it was refreshing to read about the love interest (Evie) a well-known celebrity chef falling for a her high school crush, Zach Pleasant. I did wish the pace was a bit quicker but this is a story of Evie losing her memory and we’re along for the ride. So many jokes. Quick fun read with a little bit of spice.