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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
This one is tough to rate. To start with the "tone" of the book took some getting use to because the narration is very "country" which I'm not use to. The book is part mystery, part romance. I enjoyed the mystery part, it was a simple slightly predictable mystery but still an okay read. The romance wasn't one I enjoyed, it was very insta-lovey on the dudes part and I felt no strong connection to it.
Sammy has just graduated from high school and doesn't have any prospects for the future. Sammy is fiercely loyal to those in her life, so when rich boy Brayton blows into town, she doesn't know if she can trust an outsider. Sammy is truly tested when her father mysteriously disappears and she fears the worst. Sammy takes the law into her own hands and will find the truth no matter what. Perhaps, Brayton can become the perfect partner.
This book was what I expected from a Harlequin novel. There were many steamy romance scenes, but the characters will appeal to teens and new adults. Overall though, I did enjoy the mystery and can see myself giving this to someone looking for a quick romance novel.
This book was what I expected from a Harlequin novel. There were many steamy romance scenes, but the characters will appeal to teens and new adults. Overall though, I did enjoy the mystery and can see myself giving this to someone looking for a quick romance novel.
I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. I knew it was going to be a bit of a mystery, but I couldn't tell if it was a book I would have picked off the shelf at Barnes and Noble or not. It was not. Yet, I was seriously surprised with how much I liked this novel and that I actually found myself wanting to read it. Sammy is definitely a hick girl. I found myself reading it in a southern accent and though I'm not one for having dialect in novels, Anna Jarzab pulls it off so well without making the book hard to understand. I liked the relationship Sammy was developing with Brayton and how cautious she was because she had her heart broken before (It was nice that it took time to reveal why she and her ex broke up) and I liked how fierce she loved her younger half-sister. Read the entire review here: http://reviewsbyabookfanatic.blogspot.com/2017/08/red-dirt.html
Started off a bit slow, but once it picked up I really enjoyed this book. The dialect is done well and dialogue is believable. The romance between Sammy and Brayton is believable for the situation. A bit of vigilante justice, a bit of small town life, a bit of backwards superstitious magic... Really a lot of things came together to make this book a solid 4 stars for me.