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A review by fi_c
Texas Homecoming by Leigh Greenwood
2.75
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2.75
Audio (Rebecca Mitchell)
Summary: After returning from fighting in the American Civil War, Cade finds tPilar and her grandmother who both belonging to a rival family have taken up residence with his grandfather. Despite their connexion to his enemy - a traitor who caused the deaths of his friends - he finds himself drawn to Pilar.
Stats: HR Western, M/F, open door, part of a series but could stand alone (with a slightly unresolved non-romance plot)
Notes: Well… this has aged and not very well. The characters are a bit odd, the plot slow and rather repetitive, and there’s a bit of a struggle for me to get over the dissonance of a Confederate hero at this point in my reading journey - especially with how much the “Lost South” narrative plays into the plot. I’m not rating it low for that necessarily - I could have and perhaps should have DNF’ed when I realised it wasn’t working for me - but overall, it certainly didn’t help matters. I had some interest in books later in the series but decided to start from the beginning, and now I’m not sure I’ll care to continue. The narration was not my favourite either - and really didn’t hold up to the increased speed that I prefer.
OTT and Spoilery Content Notes:
Former confederate MMC, veteran MMC, war, death in war, prank kidnapping, family conflict/tension, xenophobia/racism from side characters (fairly mild), child engagement, golden child sibling, parental abandonment (brief reference), classism, financial problems, sexism/misogyny (mostly from side characters), mentions of gelding and “horsebreaking” including hobbling, mentions of religion, branding of cattle, fist fighting, firearms, gun violence, some crazy talk, alcohol, slutshaming of FMC (not by mmc), threat of sexual assault (not by mmc) general manhandling, death, shooting, fake engagement, mc is arrested, jealousy, planned arranged marriage, death of parents (mentioned), FMC is hit (not by mmc), dog attack (little description, not of MC), DV/IPV between MCs (MMC shakes FMC “violently”, knife violence, stabbing, 1865, age gap (several years)
2.75
Audio (Rebecca Mitchell)
Summary: After returning from fighting in the American Civil War, Cade finds tPilar and her grandmother who both belonging to a rival family have taken up residence with his grandfather. Despite their connexion to his enemy - a traitor who caused the deaths of his friends - he finds himself drawn to Pilar.
Stats: HR Western, M/F, open door, part of a series but could stand alone (with a slightly unresolved non-romance plot)
Notes: Well… this has aged and not very well. The characters are a bit odd, the plot slow and rather repetitive, and there’s a bit of a struggle for me to get over the dissonance of a Confederate hero at this point in my reading journey - especially with how much the “Lost South” narrative plays into the plot. I’m not rating it low for that necessarily - I could have and perhaps should have DNF’ed when I realised it wasn’t working for me - but overall, it certainly didn’t help matters. I had some interest in books later in the series but decided to start from the beginning, and now I’m not sure I’ll care to continue. The narration was not my favourite either - and really didn’t hold up to the increased speed that I prefer.
OTT and Spoilery Content Notes: