rainonthewater07's review
2.0
Won't pursue this series. (Mild spoilers)
First, the writing itself is decent. Grammatically correct, flows well, etc.
However, I have several issues with the story. One of the secondary characters is Asian. Rather than note that she has an accent and move on, the author writes the accent into every line of dialog, including references to the girl, Lizzy, as "Missy Rizzy." It just feels vaguely racist. I also felt a strong dislike for the main character for about 70% of the book, at which time her personality suddenly changed. She spends most of the book as a snobby Eastern woman who is much too proper and delicate to consider doing things like riding astride. By the end she's riding a horse most of the men can't handle and (spoiler) shooting grizzlies. Also, the love interest is apparently psychic, mysteriously knowing whenever she is in danger and where she is at that time. Other characters simply accept this.
At the end, there is a rainbow.
First, the writing itself is decent. Grammatically correct, flows well, etc.
However, I have several issues with the story. One of the secondary characters is Asian. Rather than note that she has an accent and move on, the author writes the accent into every line of dialog, including references to the girl, Lizzy, as "Missy Rizzy." It just feels vaguely racist. I also felt a strong dislike for the main character for about 70% of the book, at which time her personality suddenly changed. She spends most of the book as a snobby Eastern woman who is much too proper and delicate to consider doing things like riding astride. By the end she's riding a horse most of the men can't handle and (spoiler) shooting grizzlies. Also, the love interest is apparently psychic, mysteriously knowing whenever she is in danger and where she is at that time. Other characters simply accept this.
At the end, there is a rainbow.
2stucken's review
5.0
Always so beautiful
I read Glorious for a book group and wanted to read more . To get the beginnings of the storyline is just great. And the story is just as good
I read Glorious for a book group and wanted to read more . To get the beginnings of the storyline is just great. And the story is just as good
acwoods15's review
1.0
The only positive thing I can say about this book is that it was free. It read as if it was written by a high school girl. Character development did not exist. It was extremely predictable and boring.
kboc923's review
3.0
liked the story, but found the main character annoying at times - she's allegedly been in love before, but doesn't recognize she's falling for Nick? she's kind of an idiot
bkbarons's review
1.0
Just so bad. None of the characters were likeable. Elizabeth was an insipid annoying snob. The "romance" was contrived and ridiculous. On both sides. Frankly the most believable character was Caleb Livingston. At least his motives were understandable.
Do not recommend.
Do not recommend.
now_booking's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 Stars
Elizabeth is the most aggravating heroine you’ll ever read. I’m not sure what we’re supposed to make of her and her annoying ways. She pines for Richard in a way that is a fixation, her expectations of Genia seem rather unfair, she is pretty snobby and judgmental herself (as well she should be with her society upbringing) but then hypocritically looks down on the same traits in others. As for Nick, he’s wayyyy to nice for this world. Sickeningly so, I’m not sure where he got a backbone from but good for him for finding it. The ending will give you the awwws and I like that there was free audio available on this with Kindle Unlimited and if the other books in this series have that, I’ll probably read them too because these books are soothing books about quaint, old-timey times.
Elizabeth is the most aggravating heroine you’ll ever read. I’m not sure what we’re supposed to make of her and her annoying ways. She pines for Richard in a way that is a fixation, her expectations of Genia seem rather unfair, she is pretty snobby and judgmental herself (as well she should be with her society upbringing) but then hypocritically looks down on the same traits in others. As for Nick, he’s wayyyy to nice for this world. Sickeningly so, I’m not sure where he got a backbone from but good for him for finding it. The ending will give you the awwws and I like that there was free audio available on this with Kindle Unlimited and if the other books in this series have that, I’ll probably read them too because these books are soothing books about quaint, old-timey times.
prationality's review
3.0
Prelim Review: This was a hard book for me to enjoy at times. While I liked Elizabeth and Nick's chemistry, and Holland's descriptions about the adjusting yourself from refined lady of Boston to rancher's wife in Montana, there was a few things that just kept repeating themselves throughout the story that nagged at me.
Everyone in the story--Pamela, John, Nick, random character in the town--lost a younger sister. I know it was hard back in the day, that children died quite often and of things that wouldn't necessarily kill a child now, but it felt weird that it was constantly brought up. I don't think I've ever noticed, in any historical romance novel I've read before, quite so much childhood death.
The other thing that nagged at me was that neither Pamela nor Elizabeth found it...disconcerting that Elizabeth was setting her cap for a man who resembled her beloved deceased fiancee so very much. Elizabeth I can understand mostly, she lost Richard quite young and never had anything to fill that loss, plus moving to Montana was a strain. Pamela though? Pamela who was her best friend and KNEW Caleb resembled Richard so much? It didn't occur to her that maybe it could be unhealthy?
Full review to be posted at Poisoned Rationality
Everyone in the story--Pamela, John, Nick, random character in the town--lost a younger sister. I know it was hard back in the day, that children died quite often and of things that wouldn't necessarily kill a child now, but it felt weird that it was constantly brought up. I don't think I've ever noticed, in any historical romance novel I've read before, quite so much childhood death.
The other thing that nagged at me was that neither Pamela nor Elizabeth found it...disconcerting that Elizabeth was setting her cap for a man who resembled her beloved deceased fiancee so very much. Elizabeth I can understand mostly, she lost Richard quite young and never had anything to fill that loss, plus moving to Montana was a strain. Pamela though? Pamela who was her best friend and KNEW Caleb resembled Richard so much? It didn't occur to her that maybe it could be unhealthy?
Full review to be posted at Poisoned Rationality
manogirl's review
2.0
Pretty much terrible. The author really can't write men. I mean, really really can't.
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