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Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

149 reviews

kelsiereads15's review against another edition

4.25

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

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themollylorian's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

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midnightmoon_dreamer's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

Good but I didn’t love Ada’s characters. I feel like we didn’t see enough about her story which made it harder to understand her actions. Weston, on the other hand, is the man of my dream. The way is character and his struggles are written makes him really come alive, especially with the dual POV. We also see a lot of the other characters from the previous and next books (a lot of setting up the next 2 books). Overall I liked this fun quick read.

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inlaraland's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's safe to say that I am a fan of this series. "Swift and Saddled" is the second book to the "Rebel Blue Ranch" series and it follows the story of city girl, Ada Hart, who moves to Wyoming to take on the biggest project of her career. She arrives at Meadowlark and finds herself at the only dive bar in town where she meets a handsome cowboy. The night ends with a kiss, and Ada thinks that she might never see this stranger again. Except the stranger in question is Weston Ryder and her new boss.

I listened to the audiobook version of this story. "Swift and Saddled" was sweet, romantic, and steamy! I thought it was big more well rounded in terms of storytelling and dialogue compared to book one. I also have such a soft spot for the grumpy/sunshine trope where the female lead takes on the role as the grump. The dynamic worked perfectly between Ada and Weston, and I thought their story was very cute and fluffy overall. I did find some of the scenes to be a bit repetitive, but honestly the over arching story is addicting.

(I was going to say that this would definitely be an amazing TV show, only to find out that Universal TV picked up this series. Honestly, I would devour it if they make it happen!)

I cannot wait for book number three. I have been anticipating Teddy and Gus's story since Book 1 (their tension is just TOO good). November cannot get here sooner!

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alyssamaly's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cute romance read. Little spice

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ms_elchert's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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kaitrates's review against another edition

3.0

“I was more than happy to be an accessory for her greatness.”

Whew I went on a journey with this book y'all! I loved it hated it then loved it again. So, let's break it down.

What I Loved

Wes. This man was down so bad and I loved how he saw Ada and loved Ada and didn't let her just lean into her trauma but showed up time and time again to help her brain-body realise that this relationship was different. It was safe.

Also, I felt like he was a good embodiment of non-toxic masculinity with his gentleness and his sweetness and also his cow hotness. Honestly, he reminded me of Hugh Jackman (specifically in australia for yk obvious reasons)...then again, so does everything lately. 😏

The mirror scene. OKKKKKKKKKK. 🔥

The resolution. I LOVED that their HFN started with long distance, with neither of them giving up their dreams for love. GAH.

The setting was dreamy AF.

The friendships.I felt so seen in Ada struggling to make friends. Like girllll I get you! I felt like she was somewhat autistic coded but it definitely wasn't committed rep. And I loved seeing start to let people in and let herself be loved. 🥹

"And that’s how it went for the next couple of hours. We traded stories and anecdotes, and I carefully added new pieces of Wes to my growing collection of things about him that I was holding close to my heart."

What I Disliked

The lack of depth. The book touched on some really important topics (e.g. depression, arousal nonconcordance, abusive relationships) but didn't dig into them. And sure, not every book has to, but I found myself wanting more from this story and, ultimately, feeling a bit disappointed.

The lack of lube use and sexy times with a soft peen. Listen this is such a sex educator thing to say but if you mention MULTIPLE times that they both struggle with physical arousal of their bits, I do not want a magic peen-adjacent solution!!!! I want them to have hot hot sex anyways but in a creative way! Use lube! Give us prostate play!

I hate when books perpetuate this idea that if you're just with the right person or they do the right things, all your sex issues will be resolved. This is not how the brain-body works okay?! I was so excited to see the characters talk about these struggles and then so let down when the answer wasn't even an abundance of foreplay (seriously the first time they have sex and she remarks how well things are going I was like, "that's it?!"

ANYWAY *steps off soap box*

Insta-lust. Although it wasn't the worst it could be.

The T Swift references.Listen I know she's everywhere in contemporary romance but JFC there are reasons OTHER than misogyny for why people don't like her. This scene would've been so much more meaningful if it had just been the girls screaming and didn't come with a side of cult messaging.

All in All

This was a very fluffy candy-like which attempted to include some deeper themes but I don't think exactly nailed that. It was cute and hot and also frustrating AF at times.

I'm game to try some of her other books the next time I need a proper palate cleanser.

CNs: depression, past abusive relationship
Sex tags: oral sex, hand sex, makeout, PIV

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rachel_jones03's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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mels_reading_log's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I am obsessed with this cast of characters and this series of cowboy love stories! Ada and Wes are just so perfect for each other and Wes is so loving and kind. But I can’t wait for more books to come out, I’m really hoping for Daddy Amos to get a book!!

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lex_is_bookish's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

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