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A Cowboy to Remember
by Rebekah Weatherspoon
I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Rebekah Weatherspoon is one of those authors who is raved about, both as an author and for her other contributions to the romance community (such as WOCinRomance), but I never had the time or opportunity to pick up one of her books until now, with A Cowboy to Remember. And while I’m not 100% sure this was the best place to start with her work, I still enjoyed it for the most part, especially given how out-of-my-wheelhouse it is. I’ve only read a handful of Western romances in the past, and all were historical. However, I ended up loving how picturesque it was, and it proved to be an enlightening reading experience.
The two MCs are both likable and have a great dynamic. I like that Evie is the succesful, Hollywood-esque one, and that really sets the tone for how her interactions with people change after she loses her memories. However, it never feels like the, “They only care about her because she’s famous,” so there’s no contrast of “shallow vs. wholesome,” which it could easily have turned into.
I love the exploration of both Evie and Zach’s feelings with respect to their past and the thing that led to their estrangement and coming back together. The memory loss element adds to the tension, with only Zach being burdened at first, and Evie confronting these issues later.
But the amnesia trope has always been an odd one for me, and while I did know what I was getting into, it just seemed weird at times, so it could just be a “me” thing, especially since issues with communication, for whatever reason, seem to bug me.
This book is a lot of fun, and sets up a potentially great series. I recommend it to fans of Western romance.
Rebekah Weatherspoon is one of those authors who is raved about, both as an author and for her other contributions to the romance community (such as WOCinRomance), but I never had the time or opportunity to pick up one of her books until now, with A Cowboy to Remember. And while I’m not 100% sure this was the best place to start with her work, I still enjoyed it for the most part, especially given how out-of-my-wheelhouse it is. I’ve only read a handful of Western romances in the past, and all were historical. However, I ended up loving how picturesque it was, and it proved to be an enlightening reading experience.
The two MCs are both likable and have a great dynamic. I like that Evie is the succesful, Hollywood-esque one, and that really sets the tone for how her interactions with people change after she loses her memories. However, it never feels like the, “They only care about her because she’s famous,” so there’s no contrast of “shallow vs. wholesome,” which it could easily have turned into.
I love the exploration of both Evie and Zach’s feelings with respect to their past and the thing that led to their estrangement and coming back together. The memory loss element adds to the tension, with only Zach being burdened at first, and Evie confronting these issues later.
But the amnesia trope has always been an odd one for me, and while I did know what I was getting into, it just seemed weird at times, so it could just be a “me” thing, especially since issues with communication, for whatever reason, seem to bug me.
This book is a lot of fun, and sets up a potentially great series. I recommend it to fans of Western romance.