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meaghanslibrary's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I really enjoyed the first book in the Rebel Blue series. While I still love the universe, this book just didn’t hit like the first book.
What I liked:
- The overall length of the book is short, so even though I started to get annoyed with the characters, I didn’t read the book for that much longer before it was over.
- The side characters in the Rebel Blue universe.
My issues:
- While I do have length for what I liked, I also feel like it is a downside. Because of how short the book was it led to the author telling a lot rather than showing. For example, the female main character says she had this bad breakup from her ex-husband where she felt she was controlled, but there is barely any emotional connection to that. Just vague descriptions about how the main character felt without any details or flashbacks left me not understanding the motivations of the main character. The main character also kept saying, I like to be on my own yadda yaadda but none of her actions really aligned with this loner mentality. If there were more examples or if she just showed us rather than telling us it would have made it more compelling and the main character less annoying. I think the main character was annoying to me because I didn’t think she was self-aware.
Also a big pet peeve in books is when some details are unnecessarily not factually accurate. For example, there is one character who just graduated law school and is not admitted to the bar. The other character had that recent law school graduate review their contract rather than hiring a lawyer. That is not allowed! There are very strict rules that if you are not licensed to practice law you can’t practice law like giving legal advice on a contract. I find these unnecessary inaccuracies quite distracting because they take me out of the story.
I’ll probably continue the series because they are short and easy to read.
What I liked:
- The overall length of the book is short, so even though I started to get annoyed with the characters, I didn’t read the book for that much longer before it was over.
- The side characters in the Rebel Blue universe.
My issues:
- While I do have length for what I liked, I also feel like it is a downside. Because of how short the book was it led to the author telling a lot rather than showing. For example, the female main character says she had this bad breakup from her ex-husband where she felt she was controlled, but there is barely any emotional connection to that. Just vague descriptions about how the main character felt without any details or flashbacks left me not understanding the motivations of the main character. The main character also kept saying, I like to be on my own yadda yaadda but none of her actions really aligned with this loner mentality. If there were more examples or if she just showed us rather than telling us it would have made it more compelling and the main character less annoying. I think the main character was annoying to me because I didn’t think she was self-aware.
Also a big pet peeve in books is when some details are unnecessarily not factually accurate. For example, there is one character who just graduated law school and is not admitted to the bar. The other character had that recent law school graduate review their contract rather than hiring a lawyer. That is not allowed! There are very strict rules that if you are not licensed to practice law you can’t practice law like giving legal advice on a contract. I find these unnecessary inaccuracies quite distracting because they take me out of the story.
I’ll probably continue the series because they are short and easy to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Toxic relationship
embroidery_by_booklover's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, and Mental illness
hjb_128's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness
emilywemily6's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I adore Wes and Rebel Blue, and while this was a quick and flirty read I wanted to through the book multiple times because of Ada. She only defining features are her personal relationship trauma, low self-esteem, and her inability to think decisions through before acting. About 20% of the time I could relate to some of her internal thoughts, but the rest of the time she just frustrated me. And while the main characters had really good chemistry, the way the relationship jumped from Ada trying to hate Wes to Ada letting things happen didn’t really make sense and felt out of place. She tried hard to be mean and to push people away and would run away (literally) instead of just talking. And when she did talk, she put her foot in her mouth a lot. Kind of “pick me girl” energy without the confidence. Wes is amazing and honestly deserves better 😬 I could not get behind Ada.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Cursing
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, and Medical content
a_libra_library's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
5.0
Perfect sequel to Done and Dusted! Better than DND if I may say.
I loved Ada and Wes so much that I read this book in a week!
Audiobook was stunning and I fell in love even more with the town of Meadowlark.
Ada is a big city gal looking for her big break to do more work in her field of interior design and working on a huge project for the Rebel Blue Ranch is the perfect opportunity to flex more of her talent. Only true obstacle is she didn't think her boss to be the charming cowboy she just meet in the local bar and can't stop day dreaming about.
Wes Ryder is the middle Ryder and has spent his entire life looking for his place in the families legacy, he decides that blazing his own path is the only way to do it which means no getting distracted by his heart or the painfully familiar tug Ada seems to have on it.
I think the character were even more fleshed out and brought to life in this book. I related to Ada so much I found myself annotating and crying at times.
Also Wes's relationship with his depression and how he treats and talks about it was BEAUTIFUL.
Tropes:
Small town
forced proximity
work place-ish romance
Big city girl small town boy
Black cat/ golden retriever
Anxiety rep
Depression rep
This is a 10/10 in my book
I loved Ada and Wes so much that I read this book in a week!
Audiobook was stunning and I fell in love even more with the town of Meadowlark.
Ada is a big city gal looking for her big break to do more work in her field of interior design and working on a huge project for the Rebel Blue Ranch is the perfect opportunity to flex more of her talent. Only true obstacle is she didn't think her boss to be the charming cowboy she just meet in the local bar and can't stop day dreaming about.
Wes Ryder is the middle Ryder and has spent his entire life looking for his place in the families legacy, he decides that blazing his own path is the only way to do it which means no getting distracted by his heart or the painfully familiar tug Ada seems to have on it.
I think the character were even more fleshed out and brought to life in this book. I related to Ada so much I found myself annotating and crying at times.
Also Wes's relationship with his depression and how he treats and talks about it was BEAUTIFUL.
Tropes:
Small town
forced proximity
work place-ish romance
Big city girl small town boy
Black cat/ golden retriever
Anxiety rep
Depression rep
This is a 10/10 in my book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
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
4.75
Taylor Swift Songs: “Mine (tv)”
Age rating: 17+ (4 spicy scenes, 1.5/5🌶️)
This is my favorite cowboy romance so far!! It was fairly lighthearted, but still had a lot of great substance! I absolutely love the golden retriever MMC X black cat FMC trope, and this one did it SO WELL OMG I LOVE WES. Wes is the sweetest angel who is constantly caring for her, checking in with her, reassuring her, and respecting her boundaries, making sure not to push her. He literally is so chivalrous and adorable. The thing this man says!!! He embodies the “he falls first and falls harder” trope, actually. And I loved the representation with him having MDD (major depressive disorder) and going to therapy, taking meds, and doing the work!
Ada was such a relatable character to me personally. There were so many points, specifically relating to lacking some social skills and feeling like she’s on the outside that hit so close to home.
I loved Ada and Wes together so much, they are literally the perfect match!! This was so healing!! Im so excited to read the next book in the series!! I’m also getting vibes that maybe Cam will get her own book? Hopefully!
Age rating: 17+ (4 spicy scenes, 1.5/5🌶️)
This is my favorite cowboy romance so far!! It was fairly lighthearted, but still had a lot of great substance! I absolutely love the golden retriever MMC X black cat FMC trope, and this one did it SO WELL OMG I LOVE WES. Wes is the sweetest angel who is constantly caring for her, checking in with her, reassuring her, and respecting her boundaries, making sure not to push her. He literally is so chivalrous and adorable. The thing this man says!!! He embodies the “he falls first and falls harder” trope, actually. And I loved the representation with him having MDD (major depressive disorder) and going to therapy, taking meds, and doing the work!
Ada was such a relatable character to me personally. There were so many points, specifically relating to lacking some social skills and feeling like she’s on the outside that hit so close to home.
I loved Ada and Wes together so much, they are literally the perfect match!! This was so healing!! Im so excited to read the next book in the series!! I’m also getting vibes that maybe Cam will get her own book? Hopefully!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
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