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adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I fucking loved this book. Yeah, it’s cheesy and silly but that’s what made it so great! The wonder place that is Rebel Blue Ranch now has a spot firmly in my heart.
I loved Emmy and Luke. I loved them separately and I loved them together. I love when characters have relationships that make them both better but not because they change, simply because they have a chance to show it. They’re not putting up a front or pretending to be something they’re not- They’re just genuinely wonderful people. I loved their sass and banter. I loved watching them fall for each other. This book truly made me so wonderfully happy throughout the whole thing.
But my favourite characters were Amos and Teddy.
I have a hard time not getting choked up when there’s a sweet dad moment in a book and my god, Amos had me tearing up so much. He’s such a wonderful man, not afraid to show his love, or letting his people grow, and always seeing the best in everyone. He’s the kind of character who makes you feel like he’s giving you a much needed hug. And I swear if anything happens to him, I shall never recover.
Teddy was the best kind of friend. She sees Emmy for who she is, loves and accepts her differences, and goes out of her way to make her friend feel seen. She loves fiercely and is just as protective of Emmy as Emmy’s two brothers, but she does so in a way that respects Emmy as a person. She’s stable, loving, and fearless. She’s such a goddamn good friend and I love her. I genuinely cannot wait for more of her story. 💕
I’m so excited to have found a series that makes me as happy as this one did. I love knowing there’s more Rebel Blue Ranch stories to be enjoyed. I know I’m going to be sprinting to start Swift and Saddled as soon as I can.
Thank you Lyla Sage, for bringing me so much joy. From one Percy Jackson girlie to another, seeing myself in characters is such a comfort and a delight. 💕🤠
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Violence, Abandonment
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:
Complicated
Found family and horses? I’m sold.
I put off reading Done and Dusted for so long because I was worried I’d hyped it up too much in my head or that I’d get so engrossed in it that I’d do nothing else but read and re-read it. Well, I can safely say that I read it very quickly and I didn’t overhype it. Done and Dusted is a sunshine-y book. I feel light and joyful from reading it. It’s a welcome relief from some of the more devastating, traumatic reads I’ve been reading recently, for sure!
Done and Dusted is a short, fast-paced romance with a beautiful backdrop and a gorgeous array of characters. For a book so short and snappy, you get such an understanding of who each character is, which is something so many authors miss out. I feel like I know each of the characters so well, and can understand them all to a good enough extent to easily identify where they fit in the upcoming books.
The humour in Done and Dusted is so fun. Nothing beats a little sarcasm, and so having characters like Teddy as well as our main couple, Emmy and Luke, made the story so enjoyable. I can’t wait to see Teddy and Gus inevitably fall in love against their best wishes. Hate is the only emotion more passionate than love after all.
Is Done and Dusted the best written piece of literature in the world? No. But is it a joyful, fun and easy read that will make you smile and giggle and also really want to get down to the stables even though it’s 2am and they’re closed? Absolutely.
Can’t wait to carry on with the other books now!
I put off reading Done and Dusted for so long because I was worried I’d hyped it up too much in my head or that I’d get so engrossed in it that I’d do nothing else but read and re-read it. Well, I can safely say that I read it very quickly and I didn’t overhype it. Done and Dusted is a sunshine-y book. I feel light and joyful from reading it. It’s a welcome relief from some of the more devastating, traumatic reads I’ve been reading recently, for sure!
Done and Dusted is a short, fast-paced romance with a beautiful backdrop and a gorgeous array of characters. For a book so short and snappy, you get such an understanding of who each character is, which is something so many authors miss out. I feel like I know each of the characters so well, and can understand them all to a good enough extent to easily identify where they fit in the upcoming books.
The humour in Done and Dusted is so fun. Nothing beats a little sarcasm, and so having characters like Teddy as well as our main couple, Emmy and Luke, made the story so enjoyable. I can’t wait to see Teddy and Gus inevitably fall in love against their best wishes. Hate is the only emotion more passionate than love after all.
Is Done and Dusted the best written piece of literature in the world? No. But is it a joyful, fun and easy read that will make you smile and giggle and also really want to get down to the stables even though it’s 2am and they’re closed? Absolutely.
Can’t wait to carry on with the other books now!
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
“𝐛𝐞𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫”
⭐️: 5
🌶️: 2
🐎 first person
🐎 dual pov
🐎 brother’s best friend
🐎 forbiddenish lovers
🐎 found family
🐎 small town
🐎 adhd rep
🐎 reformed bad boy
🐎 backwards baseballs caps
🐎 he falls first
🐎 hand necklaces
🐎 protective mmc
🐎 touch her & 💀
🐎 past trauma
emmy comes home to meadowlark after a horse riding accident startles her. she runs into her brother’s best friend, luke brooks, that has essentially been part of her family since she was young. but now emmy starts to see luke in a different light. he’s the only one that she trusts to help her get through the trauma she’s still dealing with from the horse riding accident & some other things 🤭
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this was my first cowboy romance & lyla sage, you left no crumbs! 🤠
i looooved this book so so so much! i loved the chemistry between emmy & luke. he was sooo caring & so considerate of emmy - luke, you’re setting the bar HIGH. and the nickname sugar?? PLEASE 🥵
i also loved emmy & teddy’s friendship. teddy definitely had me loling at some of the stuff she said and did. she’s the unhinged bestie & i’m here for it!
i also loved the strong relationship that the ryder family had & how they swooped luke under their wing early on in his life. i love a good found family relationship. i also liked that we saw emmy reflect on this & how it made sense now the way that luke has always behaved growing up & now
i immediately want to start swift & saddled, but i’m going to try to wait a little bit since the third book doesn’t come out until november & we don’t have a date for the fourth book. buuuut we’ll see how that goes 🤣
also kicking myself for not having read a cowboy romance sooner??
YEEHAWWWWW 🤠
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
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:
Yes
This book was really fun! I love when a couple already knows each other and bicker a lot, only to discover that they never really actually knew each other before. That seems to often happen with brother’s bestie, which is a large part of the reason that it’s one of my favorite tropes. I also just flew through this book! One moment I was a quarter of the way through the book. The next moment, I was at the 80% point. This book ended up being a slower burn than I was anticipating, but it does not feel that way at all.
Emmy and Luke were both great characters! I loved being in both of their POVs, with their funny intermonologues about being confused about having feelings for the other person and their great banter with each other. They were honestly adorable, especially during the sweet moments in the second half of the book. They also had amazing chemistry!
I really liked them individually. I thought Luke’s story of having an extremely rough childhood but still managing a way through to be a successful business owner was pretty inspiring. I loved how Emmy had the sports career, subverting normal gender roles in many books. I also thought the storyline with her mental block was super interesting and very unique to this story and her character. I also have ADHD and I really appreciate when I see aspects of myself, no matter how quirky, reflected in the characters I read, which is exactly what happened with Emmy!
Overall, this was a really fun romance and I’m really excited to travel back to Rebel Blue Ranch for Gus’ (even if he really annoyed me at the end there) and Wes’ love stories! Mostly, I’m excited to see Teddy refuse to take Gus’ crap!
Emmy and Luke were both great characters! I loved being in both of their POVs, with their funny intermonologues about being confused about having feelings for the other person and their great banter with each other. They were honestly adorable, especially during the sweet moments in the second half of the book. They also had amazing chemistry!
I really liked them individually. I thought Luke’s story of having an extremely rough childhood but still managing a way through to be a successful business owner was pretty inspiring. I loved how Emmy had the sports career, subverting normal gender roles in many books. I also thought the storyline with her mental block was super interesting and very unique to this story and her character. I also have ADHD and I really appreciate when I see aspects of myself, no matter how quirky, reflected in the characters I read, which is exactly what happened with Emmy!
Overall, this was a really fun romance and I’m really excited to travel back to Rebel Blue Ranch for Gus’ (even if he really annoyed me at the end there) and Wes’ love stories! Mostly, I’m excited to see Teddy refuse to take Gus’ crap!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
listen listen the only time i'm into the whole brother's best friend trope where the brother doesn't approve their relationship is when the mmc is a playboy in a small town setting and the brother's a total grump. THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL. it was a quick read but the spice was definitely not short in fact we need more. we need a lot more of luke brooks and clementine ryder!! i loved all the characters especially gus omg small town single dad you will always have my heart <3 i'm on a mission to find more cowboy romance and this book definitely hit the bullseye! can't wait to read wes & ada's story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse
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