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A review by bubblewombat
Chasing the Horizon by Mary Connealy
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
My favourite Mary Connealy book I've read so far!!! It was romantic, exciting and, when paired with excellent narration, right up my alley. I adore the found family trope, and this has that in abundance.
We first have Beth and her mother, then add Kat, Sebastian, Oscar and his bothers, Jake and the O'Toole's. It's a full house, hah. Absolutely loved them all, and I'm hoping all of them get their own story. I know the next one is about Kat & Sebastian, but I'd also love to see Ginny and Oscar get a story and I have an inkling Bruce would mesh well with the O'Toole's. Please make it happen Mrs Connealy!
When I read the Wyoming Sunrise series, one of the things I loved most was how there was a background plot with the villain(s) that stretched throughout the three books, and it seems that will be the case here too. We even got a PoV from the villain and oh, how I hated him. The whole time I was like "JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE".
I was so scared about what would happen when he finally caught up to them, and my mind went in a totally different direction from what actually ended up happening. I'm satisfied though, I feel that justice was served (for now).
I have another idea, even though I don't like Thaddeus, what if he and Yvette got together for real at the end of the series? After he redeems himself though, if that's even possible. Either way I liked their chemistry.
Jake & Beth are my faves (in their own book? Shocker), their slow burn relationship was goals. I love how ready Jake was to protect Beth and her family, and how he respected her & wasn't gonna let her slip through his fingers. He knew what he wanted and went after it as he should.
I'm sooo excited for the next book in the series, I can't believe I have to wait till June, that's so unfair. Hopefully my library will add it as soon as it's available, because when I go and preorder a physical copy it likely won't arrive for a month or longer. I really like the audiobooks though so ideally for the next book I could listen & read along.
We first have Beth and her mother, then add Kat, Sebastian, Oscar and his bothers, Jake and the O'Toole's. It's a full house, hah. Absolutely loved them all, and I'm hoping all of them get their own story. I know the next one is about Kat & Sebastian, but I'd also love to see Ginny and Oscar get a story and I have an inkling Bruce would mesh well with the O'Toole's. Please make it happen Mrs Connealy!
When I read the Wyoming Sunrise series, one of the things I loved most was how there was a background plot with the villain(s) that stretched throughout the three books, and it seems that will be the case here too. We even got a PoV from the villain and oh, how I hated him. The whole time I was like "JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE".
I was so scared about what would happen when he finally caught up to them, and my mind went in a totally different direction from what actually ended up happening. I'm satisfied though, I feel that justice was served (for now).
I have another idea, even though I don't like Thaddeus, what if he and Yvette got together for real at the end of the series? After he redeems himself though, if that's even possible. Either way I liked their chemistry.
Jake & Beth are my faves (in their own book? Shocker), their slow burn relationship was goals. I love how ready Jake was to protect Beth and her family, and how he respected her & wasn't gonna let her slip through his fingers. He knew what he wanted and went after it as he should.
I'm sooo excited for the next book in the series, I can't believe I have to wait till June, that's so unfair. Hopefully my library will add it as soon as it's available, because when I go and preorder a physical copy it likely won't arrive for a month or longer. I really like the audiobooks though so ideally for the next book I could listen & read along.