Reviews

Come the Spring by Julie Garwood

angiebayne's review against another edition

3.0

Come the Spring is the final book about the Clayborne family. Finally, we get to find out what happens to Cole and we meet Daniel Ryan, the US Marshall who stole from Mama Rose. In this book Cole finds himself appointed US Marshall by Ryan and on the trail of a group of blood-thirsty bank robbers. They have three potential witnesses to the latest bank robbery and they have to figure out which of the women is their actual witness. Along the way there is murder, intrigue and of course romance.

Come the Spring is a nice historical romance and a good wrap-up to this series. The mystery and intrigue of the bank robbers works pretty well in the story. I have to say that I had a little difficulty with the romances. With the multiple romantic plots going on it was sometimes difficult to keep the women straight. The three females in the book really didn't seem all that different personality wise. For that matter, Cole and Ryan were awfully similar as well but I never got them confused. I think the mystery saved this book because the romances definitely brought it down a little bit. But there was a good ending, justice was served and everyone lived happily ever after.

barami's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

uehfiwo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

lasanja's review against another edition

Boring

agray210's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

emerygirl's review against another edition

3.0

This is my first Julie Garwood book. While I found it rather simplistic, I did think it was a fun read. As in a typical romance book, the characters fell in love really quick. But the premise of a witness to a bank robbery added a fun concept to an otherwise typical romantic novel. I did feel like I was missing part of the story as I believe there is a whole Claybourne Family story prior to this book? Even with that, I still understood everything that was going on. A fun, quick read if you are in the mood for pure romance.

libbirice's review against another edition

4.0

I didn't care too much for the brothers' books, although this one was just as good as For the Roses.

wellactjoally's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Two love stories in one. Commitment-phobes. Love after loss. Forced proximity. Enemies to allies. 

Bank robbers. Threats of required marriage. Sexual assault that isn’t (consensual non-con that the reader doesn’t know is consensual at first).

julsmarshall's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This was okay, a little slow to get moving for me. A western whodunit with multiple love stories, it was interesting and definitely of it’s time (1997). I think my first Garwood, I will try another.

faintinggoat's review against another edition

4.0

A good ending to the series. It was fun to see how interwoven the plot for all of them was and how none of them were afterthoughts or just because. They weren’t tangentially associated but truest part of a series which I liked.