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The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story
by Ree Drummond
I really like receiving books from friends and family members that they enjoyed reading themselves, which is what this book was for me. Sometimes I really like them and sometimes I don't, that's just how it goes. Unfortunately, this book fell into the latter category for me, but take my review with a grain of salt since this isn't what I would consider to be one of my preferred genres. I'm not big on memoirs, but I think I would have enjoyed this book more if it delved into how she got started on television and went on to build a very successful brand.
This book focuses on the early months of her relationship with her husband, from meeting him to getting married to the birth of their first child. It's a sweet book and I liked that her love for her husband was clearly shown throughout the book. However, it was just kind of slow and uneventful. I felt like she was trying to manufacture drama where there was none. Wedding planning? A lot of people deal with that (Side note, I have no idea why so many people subject themselves to weddings, it's just one day and the stress doesn't seem like it's worth it.). Her parents' divorce? Again, very common, and I thought it was childish and selfish how she made it about her and put her mom in the villain role when maybe her mom just wanted to be happy later in life.
I felt that she was so immature and not at all ready to be a wife and mother. The debilitating nausea sounded terrible, and I did feel bad for her at that point, but it seemed like the whole third part was nothing but her vomiting which I really didn't want to read about.
I get that she was young when she experienced all of this, but it just got irritating to read at times.
All that being said, Drummond is a great writer with an easy writing style, and her sense of humor clearly came through when reading the book. If you're a fan of her and her cooking show, I think you'll probably really enjoy this book. If not, it'll be more hit or miss. I give it a C-.
This book focuses on the early months of her relationship with her husband, from meeting him to getting married to the birth of their first child. It's a sweet book and I liked that her love for her husband was clearly shown throughout the book. However, it was just kind of slow and uneventful. I felt like she was trying to manufacture drama where there was none. Wedding planning? A lot of people deal with that (Side note, I have no idea why so many people subject themselves to weddings, it's just one day and the stress doesn't seem like it's worth it.). Her parents' divorce? Again, very common, and I thought it was childish and selfish how she made it about her and put her mom in the villain role when maybe her mom just wanted to be happy later in life.
I felt that she was so immature and not at all ready to be a wife and mother. The debilitating nausea sounded terrible, and I did feel bad for her at that point, but it seemed like the whole third part was nothing but her vomiting which I really didn't want to read about.
I get that she was young when she experienced all of this, but it just got irritating to read at times.
All that being said, Drummond is a great writer with an easy writing style, and her sense of humor clearly came through when reading the book. If you're a fan of her and her cooking show, I think you'll probably really enjoy this book. If not, it'll be more hit or miss. I give it a C-.