xxlinda 's review for:

Not Our First Rodeo by Madison Wright

3.0

emotional hopeful 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

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

Spice 🌶️ 

 

In this book, we explored Elsie and Beau’s marriage journey, as well as their grief, pain, and loss. Before reading the book, please read the trigger warnings at the beginning, as this book deals with miscarriage among other topics. For the most part, I liked this book. I always enjoy reading books that have lots of emotional trauma and their journey to overcome their obstacles. I think the author did a good job of taking us through their journey, but I do wish there was more on how Elsie was mentally feeling. I feel like throughout the book, I felt more for Beau and how he was struggling and trying to be there for Elsie while also trying to save his marriage with her. With Elsie, I felt more annoyed by the way she was treating Beau, even though I know she probably has a lot of trauma that was all kept inside her. I get it was multiple things, such as her miscarriage, the way her parents treated her, and her hiding her panic attacks from Beau.. but maybe if we gotten more of her POV when her injury occurred and her grief through her pregnancy loss, I could feel more of why she was mentally checked out and her journey of discovering herself again without the help of her husband. Besides that, overall, I think this is a good start to perhaps a series, as this book also has a good family foundation. I loved reading about Beau’s family and how protective and loving they are towards Elsie. 

 

Thank you NetGalley for the e-ARC!! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage