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jbarr5's review against another edition
3.0
Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate
This is part of a series but I am reading them out of order.
Loran is back in town to help her dad train a race horse for a movie.
Nat Heath is giving her fits. Their ranch is on the line so she tries her hardest.
Dailey, TX has a bit of everything to offer: romance, magic, hope, and healing.
Love all the descriptions of the town and how life is lived there.
even more troubles when the horses are delivered and let loose in the pasture...
Justin is back in town after being a star on a TV show and he brings Amber and they all work together to make it work..
Love bond she has with Justin and how she has saved his life many times over..
Pain as she recalls the past when she was drowning and the sheriff had come to her rescue. Love how she's one with the horse.
Alternating chapters between Nat and Loran make the viewpoint and story line easy to follow and you can hear what each are thinking.
Love the legend of the cave and the talks she has with Nat about his childhood.
Very worthwhile endeavor and glad they work so hard to pull it off..
This is part of a series but I am reading them out of order.
Loran is back in town to help her dad train a race horse for a movie.
Nat Heath is giving her fits. Their ranch is on the line so she tries her hardest.
Dailey, TX has a bit of everything to offer: romance, magic, hope, and healing.
Love all the descriptions of the town and how life is lived there.
even more troubles when the horses are delivered and let loose in the pasture...
Justin is back in town after being a star on a TV show and he brings Amber and they all work together to make it work..
Love bond she has with Justin and how she has saved his life many times over..
Pain as she recalls the past when she was drowning and the sheriff had come to her rescue. Love how she's one with the horse.
Alternating chapters between Nat and Loran make the viewpoint and story line easy to follow and you can hear what each are thinking.
Love the legend of the cave and the talks she has with Nat about his childhood.
Very worthwhile endeavor and glad they work so hard to pull it off..
kairosdreaming's review
4.0
The thing that first drew me to this book was the cover. Ironically its not the cover pictured here. The two are very similar though and the girl is the same. To me she seems very approachable and down to earth, not the usual cover heroine who is too beautiful for words. But enough about the cover and on to the actual story.
Word Gets Around follows two main characters of Nate and Lauren. Lauren is a girl originally from Daily, TX who because of a terrible accident in her past, finds it hard to return to her home town. This is actually quite the shame as she is a natural "horseman" or as others know it, a horse whisperer. Her father finally convinces her to come back and train a horse for a movie the town is resting their hopes on. But she meets Nate, and starts to fall for him, but can't decide if she can get over her past.
Nate is a script writer who because of a hard past is a friend to Justin Shay, all powerful conceited movie star. While he tries to help Shay out, this may be his last attempt to work with him. Shay wants him to develop a screen adaptation of "The Horseman" and also help with a home being built for foster kids. Nate views the project as hopeless since Shay has drug addictions and is known to be flaky. However, after meeting the people of Daily he becomes determined to do the best for the script and project. Especially since he's very interested in impressing Lauren.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It wasn't mindless but it wasn't a deeply complicated book either. It was a nice relaxing book. Wingate tells the story easily and from the point of views of both Nate and Lauren. My only complaint about her writing would be the way she writes accents. I absolutely detest the way she chose to do this. The way she words her accents make her characters sound idiotic or stoned. Luckily the accents don't come up too often.
To note, even though I didn't find it advertised as such, this book has Christian overtones. They're not in your face type of mentions but they are a key element in the novel. Some of the mentions are used to help the characters grow and while the novel only spans a little over a week the growing is not awkward or rushed.
Its a good novel for seeing character development, small town fun, and an easy playful romance. I wish there was a sequel but I didn't see one listed. I definitely would like to see more of the story and these characters.
Word Gets Around
Copyright 2009
363 pages
It also includes a few pages of discussion questions.
Word Gets Around follows two main characters of Nate and Lauren. Lauren is a girl originally from Daily, TX who because of a terrible accident in her past, finds it hard to return to her home town. This is actually quite the shame as she is a natural "horseman" or as others know it, a horse whisperer. Her father finally convinces her to come back and train a horse for a movie the town is resting their hopes on. But she meets Nate, and starts to fall for him, but can't decide if she can get over her past.
Nate is a script writer who because of a hard past is a friend to Justin Shay, all powerful conceited movie star. While he tries to help Shay out, this may be his last attempt to work with him. Shay wants him to develop a screen adaptation of "The Horseman" and also help with a home being built for foster kids. Nate views the project as hopeless since Shay has drug addictions and is known to be flaky. However, after meeting the people of Daily he becomes determined to do the best for the script and project. Especially since he's very interested in impressing Lauren.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It wasn't mindless but it wasn't a deeply complicated book either. It was a nice relaxing book. Wingate tells the story easily and from the point of views of both Nate and Lauren. My only complaint about her writing would be the way she writes accents. I absolutely detest the way she chose to do this. The way she words her accents make her characters sound idiotic or stoned. Luckily the accents don't come up too often.
To note, even though I didn't find it advertised as such, this book has Christian overtones. They're not in your face type of mentions but they are a key element in the novel. Some of the mentions are used to help the characters grow and while the novel only spans a little over a week the growing is not awkward or rushed.
Its a good novel for seeing character development, small town fun, and an easy playful romance. I wish there was a sequel but I didn't see one listed. I definitely would like to see more of the story and these characters.
Word Gets Around
Copyright 2009
363 pages
It also includes a few pages of discussion questions.
readerturnedwriter's review
2.0
This was definitely my least favorite of the series (third is still my favorite!).
It's a pretty light read, but it does look at some deeper things, like how, as an adult, to get over a traumatic or neglectful childhood.
The plot was contrived. I never really cared the main characters or their problems. It was very slow moving and once I hit halfway, it was really hard for me to get through. The ending was okay, there were parts that were really satisfying, but others that were simply unrealistic.
I think part of it is my favorite thing about this town is the people in the town (especially the three little old ladies) and we see very little of them in this book.
I'm just glad I read the third book first or I might never have gotten to it.
It's a pretty light read, but it does look at some deeper things, like how, as an adult, to get over a traumatic or neglectful childhood.
The plot was contrived. I never really cared the main characters or their problems. It was very slow moving and once I hit halfway, it was really hard for me to get through. The ending was okay, there were parts that were really satisfying, but others that were simply unrealistic.
I think part of it is my favorite thing about this town is the people in the town (especially the three little old ladies) and we see very little of them in this book.
I'm just glad I read the third book first or I might never have gotten to it.
janjanjukebox's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate 367 pages
Daily Texas #2
Daily Texas #2
Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance, Inspirational, Women's Fiction
Featuring: Small Town Texas 40 minutes from Killeen, Dual POVs, Homecoming Trope, Foster Care, Adoption, Formally Abused Horse, Movies, Matchmaking, Actors, Drug Abuse, Forgiveness, Discussion Questions
Rating as a movie: PG-13 for adult situations
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐½
My thoughts: Page 45 out of 367 - This is even better than the previous book.
115 - It's good but is not as good as the first book after all.
201 - This story is really growing on me. It's not as funny as Talk of the Town, but it's sweeter.
115 - It's good but is not as good as the first book after all.
201 - This story is really growing on me. It's not as funny as Talk of the Town, but it's sweeter.
This story was really growing on me but the last few chapters fell flat. It wasn't as strong as it's opening so it really needed to end on a high note, it was just better than okay.
Recommend to others?: Sure. This series is pleasant enough if you're looking for some Contemporary Christian Romance.
pcpkalli's review against another edition
4.0
I read this because I liked the small town of Daily in the first book and I wasn't disappointed. I loved the town and the characters. Boderline preachy by the end of the book but overall a very enjoyable book.
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