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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
In some ways this was a 4 star book for me. I love Ree and her story is so much fun to read. I think she's adorable. I have
been following her on her blog for 3ish years (at least) and been a fan of her photography actions and recipes (I have her cook book).
The thing that pulled it down from 4 stars to 3 for me (but I still enjoyed it) was the fact that she didn't seem to hardly
value relationships with other people (besides her perfect match guy) - and maybe that's just how we are different. I
thought it was sad she could just drop people who cared about her with not much thought of it and her special needs
brother - she didn't seem to treat him with any extra care, which I guess I'm extra sensitive to since my oldest is special
needs. I still think she is adorable, and really enjoyed the book, it was a bit sappy at times, but coming from her, and it
being her story, I mostly didn't mind. I do love that she ::loves:: her man SO much, and I love that she took the risk of
dating a man that was so unlike any other person she had ever known and how she adapted to country life was really cool,
I thought, since she was willing to try and make it work since she loved her guy so much. I think they are perfect for each other.
I was surprised to ::finally:: hear his real name in the back of the book and it was totally what I never would have guessed.
I'm totally used to her calling him Marlboro Man, lol.... a cute book - I will def read the sequel(s) that will surely come
based on how this ended.
been following her on her blog for 3ish years (at least) and been a fan of her photography actions and recipes (I have her cook book).
The thing that pulled it down from 4 stars to 3 for me (but I still enjoyed it) was the fact that she didn't seem to hardly
value relationships with other people (besides her perfect match guy) - and maybe that's just how we are different. I
thought it was sad she could just drop people who cared about her with not much thought of it and her special needs
brother - she didn't seem to treat him with any extra care, which I guess I'm extra sensitive to since my oldest is special
needs. I still think she is adorable, and really enjoyed the book, it was a bit sappy at times, but coming from her, and it
being her story, I mostly didn't mind. I do love that she ::loves:: her man SO much, and I love that she took the risk of
dating a man that was so unlike any other person she had ever known and how she adapted to country life was really cool,
I thought, since she was willing to try and make it work since she loved her guy so much. I think they are perfect for each other.
I was surprised to ::finally:: hear his real name in the back of the book and it was totally what I never would have guessed.
I'm totally used to her calling him Marlboro Man, lol.... a cute book - I will def read the sequel(s) that will surely come
based on how this ended.
I really liked this book, but I'm sure part of that is because I love Ree Drummond's blog and her cooking show and her cookbook... and I would probably read anything she wrote. The story itself is good, too. A nice, romantic, modern love story with everyday people you can relate to. It's nothing super extraordinary. Ree makes no pretense of being perfect, and gives great details about the everyday embarrassments that can happen in a new relationship... events we can all relate to, but would probably not share quite so openly with the world, and that's why I love the Pioneer Woman.
Reread this one because I needed something light and easy because things were a little too heavy and crazy.
As a fan of P Dub's blog, I loved being immersed in her life and listening to her describe things the way they often go through my own head! Although I agree with the reviews that it obviously comes from a blog and can be a little choppy, it didnt bother me at all!
It was truly a different kind of romance. The fact that it was real life made it more interesting and heartfelt, it made me truly believe that there is someone out there for me that I will feel an instant attraction to. At 35, I haven't met him yet but after reading this book I have not given up hope. The only down side to this book? His point of view, written in his words. I get that guys don't like to express emotion but that is what a romance book is all about, both sides of the equation.
Unlike most of her fans, I have not read the story on her blog, so the whole book was new to me. Personally, if I had read most of the story on her blog, I would not have bought the book, I would have waited until it came out in my local library.
Unlike most of her fans, I have not read the story on her blog, so the whole book was new to me. Personally, if I had read most of the story on her blog, I would not have bought the book, I would have waited until it came out in my local library.
After the dense paragraphs of Helen Gurley Brown's biography, I wanted the literary equivalent of comfort food. I adore The Pioneer Woman and was already familiar with the rough outline of her great love affair through her blog. I liked the serial style of the storytelling, the way she allowed multiple entry points back into the story at the start of each chapter, as if you'd put the story down to enjoy one of her feasts and then picked it up while still in that heady carb coma. Everyone is always in love with their own love story, but that is exactly what makes this book easy to appreciate.
This is also the first book that I enjoyed on three devices -- I started it on the Overdrive app on my iPad, alternated between that and my Nook Simple Touch, taking frequent dips into into it with the Overdrive app on my iPhone as well. I liked having access to the story literally everywhere and will totally use this method with e-library books in the future!
I recommend for someone who has less than 90 days until their own wedding.
This is also the first book that I enjoyed on three devices -- I started it on the Overdrive app on my iPad, alternated between that and my Nook Simple Touch, taking frequent dips into into it with the Overdrive app on my iPhone as well. I liked having access to the story literally everywhere and will totally use this method with e-library books in the future!
I recommend for someone who has less than 90 days until their own wedding.
If ever there was a feel-good love story, Ree Drummond has it. I love watching Pioneer Woman's show on Food Network every weekend and I equally love watching her family. Ree proves in this heartwarming memoir about the man who swept her off her feet that she's no slouch as a writer. I look forward to more from her in the future. She definitely has a talent for the written word.
I really wanted to like this book. I did. Ree's blog is one of the first blogs I started reading when I started reading blogs back in the stone age. I was reading when she first started posting her love story.
I wish she had gone back through the first part of the story and made more changes, or had a ghost writer go back through the first part of her story. Books have a certain flow to them that blogs don't need. Books require narriation and discription that blogs would only suffer from.
In conclusion I gave the book three stars because I blam the publishing world for this work's short comings more than I blam Ree. For someone who has never written a novel before, its not THAT bad. She isn't going to be wining any litary awards, but she isn't Stephine Myers either.
I wish she had gone back through the first part of the story and made more changes, or had a ghost writer go back through the first part of her story. Books have a certain flow to them that blogs don't need. Books require narriation and discription that blogs would only suffer from.
In conclusion I gave the book three stars because I blam the publishing world for this work's short comings more than I blam Ree. For someone who has never written a novel before, its not THAT bad. She isn't going to be wining any litary awards, but she isn't Stephine Myers either.
What a beautiful love story! This book left me feeling hopeful and in love with Oklahoma. I would read any biography Drummond puts out.
I loved this little book about the real life love story between the Pioneer Woman and Marlboro Man. She is so funny and a pretty good writer as well. It’s a very sweet story, and I can’t wait to visit Pawhuska and her ranch one day.