indigoraereads's review against another edition
5.0
Rustic Hearts is my first book by Amber Kelly and I absolutely fell in LOVE. There are so many wonderful things about this book!
The cover is what first caught my attention because look at it, it's beautiful! Then after reading the brief description I knew this book was perfect for me. If you're looking for small town romance, sexy cowboys and a bit of suspense wrapped up in a love story, then is book is for you! Also, Rustic Hearts is book one of the Poplar Falls series, I'm always a sucker for a several book series with a great family and small town!
Sophie, now in her 30s is headed back to her hometown, Poplar Falls, after being gone for 20 years. My heart broke for her when she returned home to everything appearing the same on the outside of the Rustic Peak Ranch but inside so much had changed from the looks, to the people. One of those new people being Braxton Young, a sexy as sin, brooding cowboy that's been working the family ranch for years. Sophie and Braxton get off to a rough start because of family secrets and misunderstandings but this enemies to lovers story is just the right amount of everything.
As the story unfolded, Amber Kelly did an excellent job making me feel so many emotions; Starting with heartbreak and loss that later progresses to understanding, forgiveness and love.
Along with all the emotions, I LOVED that I was able to picture every setting within the story. I feel Amber Kelly did a fantastic job writing this book and setting the scene. From the rocking chairs and porch swings on the wrap around porch of the four-story white farmhouse to the "boo-hoo" tree that provided the perfect amount of shade in the backyard. That's probably one of my favorite things when reading a book, being able to picture it and feel as if I'm there, it makes the story that much better.
I would 100% recommend this book! I'm looking forward to jumping into book 2, Stone Hearts!
The cover is what first caught my attention because look at it, it's beautiful! Then after reading the brief description I knew this book was perfect for me. If you're looking for small town romance, sexy cowboys and a bit of suspense wrapped up in a love story, then is book is for you! Also, Rustic Hearts is book one of the Poplar Falls series, I'm always a sucker for a several book series with a great family and small town!
Sophie, now in her 30s is headed back to her hometown, Poplar Falls, after being gone for 20 years. My heart broke for her when she returned home to everything appearing the same on the outside of the Rustic Peak Ranch but inside so much had changed from the looks, to the people. One of those new people being Braxton Young, a sexy as sin, brooding cowboy that's been working the family ranch for years. Sophie and Braxton get off to a rough start because of family secrets and misunderstandings but this enemies to lovers story is just the right amount of everything.
As the story unfolded, Amber Kelly did an excellent job making me feel so many emotions; Starting with heartbreak and loss that later progresses to understanding, forgiveness and love.
Along with all the emotions, I LOVED that I was able to picture every setting within the story. I feel Amber Kelly did a fantastic job writing this book and setting the scene. From the rocking chairs and porch swings on the wrap around porch of the four-story white farmhouse to the "boo-hoo" tree that provided the perfect amount of shade in the backyard. That's probably one of my favorite things when reading a book, being able to picture it and feel as if I'm there, it makes the story that much better.
I would 100% recommend this book! I'm looking forward to jumping into book 2, Stone Hearts!
probablyalovestory's review against another edition
4.0
Small town. Ranch life. Opposites attract. Loved it! 4.5 stars!
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alyssa_b_dub's review
slow-paced
2.0
The main characters relationship wasn’t believable at all. They had so few interactions just the 2 of them. They’re were a few cute lines of dialog but it wasn’t enough for them to establish a relationship. I don’t think they had a single conversation about their feelings until the last chapter. It was so odd.
bookswithvicky's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shaelintainui's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
jayehdee's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
I was about to dnf this but half way I started to fall for them. It felt rushed, and I wanted more but it was cute story
mjspice's review
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susanasoeiro's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
mrose21's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this. Like sat and thought yeah this is very good. Sometimes books just speak to you.
Braxton made it sort of enemies to lovers, its over quite quick I wouldn't say they put up much fight to stop being enemies it just happens that they pull their head out their butts.
I actually really liked Sophie. She wasn't stoppy much more than I could take and I understood her attitude. She talked herself out of moods when she was being unreasonable, not that this happened a lot it just happened once.
Together their romance was very fulfilling, it was exactly what I wanted and needed.
Braxton made it sort of enemies to lovers, its over quite quick I wouldn't say they put up much fight to stop being enemies it just happens that they pull their head out their butts.
I actually really liked Sophie. She wasn't stoppy much more than I could take and I understood her attitude. She talked herself out of moods when she was being unreasonable, not that this happened a lot it just happened once.
Together their romance was very fulfilling, it was exactly what I wanted and needed.