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vivartois's review against another edition
3.0
Ok novel. Feels like HR but isn't ?? Enjoyed it mostly
tacuazin's review against another edition
4.0
It's more like 3.5 stars, but I gave 4 full stars to [b:Mr. Perfect|469901|Mr. Perfect|Linda Howard|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327960914s/469901.jpg|487629], and this one wasn't as good. I miss the banter and the humour of other books. Don't get me wrong: the story is sweet, the hero is hot and the romance, steamy.
On the other hand, I'm afraid the suspense element was not what the author had intended, at least in my case. For me, tension built because it was pretty clear who the villain was from early in the story, and I couldn't get into the book and shake the local sheriff silly before pointing him in the right direction.
In any case, I am starting [b:Mackenzie's Mission|420744|Mackenzie's Mission (Mackenzie Family, #2)|Linda Howard|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1174589391s/420744.jpg|409877] right away. After getting to know the no-words-needed relationship between father and son, I expect Joe's story to be a really, really good trip.
On the other hand, I'm afraid the suspense element was not what the author had intended, at least in my case. For me, tension built because it was pretty clear who the villain was from early in the story, and I couldn't get into the book and shake the local sheriff silly before pointing him in the right direction.
In any case, I am starting [b:Mackenzie's Mission|420744|Mackenzie's Mission (Mackenzie Family, #2)|Linda Howard|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1174589391s/420744.jpg|409877] right away. After getting to know the no-words-needed relationship between father and son, I expect Joe's story to be a really, really good trip.
lectora_nocturna's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-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? No
3.0
nush2's review against another edition
3.0
okay i don't know how to rate this at all. i loved how easy this book was to read & how engaging the story was. plus it wasn't very long & the paragraphs were all crisp so it wasn't exhausting to read either. i loved both the mackenzies, wolf & joe & their relationship as well. the heroine, mary, was sometimes rlly annoying w her saviors complex & it was hard to look past the annoyance at those times.
basically, mary moves into this small town in wyoming as a teacher & has an iron clad contract because it's difficult to get teachers in this town because idk it's far as all hell from rest of civilization i suppose? & she notices that joe mackenzie has dropped out of school & she goes to talk to him ab it & convince him to join back. she meets his father, wolf, when she goes to talk to joe. wolf sees her stranded on the road walking in the cold bcz her car broke down & he helps her (intimately helps her). wolf is hella grumpy & broody. he was convicted & served time for a rape he didn't commit so naturally he's just angry with everyone in the town because they also treat him like shit because he's half indian. but this doesn't bother mary, she's like this goody do gooder & wants the best for everyone. anyway, wolf hasnt had a woman in a while so he kinda lusts for her even tho she's wearing her "strict teacher" clothes & looks far from pleasing. this happens a couple more times. he tries to push her away bcz the town will treat her like shit for knowing she's associating w him. meanwhile, she has also convinced joe to let her tutor him & help him join the airforce academy etc. she does not let wolf push her away & both joe & wolf are completely surprised by her stubbornness. eventually, wolf & mary fall in love. HOWEVER, 30% in the book, mary claims she loves him? which was one ick factor for me because it makes no sense why. all he did was help her with her car & touch her whole body while claiming to be warming her up. she was lusting for him & being extremely inexperienced in these areas, mistook it for love. so i understand that as a character, she just didn't know any better but she continues to claim she loves him, which again, is not believable to be as a reader. & then there's the mystery aspect to this book. a girl gets raped in town & then mary gets attacked by the rapist. meanwhile, she's getting talked down on by the people in the town but she stands her ground & talks back all through. & this one teacher who absolutely despises wolf & joe, she says "be careful you're going to get harmed soon, i guarantee you". this teacher has a son who's a little mentally challenged as well & his dad, her husband, basically died at the hands of an indian long ago & that's why the teacher hates indians, & wolf & joe sm. this hatred has seeped into her son & it's sooooo obvious thru the book that he is the rapist & he's hurting people who are associating w the mackenzies. mary figures out the pattern of the victims & that joe & wolf may be the actual target but she doesn't figure out it's this man until the end. which is rllllly stupid. if she can figure out a pattern among the victims so easily, how can she not remember dottie's warning????
& the whole mystery aspect of it takes away from the romance almost entirely. there are not many interactions between the hero & the heroine apart from the hero picking her up, or fucking her. there may have been like two three but not enough for a romance to develop so it was kinda hard to believe in their "love". they're just constantly having sex?? idk
anyway that's all, it was enjoyable & engaging but i didn't believe in their love. however the epilogue was rlly cute & i rlly like joe as a character.
basically, mary moves into this small town in wyoming as a teacher & has an iron clad contract because it's difficult to get teachers in this town because idk it's far as all hell from rest of civilization i suppose? & she notices that joe mackenzie has dropped out of school & she goes to talk to him ab it & convince him to join back. she meets his father, wolf, when she goes to talk to joe. wolf sees her stranded on the road walking in the cold bcz her car broke down & he helps her (intimately helps her). wolf is hella grumpy & broody. he was convicted & served time for a rape he didn't commit so naturally he's just angry with everyone in the town because they also treat him like shit because he's half indian. but this doesn't bother mary, she's like this goody do gooder & wants the best for everyone. anyway, wolf hasnt had a woman in a while so he kinda lusts for her even tho she's wearing her "strict teacher" clothes & looks far from pleasing. this happens a couple more times. he tries to push her away bcz the town will treat her like shit for knowing she's associating w him. meanwhile, she has also convinced joe to let her tutor him & help him join the airforce academy etc. she does not let wolf push her away & both joe & wolf are completely surprised by her stubbornness. eventually, wolf & mary fall in love. HOWEVER, 30% in the book, mary claims she loves him? which was one ick factor for me because it makes no sense why. all he did was help her with her car & touch her whole body while claiming to be warming her up. she was lusting for him & being extremely inexperienced in these areas, mistook it for love. so i understand that as a character, she just didn't know any better but she continues to claim she loves him, which again, is not believable to be as a reader. & then there's the mystery aspect to this book. a girl gets raped in town & then mary gets attacked by the rapist. meanwhile, she's getting talked down on by the people in the town but she stands her ground & talks back all through. & this one teacher who absolutely despises wolf & joe, she says "be careful you're going to get harmed soon, i guarantee you". this teacher has a son who's a little mentally challenged as well & his dad, her husband, basically died at the hands of an indian long ago & that's why the teacher hates indians, & wolf & joe sm. this hatred has seeped into her son & it's sooooo obvious thru the book that he is the rapist & he's hurting people who are associating w the mackenzies. mary figures out the pattern of the victims & that joe & wolf may be the actual target but she doesn't figure out it's this man until the end. which is rllllly stupid. if she can figure out a pattern among the victims so easily, how can she not remember dottie's warning????
& the whole mystery aspect of it takes away from the romance almost entirely. there are not many interactions between the hero & the heroine apart from the hero picking her up, or fucking her. there may have been like two three but not enough for a romance to develop so it was kinda hard to believe in their "love". they're just constantly having sex?? idk
anyway that's all, it was enjoyable & engaging but i didn't believe in their love. however the epilogue was rlly cute & i rlly like joe as a character.
ela_35's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I liked this book, and it strongly reminded me of Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold, even though the plots weren’t similar.
I really liked Wolf and Mary, but I wanted to see more of their interactions. Also, I really liked Joe and the occasional scenes from his POV – I definitely want to read his book, if he gets one.
I wasn’t too sure when this book was happening, but it seems to be around 1980s as it mentions that Wolf was sent to Vietnam and the town’s attitude was very racist, although that doesn’t necessarily mean it was in the past.
The plot was fine, but I wanted to see more scenes where Mary and Wolf do things together, and I wanted to see more of their interactions with others.
I can’t wait to continue with this series.
agkrob's review against another edition
1.0
Well that was godawful and this is going to be a mess.
I knew I wasn't going to like it when the first 30 second of the audiobook were just the male protagonist staring out a window repeatedly thinking 'he needed a woman' but I couldn't believe half of the stuff that came out of the character's mouths and I could not stop listening to it.
I can get past the aggressive-sexist-caveman male characters, because I was expecting it going in, but I couldn't get around the way she treated minorities in this book. There was a character with a mental illness who was either babied or mocked through the book and then turned out to be the bad guy. Then there was a never ending referral of mixed race characters as 'half-breeds', and a references to the male lead's 'animal instincts' from his 'ancient tribal heritage'.
I think she was trying to write a book about the terrible way Native Americans can be treated in small towns but it really just came off as ignorant and racist.
The main character was sexually assaulted and asked her boyfriend to stay with her the same night so she would feel safe. He had to jerk off in the shower so that he wouldn't be too turned on by her sleeping in the same bed.
Also, because of the weird things the characters kept saying ('renegade indians' 'old maid school teacher' 'widow Jane a few mile west'), I started this book thinking that it was set in the old west, and then they started driving cars.
The plot was decent as Linda Howard goes, but anything good about this book was overshadowed by the insane amount of racism and sexism.
Some samples of the A+ writing:
'are you a half-breed?'
'her skin was as fine milled as an infants'
'don't worry, I only rape on Tuesdays'
'he had the bronzed skin and dark hair of a half breed'
'his pretty teacher would be lucky if his dad didn't have her on her back before a word could come out of her mouth' (said by the 16 year old son of the male protagonist)
I knew I wasn't going to like it when the first 30 second of the audiobook were just the male protagonist staring out a window repeatedly thinking 'he needed a woman' but I couldn't believe half of the stuff that came out of the character's mouths and I could not stop listening to it.
I can get past the aggressive-sexist-caveman male characters, because I was expecting it going in, but I couldn't get around the way she treated minorities in this book. There was a character with a mental illness who was either babied or mocked through the book and then turned out to be the bad guy. Then there was a never ending referral of mixed race characters as 'half-breeds', and a references to the male lead's 'animal instincts' from his 'ancient tribal heritage'.
I think she was trying to write a book about the terrible way Native Americans can be treated in small towns but it really just came off as ignorant and racist.
The main character was sexually assaulted and asked her boyfriend to stay with her the same night so she would feel safe. He had to jerk off in the shower so that he wouldn't be too turned on by her sleeping in the same bed.
Also, because of the weird things the characters kept saying ('renegade indians' 'old maid school teacher' 'widow Jane a few mile west'), I started this book thinking that it was set in the old west, and then they started driving cars.
The plot was decent as Linda Howard goes, but anything good about this book was overshadowed by the insane amount of racism and sexism.
Some samples of the A+ writing:
'are you a half-breed?'
'her skin was as fine milled as an infants'
'don't worry, I only rape on Tuesdays'
'he had the bronzed skin and dark hair of a half breed'
'his pretty teacher would be lucky if his dad didn't have her on her back before a word could come out of her mouth' (said by the 16 year old son of the male protagonist)
blamchin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
It was published in 1989 and you really feel that as you read. It’s outdated and not pc.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
salene27's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of my favorite books of all time, I have lost count of how many times I have reread this one.
I think to me what makes this book special, is it hasn't aged at all, I can picture each of these characters in modern times.
LOVE this book.
I think to me what makes this book special, is it hasn't aged at all, I can picture each of these characters in modern times.
LOVE this book.
flor1998's review against another edition
2.0
Estuvo bien, todo fue muy rápido y sentí que un montón de cosas salieron lit de la nada pero para pasar el tiempo está bien. Lo que si ame a Wolf, es el típico alfa posesivo que da todo por la prota y amo eso.
También me sonó un poco mucho que recalcaban el tema de que el sea mestizo, era como un súper problema en el libro y no sé si para la época era tan así(obvio siempre va a haber racismo pero por como lo trataban parecía 1800 y algo) pero como yo no soy de USA (que ahí todo ese tema es mucho más grande) y tampoco soy de una minoría no estoy informada como para tener una opinión.
También me sonó un poco mucho que recalcaban el tema de que el sea mestizo, era como un súper problema en el libro y no sé si para la época era tan así(obvio siempre va a haber racismo pero por como lo trataban parecía 1800 y algo) pero como yo no soy de USA (que ahí todo ese tema es mucho más grande) y tampoco soy de una minoría no estoy informada como para tener una opinión.
aaliyahjn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0