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micaelacccc's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Toxic relationship and Abandonment
lmayfieldx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
โ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง & ๐ขโ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ. ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ. ๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅโ
๐ถ๏ธ: 2
tw: divorce, major depressive disorder, anxiety,
๐ฅ first person
๐ฅ dual pov
๐ฅ divorced fmc
๐ฅ boss x employee
๐ฅ he falls first & hard
๐ฅ self discovery
๐ฅ found family
๐ฅ small town
๐ฅ strong friendship
๐ฅ waylon & loretta ๐ถ๐
๐ฅ mental health rep (major depressive disorder & anxiety)
๐ฅ internal monologues
ada hart is an interior designer thatโs looking to make some big life changes. the first step on this path is taking a job on rebel blue ranch to get her kickstarted into something great. she goes to the bar & meets a handsome cowboy, whom there are instant sparks with. but the next morning, sheโs not as excited about him when she realizes that this handsome cowboy is her new boss, weston ryder
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ada & wes were sooo cute together. i love how obsessed he was with her. he fell first & he fell HARD. it seems like all of the rebel blue ranch men are simps & i love it so so so much ๐คญ
adaโs anxiety was extremely well written. i love how her thought processes were written out - it felt realistic. i love that lyla sage includes these representations of disabilities/disorders in her books. i felt seen through both emmy (adhd) & ada (anxiety). wes was so patient with her & didnโt get frustrated with her at all. he did what he could to help her process her anxiety & feel secure. asking again - where can we find rebel blue ranch men irl?? ๐
ada is amazing at her job & her attention to detail ๐ค๐ฝ adding the touch of roses to the house to preserve the memory of their mom, stella, was sooo sweet & thoughtful. and when wes realized thatโs where they were from, it was such a fulfilling feeling. and it comes full circle with her own rose tattoos on her shoulder ๐ฅ
the fact that i have to wait until november for lost & lassooed? iโm sick ๐ฎโ๐จ
also fun fact: everytime i went to type swift & saddled, i almost typed swaddled bc of work ๐คฃ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
vj_thompson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Love these characters and their little world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, and Alcohol
inke410's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
After the first book of the series, this one disappointed me a little but in and of itself it was still cute and loveable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
meaghanslibrary's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I really enjoyed the first book in the Rebel Blue series. While I still love the universe, this book just didnโt hit like the first book.
What I liked:
- The overall length of the book is short, so even though I started to get annoyed with the characters, I didnโt read the book for that much longer before it was over.
- The side characters in the Rebel Blue universe.
My issues:
- While I do have length for what I liked, I also feel like it is a downside. Because of how short the book was it led to the author telling a lot rather than showing. For example, the female main character says she had this bad breakup from her ex-husband where she felt she was controlled, but there is barely any emotional connection to that. Just vague descriptions about how the main character felt without any details or flashbacks left me not understanding the motivations of the main character. The main character also kept saying, I like to be on my own yadda yaadda but none of her actions really aligned with this loner mentality. If there were more examples or if she just showed us rather than telling us it would have made it more compelling and the main character less annoying. I think the main character was annoying to me because I didnโt think she was self-aware.
Also a big pet peeve in books is when some details are unnecessarily not factually accurate. For example, there is one character who just graduated law school and is not admitted to the bar. The other character had that recent law school graduate review their contract rather than hiring a lawyer. That is not allowed! There are very strict rules that if you are not licensed to practice law you canโt practice law like giving legal advice on a contract. I find these unnecessary inaccuracies quite distracting because they take me out of the story.
Iโll probably continue the series because they are short and easy to read.
What I liked:
- The overall length of the book is short, so even though I started to get annoyed with the characters, I didnโt read the book for that much longer before it was over.
- The side characters in the Rebel Blue universe.
My issues:
- While I do have length for what I liked, I also feel like it is a downside. Because of how short the book was it led to the author telling a lot rather than showing. For example, the female main character says she had this bad breakup from her ex-husband where she felt she was controlled, but there is barely any emotional connection to that. Just vague descriptions about how the main character felt without any details or flashbacks left me not understanding the motivations of the main character. The main character also kept saying, I like to be on my own yadda yaadda but none of her actions really aligned with this loner mentality. If there were more examples or if she just showed us rather than telling us it would have made it more compelling and the main character less annoying. I think the main character was annoying to me because I didnโt think she was self-aware.
Also a big pet peeve in books is when some details are unnecessarily not factually accurate. For example, there is one character who just graduated law school and is not admitted to the bar. The other character had that recent law school graduate review their contract rather than hiring a lawyer. That is not allowed! There are very strict rules that if you are not licensed to practice law you canโt practice law like giving legal advice on a contract. I find these unnecessary inaccuracies quite distracting because they take me out of the story.
Iโll probably continue the series because they are short and easy to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship
zias's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Mental illness
Cute story, I loved reading about Wes and Ada! I didnโt feel as much chemistry but I enjoyed the story and how sweet they were for each other.apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Gaslighting
thebookwormclub's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
just_klaudia's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
bringmybooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
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Review: Welp, it's official. I'm obsessed with Rebel Blue Ranch and with Lyla Sage. Picked up Done & Dusted on a whim based on some reviews I had seen on Bookstagram and I'm really glad I had the foresight to also recommend this one because I NEEDED to be able to read this one immediately after finishing the Done & Dusted.
And while I'll admit that Wes & Ada's story didn't pack as much of a punch for me as Emmy & Luke, it was such a slight difference in enjoyment I'm not even going to go into it. Both books were so fun and I continue to enjoy the characters, the family element, the settings, the romance/steam, and the plotlines. Absolutely solid series and I can't wait to for the next installment!!!
Review: Welp, it's official. I'm obsessed with Rebel Blue Ranch and with Lyla Sage. Picked up Done & Dusted on a whim based on some reviews I had seen on Bookstagram and I'm really glad I had the foresight to also recommend this one because I NEEDED to be able to read this one immediately after finishing the Done & Dusted.
And while I'll admit that Wes & Ada's story didn't pack as much of a punch for me as Emmy & Luke, it was such a slight difference in enjoyment I'm not even going to go into it. Both books were so fun and I continue to enjoy the characters, the family element, the settings, the romance/steam, and the plotlines. Absolutely solid series and I can't wait to for the next installment!!!
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โ did not like / โ โ it was okay / โ โ โ liked it / โ โ โ โ really liked it / โ โ โ โ โ loved it
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol