A review by jennstrub
Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I’m really loving Lyla Sage’s debut series!! whereas with the first book the mmc was a playboy with a difficult family/past and the fmc struggling with adhd and not talking through her emotions/issues, this second one covers topics that hit even closer to home. Ada feels like she doesn’t belong anywhere. In her first marriage she mistakes control for care and even though she loved herself, her husband didn’t love her or praise her in the way that he should have. She seems to always want to flee, like her husband did to her. In Ada’s eyes if people think they like her as a person they won’t feel that way for long and they’ll soon leave her just like everyone else has. Wes deals with major depressive disorder. He struggles in finding a routine that works for him so that his depression doesn’t flood in and consume him. Working on the ranch and with his dream of building the guest house, he’s found a routine, but worries at what turn the depression will creep back in. Together their story is so powerful and oh. my. god. how one hot night in a dark bar can change everything. and that same tension is carried throughout the entire book 4/5⭐️