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lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
"Just because you got dusted doesn't mean you're done."
Yeahhh I'm obsessed. I'm a sucker for a good, steamy cowboy romance, okay? Yeehaw 🤠🐴
First of all, the cover is absolutely stunning. I love the vintage cowboy poster feel. I think the characters were great and the names Luke and Clementine are perfect fits for them. This gives everything you want it to give. We've got the hot bad boy/cowboy, brother's best friend. We've got the small town and the perfect dive bar. We've got the badass female character who moves back home from the big city to said small town. We've got tension for days. We've got dual POV. We even have a little touch-her-and-die moment. And you know what we don't have? A third act breakup!!
"When it came to Emmy, I was playing with fire, but I would happily walk into the flames for her."
It's fast paced; I loved the beginning of the story with all the tension and slow burn. I wish she dragged that out a little further, because it did start to get a little insta-lovey, which is not my thing. I wish Luke stopped calling her sugar every 5 seconds; I'm sorry I just could not picture this in a sexy way no matter how hard I tried.
Anyway, I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. Perfect quick read! I'm excited to see where the rest of the series leads. Anyone else feeling the crazy tension between Teddy and Gus.... 👀
Yeahhh I'm obsessed. I'm a sucker for a good, steamy cowboy romance, okay? Yeehaw 🤠🐴
First of all, the cover is absolutely stunning. I love the vintage cowboy poster feel. I think the characters were great and the names Luke and Clementine are perfect fits for them. This gives everything you want it to give. We've got the hot bad boy/cowboy, brother's best friend. We've got the small town and the perfect dive bar. We've got the badass female character who moves back home from the big city to said small town. We've got tension for days. We've got dual POV. We even have a little touch-her-and-die moment. And you know what we don't have? A third act breakup!!
"When it came to Emmy, I was playing with fire, but I would happily walk into the flames for her."
It's fast paced; I loved the beginning of the story with all the tension and slow burn. I wish she dragged that out a little further, because it did start to get a little insta-lovey, which is not my thing. I wish Luke stopped calling her sugar every 5 seconds; I'm sorry I just could not picture this in a sexy way no matter how hard I tried.
Anyway, I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. Perfect quick read! I'm excited to see where the rest of the series leads. Anyone else feeling the crazy tension between Teddy and Gus.... 👀
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence
Minor: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Violence
Emmy returns to her small town she spent her life escaping and her brother's best friend, Luke, helps her get back to who she was. This small town is filled with amazing characters, the Ryder family is so full of love and give it out so freely. I adored the characters in this book and cannot wait to see their journeys.
I enjoyed this book but by chapter two there's an immediate physical connection and I couldn't understand it. It's quite literally the first time they see each other, you are hit with how attracted they are to one another. I don't understand the concept of two people seeing each other and immediately falling for their looks, but I know I am outside the general population on that. Despite this, I loved watching Emmy and Luke fall in love. I loved seeing them getting to know each other as adults and I'm really glad there was nothing untoward during their childhoods.
I wish this book took more time with the relationship - I loved Luke and Emmy but they felt so rushed. The stakes also didn't feel too high because it was exhausting how often it was brought up that Luke was concerned what his best friends would think. The ending also wraps up very quickly and I felt like something was missing. But, there was not third act breakup! And this book delivers on the brother's best friend trope if that's your thing. There's also ADHD rep with Emmy and we see Luke help her through panic attacks because he's so soft and gone for her.
I enjoyed this book but by chapter two there's an immediate physical connection and I couldn't understand it. It's quite literally the first time they see each other, you are hit with how attracted they are to one another. I don't understand the concept of two people seeing each other and immediately falling for their looks, but I know I am outside the general population on that. Despite this, I loved watching Emmy and Luke fall in love. I loved seeing them getting to know each other as adults and I'm really glad there was nothing untoward during their childhoods.
I wish this book took more time with the relationship - I loved Luke and Emmy but they felt so rushed. The stakes also didn't feel too high because it was exhausting how often it was brought up that Luke was concerned what his best friends would think. The ending also wraps up very quickly and I felt like something was missing. But, there was not third act breakup! And this book delivers on the brother's best friend trope if that's your thing. There's also ADHD rep with Emmy and we see Luke help her through panic attacks because he's so soft and gone for her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood
Minor: Addiction, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Words cannot express how much I love this book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This book was okay. Nothing about it stood out for me, but I guess that's because I'm not a huge fan of cowboys and ranches. The story flowed easily, although in certain cases I would have preferred a bit more show not tell. The chemistry between characters was well executed and I was rooting for them. All in all it's a quick summery read that I would recommend especially if you're in the mood for rugged sweetheart cowboys 😏
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment
adventurous
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content
Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail