antidietleah 's review for:

The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story by Ree Drummond

3.0

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I really enjoyed the storyline of the book - city girl falls in love with cowboy is a classic. Ree's humor that she displays on her blog is every present. The one thing that didn't work for me was the flow of the first two parts of the book - they were clearly blog posts adapted for the novel but were in dire need of some editing. The segments, while they would work as posts that were read days apart, were nice insights into the blooming relationship, there was a certain repetitiveness that was annoying when you read it all in one sitting. The inundation of brand name dropping and references to the golf course/country club living that represented Ree's previous life were off-putting after the tenth time and she certainly was rather self-involved but I suppose all bloggers a bit narcissistic. The third part of the book, the part not specifically written for the blog then adapted, was written and flowed better and was a sweet ending to the love story. Overall, it was a quick, light, and entertaining read that I know die-hard PW fans will (and probably already have) eaten up. (Pun intended.)