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A review by darcynewtonn
Dust Storm by Maggie C. Gates
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Well, well, well, we meet again Christian.
Christian you sexy single dad cowboy who lives in a small town, yes please.
Single dad trope is going to do it for me every single time and when you make him a cowboy too I'm on my knees before I've even opened the damn book.
The characters in Dust Storm are iconic and I'm so glad we get to see them more throughout the Griffith brothers books.
Cassandra you... you... I don't even know what, I just love her so much I could scream.
"I wanted to be the wizard behind the curtain. But one empty-headed scarlet decided to rip the curtain down, strangle me with it, light the fabric on fire, then throw me off a cliff. Now I was in cowboy hell." She's a city girl through and through, Christian Louboutin's on a dirt road, living on a ranch. Cass pissed me off to begin with but I let it slide given the circumstances in which she found herself, girl just wanted a good coffee and some concrete to walk on.
What I love so much about these books is the insight we go to the others lives, obviously cowboy romances are usually tight circled because of the whole family living on one ranch, but we never see much of them. Dust Storm, instead of having chapters and chapters of the characters blabbing their emotions in their mind, we were able to see the other family members perspectives and personality through out MC's talking to them about the situation and just generally having conversations and doing things with the rest of the Griffith crew.
Cristian ~ you know when a character is so perfectly crafted it's as if you're having a conversation with them rather than reading a book? Impeccable. He was protective, he was soft (and definitely hard), he knew all the right things to say, he wore Cass on his shoulder, showing her off and not being ashamed.
"If you so much as look at her wrong and she wants you gone, you're gone. Have I Ade myself clear?" WOOF.
Cassandra definitely hated her new situation to begin with, but she warmed up, agreeing to work on family ranch when you hate kids, hate animals, hate dirt, hate early mornings and need a good latte, probably wasn't her smartest move. She's the hot headed one, coming in as a 'manager' she defiantly managed the crew, or maybe manhandled is a better term on this occasion... She basically hates Chris to begin with but he swooned her eventually, "I know you like to lean into the whole grizzled cowboy thing, but please go take a shower before the paint starts peeling off the walls. You smell like cows."
Not only was Cassandra and Christians story hilarious, cute and sad all in one, so many quotes touched me on a level I thought impossible.
Obsessed, read these books immediately.
Christian you sexy single dad cowboy who lives in a small town, yes please.
Single dad trope is going to do it for me every single time and when you make him a cowboy too I'm on my knees before I've even opened the damn book.
The characters in Dust Storm are iconic and I'm so glad we get to see them more throughout the Griffith brothers books.
Cassandra you... you... I don't even know what, I just love her so much I could scream.
"I wanted to be the wizard behind the curtain. But one empty-headed scarlet decided to rip the curtain down, strangle me with it, light the fabric on fire, then throw me off a cliff. Now I was in cowboy hell." She's a city girl through and through, Christian Louboutin's on a dirt road, living on a ranch. Cass pissed me off to begin with but I let it slide given the circumstances in which she found herself, girl just wanted a good coffee and some concrete to walk on.
What I love so much about these books is the insight we go to the others lives, obviously cowboy romances are usually tight circled because of the whole family living on one ranch, but we never see much of them. Dust Storm, instead of having chapters and chapters of the characters blabbing their emotions in their mind, we were able to see the other family members perspectives and personality through out MC's talking to them about the situation and just generally having conversations and doing things with the rest of the Griffith crew.
Cristian ~ you know when a character is so perfectly crafted it's as if you're having a conversation with them rather than reading a book? Impeccable. He was protective, he was soft (and definitely hard), he knew all the right things to say, he wore Cass on his shoulder, showing her off and not being ashamed.
"If you so much as look at her wrong and she wants you gone, you're gone. Have I Ade myself clear?" WOOF.
Cassandra definitely hated her new situation to begin with, but she warmed up, agreeing to work on family ranch when you hate kids, hate animals, hate dirt, hate early mornings and need a good latte, probably wasn't her smartest move. She's the hot headed one, coming in as a 'manager' she defiantly managed the crew, or maybe manhandled is a better term on this occasion... She basically hates Chris to begin with but he swooned her eventually, "I know you like to lean into the whole grizzled cowboy thing, but please go take a shower before the paint starts peeling off the walls. You smell like cows."
Not only was Cassandra and Christians story hilarious, cute and sad all in one, so many quotes touched me on a level I thought impossible.
Obsessed, read these books immediately.