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nicola949's review
4.0
A feel-good story where opposites attract.
Jesse rides bulls for a living, Martin is in finance. Jesse is a country boy with a ranch, Martin is a city boy. Jesse is athletic, Martin is flamboyant.....
The story starts with Marti dragging his friends to the rodeo and then to a bar afterwards. "You are not - not- planning to try to seduce a straight, redneck, hillbilly cowboy, are you? Because if you'd told me this was going to be a suicide mission I wouldn't have signed up for it."
There are lots of cute one-liners as the boys head to the rodeo "Really, sweetie. Look but don't touch is the safest policy at sporting events." It's very amusing as the boys are distracted by looking at the bull riders and clowns and have no idea what is going on. "They have to get off sometime, I imagine. And there was some sort of alarm so maybe he was supposed to. Look, he's up!"
But as fate would have it, things are looking up for Martin and he meets Jesse. They instantly hit it off. It is a lovely story as Martin comes to terms with the fact that it is possible to fall in love in one night. Used to walking away before he gets hurt, he finally accepts that opposites can attract. And for Jesse, he loves Martin, "It's like waking up to sunshine every damn day."
Jesse rides bulls for a living, Martin is in finance. Jesse is a country boy with a ranch, Martin is a city boy. Jesse is athletic, Martin is flamboyant.....
The story starts with Marti dragging his friends to the rodeo and then to a bar afterwards. "You are not - not- planning to try to seduce a straight, redneck, hillbilly cowboy, are you? Because if you'd told me this was going to be a suicide mission I wouldn't have signed up for it."
There are lots of cute one-liners as the boys head to the rodeo "Really, sweetie. Look but don't touch is the safest policy at sporting events." It's very amusing as the boys are distracted by looking at the bull riders and clowns and have no idea what is going on. "They have to get off sometime, I imagine. And there was some sort of alarm so maybe he was supposed to. Look, he's up!"
But as fate would have it, things are looking up for Martin and he meets Jesse. They instantly hit it off. It is a lovely story as Martin comes to terms with the fact that it is possible to fall in love in one night. Used to walking away before he gets hurt, he finally accepts that opposites can attract. And for Jesse, he loves Martin, "It's like waking up to sunshine every damn day."
the_novel_approach's review
3.0
Martin Du Bois is very over-the-top and fun, and his friends seem to be along for any wild and crazy ride that Martin subjects them to on a regular basis.
Jesse Cumberland is a typical cowboy, and though I do struggle with short stories a bit because it is hard to make me love the characters, his story definitely kept me interested in the outcome.
Bully for You isn’t my favorite of Catt Ford’s stories, but it was well done and I enjoyed the writing. This author is very talented in the ways of a short story, and that did shine through the somewhat lackluster narration, which I did not enjoy at all. It was a bit all over the place and so over-the-top to the point that it made even flamboyant Martin seem ridiculous. I don’t know if Cory Lord was just confused by how to portray Martin’s character, but he missed the mark.
Reviewed by Amy for The Novel Approach Reviews
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/audio-review-bully-for-you-by-catt-ford-narrated-by-cory-lord/
Jesse Cumberland is a typical cowboy, and though I do struggle with short stories a bit because it is hard to make me love the characters, his story definitely kept me interested in the outcome.
Bully for You isn’t my favorite of Catt Ford’s stories, but it was well done and I enjoyed the writing. This author is very talented in the ways of a short story, and that did shine through the somewhat lackluster narration, which I did not enjoy at all. It was a bit all over the place and so over-the-top to the point that it made even flamboyant Martin seem ridiculous. I don’t know if Cory Lord was just confused by how to portray Martin’s character, but he missed the mark.
Reviewed by Amy for The Novel Approach Reviews
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/audio-review-bully-for-you-by-catt-ford-narrated-by-cory-lord/
relly's review
3.0
Good
3.25 ⭐️
Nice cute story about a femme guy and the cowboy he meets after his first rodeo. I liked the opposites attract theme, but I also liked that Martin was aware that they didn’t fit into each other’s lives, and for them to make it work was required. I was disappointed at the hands on Jesse’s ranch and the way they acted.
I would have liked to to be a little longer and to show a little further into the relationship and how they were working out.
3.25 ⭐️
Nice cute story about a femme guy and the cowboy he meets after his first rodeo. I liked the opposites attract theme, but I also liked that Martin was aware that they didn’t fit into each other’s lives, and for them to make it work was required. I was disappointed at the hands on Jesse’s ranch and the way they acted.
I would have liked to to be a little longer and to show a little further into the relationship and how they were working out.
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