lirpareads 's review for:

Live, Ranch, Love by Emma Lucy

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I would like to start by saying I hated the narration and almost gave up reading because of it. The narrators were terrible with the voices of other characters and duet narration would have alleviated some of my frustration with it. Overall, the male narrator had too much inflection in his voice. My star rating is based solely on the content of the book. If I were to rate the narration, it would be one star.

Also, you can tell the author is British when the American character says "come to mine". Americans do not speak like this but Brits do. Maybe most people wouldn't catch that and be bothered by it but I did and I was. 

Okay, now I have that off of my chest, overall I really liked the story. A fish out of water, enemies to lovers tale, with close proximity between grumpy and sunshine. This book set up the beginning of the series nicely and I could tell there are at least two more books coming based on the stories brewing in the background. I felt like the pacing was good and liked the mutual pining. I found the characters lovable and wanted them to get their HEA. 

I look forward to reading book 2, but I think I'll stick to the eBook next time.